Columbia Demographics

Population Columbia U.S.
Total Population 84,531 281,421,920
Female 52.1% 50.9%
Male 47.9% 49.1%
18 years and over 80.3% 74.3%
65 years and over 8.6% 12.4%
Married Persons 43.0% 56.5%
Single Persons 57.0% 43.5%
Median Age 26.8 35.3
Average Family Size 2.9 3.1
Ethnicity
White 83.3% 77.0%
Black or African American 11.1% 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4% 0.9%
Asian 4.4% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Other 0.8% 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2.1% 12.9%
Housing Characteristics Columbia U.S.
Total Housing Units 35,963 115,904,640
Median Home Cost $118,500 $119,600
Number of Households 33,689 105,480,104
Persons per Household 2.26 2.59
Economic Characteristics Columbia U.S.
Median Household Income $33,729 $41,994
Per Capita Income $19,507 $21,587
In Labor Force 70.2% 63.9%
Families below poverty level 1,658 6,620,945
Education Characteristics Columbia U.S.
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment 7,343 33,653,640
High School Enrollment 3,350 16,380,951
College or Graduate School 22,162 17,483,262
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate 17.8% 28.6%
Associates Degree 4.3% 6.3%
Bachelor's Degree 26.5% 15.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree 24.0% 8.9%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census