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Columbia, MD
Demographic Data




Columbia Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Columbia Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

104,681

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.5%
5 - 17:
15.5%
18 - 24:
9.1%
25 - 34:
14.5%
35 - 54:
26.3%
55 - 64:
12.8%
Over 65 Years:
16.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.8%
5.8%
95.6%
95.6%
63.6%
63.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Columbia
USA
$59,338
$59,338
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Columbia
USA
$124,537
$124,537
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

7.6%

Employment Industries

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Professional, scientific, and technical services
Healthcare
Education
Public Service
Retail
Accommodation
Manufacturing
Other
Finance
Construction
Administration
Transportation
Information Technology
Arts
Real estate
16.9%
16.9%
14.5%
14.5%
13.3%
13.3%
10.9%
10.9%
7.4%
7.4%
6.0%
6.0%
4.6%
4.6%
4.2%
4.2%
3.9%
3.9%
3.5%
3.5%
3.0%
3.0%
2.9%
2.9%
2.4%
2.4%
2.1%
2.1%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Asian
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
44.4%
44.4%
27.7%
27.7%
13.0%
13.0%
9.1%
9.1%
5.7%
5.7%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Italian
Polish
European
Russian
Scottish
African
Jamaican
Nigerian
French
Eastern European
British
Scots-Irish
Ethiopian
Iranian
Norwegian
Ukrainian
Other Subsaharan African
11.0%
11.0%
9.4%
9.4%
7.5%
7.5%
4.8%
4.8%
2.9%
2.9%
2.2%
2.2%
2.2%
2.2%
1.8%
1.8%
1.7%
1.7%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Chinese
Langs. of India
African languages
French
Korean
Other Asian languages
French Creole
Arabic
Urdu
Tagalog
Vietnamese
Persian
Russian
Slavic languages
German/Yiddish
Portuguese
Other Indo-European
Polish
75.9%
75.9%
6.3%
6.3%
3.1%
3.1%
2.1%
2.1%
2.0%
2.0%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.3%
1.3%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Columbia Residents

20.7%


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