Columbia County, New York

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Key figures

Statistic	Columbia County, New York	New York	United States	Rank
Total Population	61,100	19,852,366	334,922,499	884th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$81,528	$85,974	$80,734	523rd of 3,221
Median Age	49.8	39.8	38.9	236th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	39.4%	40.2%	35.7%	296th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$347,100	$423,800	$332,700	433rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,260	$1,621	$1,413	465th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.1%	14.0%	12.5%	1926th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.4%	6.4%	5.2%	994th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	96.3	421.3	n/a	1006th of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.4%	22.8%	14.1%	626th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.5	n/a	n/a	373rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.3%	54.3%	65.2%	1304th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.7	32.6	26.4	1254th of 3,221
Worked from Home	17.4%	14.9%	15.1%	243rd of 3,222
Uninsured	5.6%	n/a	n/a	2900th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.1%	42.5%	46.9%	1646th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.6%	n/a	n/a	1125th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Columbia County, New York

Statistic	Columbia County, New York	New York	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	82.4%	52.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.3%	19.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	13.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.1%	9.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	1.0%	0.6%
Diversity Index	31.3	65.5	61.4

Age in Columbia County, New York

Statistic	Columbia County, New York	New York	United States
Median Age	49.8	39.8	38.9
Under 18 %	15.9%	20.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.4%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.6%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.7%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.2%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.2%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Columbia County, New York

Statistic	Columbia County, New York	New York	United States
Households	26,627	7,722,646	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.5	2.5
Family Households	63.1%	61.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.7%	27.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.0%	18.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.8%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	29.2%	38.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Columbia County, New York

Statistic	Columbia County, New York	New York	United States
Per Capita Income	$54,996	$50,712	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.5%	16.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.8%	13.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.4%	16.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	15.3%	17.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.1%	14.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.5%	28.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.7%	15.6%	n/a

Housing in Columbia County, New York

Statistic	Columbia County, New York	New York	United States
Housing Units	33,393	8,585,241	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.3%	41.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.2%	34.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.3%	10.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,966.0	1,959.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.7%	45.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	34.3%	31.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,852	$6,582	n/a

Education in Columbia County, New York

Statistic	Columbia County, New York	New York	United States
Less than High School	8.2%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.2%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.3%	23.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.1%	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	20.3%	17.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Columbia County, New York

Statistic	Columbia County, New York	New York	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.7%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	66.7%	48.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.9%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.6%	5.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.6%	20.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.8%	16.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.1%	29.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Columbia County, New York

Statistic	Columbia County, New York	New York	United States
Born in State of Residence	67.6%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.2%	13.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.1%	9.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	90.8%	69.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.0%	14.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.0%	22.3%	16.7%

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