Columbia County, Oregon

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Key figures

Statistic	Columbia County, Oregon	Oregon	United States	Rank
Total Population	53,493	4,254,293	334,922,499	969th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$87,458	$83,011	$80,734	362nd of 3,221
Median Age	43.3	40.4	38.9	1128th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.8%	36.8%	35.7%	2037th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$421,600	$477,600	$332,700	250th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,373	$1,525	$1,413	338th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.9%	11.9%	12.5%	2673rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.1%	5.4%	5.2%	1879th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	81.2	44.3	n/a	1131st of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.5%	9.8%	14.1%	1376th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.3	n/a	n/a	668th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.1%	63.3%	65.2%	1346th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	31.7	23.0	26.4	329th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.2%	19.0%	15.1%	765th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.1%	n/a	n/a	2493rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.4%	46.7%	46.9%	797th of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.5%	n/a	n/a	207th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Columbia County, Oregon

Statistic	Columbia County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	71.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.7%	14.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	4.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.0%	6.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	28.1	46.3	61.4

Age in Columbia County, Oregon

Statistic	Columbia County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Median Age	43.3	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	20.3%	19.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.8%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.8%	14.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.5%	14.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.5%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.1%	19.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Columbia County, Oregon

Statistic	Columbia County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Households	20,928	1,718,422	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	69.7%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.7%	27.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.2%	15.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.7%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	25.6%	32.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Columbia County, Oregon

Statistic	Columbia County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,867	$45,612	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.9%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.9%	15.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.0%	18.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.7%	12.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.9%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.1%	27.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.6%	16.0%	n/a

Housing in Columbia County, Oregon

Statistic	Columbia County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Housing Units	22,167	1,857,992	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.1%	62.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.7%	17.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.6%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,981.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.9%	36.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.1%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,137	$3,876	n/a

Education in Columbia County, Oregon

Statistic	Columbia County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Less than High School	10.3%	8.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.8%	22.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.1%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.2%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.7%	14.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Columbia County, Oregon

Statistic	Columbia County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.9%	62.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	70.9%	64.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	2.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.6%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	27.5%	32.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	15.0%	5.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.4%	7.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Columbia County, Oregon

Statistic	Columbia County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Born in State of Residence	53.6%	45.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.0%	4.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.5%	5.0%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.3%	84.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.7%	9.0%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.4%	12.3%	16.7%

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