Columbia County, Georgia

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Key figures

Statistic	Columbia County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	162,434	10,940,407	334,922,499	425th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$95,592	$77,353	$80,734	215th of 3,221
Median Age	37.9	37.6	38.9	2594th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	38.5%	34.9%	35.7%	327th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$305,300	$303,300	$332,700	603rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,409	$1,393	$1,413	308th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.5%	13.4%	12.5%	2938th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.8%	5.1%	5.2%	1349th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	559.8	189.6	n/a	305th of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.3%	11.2%	14.1%	633rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.0	n/a	n/a	486th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.1%	65.7%	65.2%	935th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.9	28.3	26.4	1454th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.0%	15.9%	15.1%	975th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.6%	n/a	n/a	1539th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.4%	46.5%	46.9%	342nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.7%	n/a	n/a	419th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Columbia County, Georgia

Statistic	Columbia County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	63.2%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.0%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	18.7%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.7%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.5%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	55.5	64.9	61.4

Age in Columbia County, Georgia

Statistic	Columbia County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	37.9	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	24.8%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.9%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.1%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.9%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.2%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.1%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Columbia County, Georgia

Statistic	Columbia County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	55,149	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.9	2.6	2.5
Family Households	74.5%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	37.4%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.1%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	22.4%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	29.0%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Columbia County, Georgia

Statistic	Columbia County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$43,717	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.3%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.0%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.8%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	15.7%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.5%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	20.4%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.7%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Columbia County, Georgia

Statistic	Columbia County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	61,668	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	79.6%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.5%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.6%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,999.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.9%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.8%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,515	$2,341	n/a

Education in Columbia County, Georgia

Statistic	Columbia County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	7.5%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	21.9%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.2%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.7%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	16.8%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Columbia County, Georgia

Statistic	Columbia County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.5%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.1%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.4%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	19.6%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.4%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.1%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Columbia County, Georgia

Statistic	Columbia County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	46.7%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.4%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.0%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	88.8%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.2%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	10.2%	12.3%	16.7%

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