Columbia County, Pennsylvania

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Key figures

Statistic	Columbia County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States	Rank
Total Population	65,362	13,018,639	334,922,499	841st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$64,644	$77,971	$80,734	1658th of 3,221
Median Age	41.0	40.9	38.9	1812th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	26.6%	35.2%	35.7%	1047th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$206,200	$254,500	$332,700	1341st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$943	$1,209	$1,413	1207th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.7%	11.7%	12.5%	1543rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.0%	5.3%	5.2%	716th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	135.3	291.0	n/a	816th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.8%	7.7%	14.1%	1636th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.5	n/a	n/a	947th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	69.5%	69.3%	65.2%	2346th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.7	26.3	26.4	2205th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.9%	15.6%	15.1%	655th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.0%	n/a	n/a	2814th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.1%	46.2%	46.9%	2207th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.6%	n/a	n/a	1340th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Columbia County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	73.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.1%	8.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	10.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	3.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	3.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	17.8	44.6	61.4

Age in Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Columbia County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Median Age	41.0	40.9	38.9
Under 18 %	17.6%	20.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	15.1%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.1%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.1%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.8%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.3%	19.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Columbia County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Households	26,350	5,274,853	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	60.0%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.6%	27.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.9%	16.2%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.4%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	35.9%	34.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Columbia County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,218	$44,355	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.1%	15.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.4%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.8%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.4%	11.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.7%	11.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.4%	26.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.7%	14.4%	n/a

Housing in Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Columbia County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing Units	29,824	5,806,452	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.2%	56.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.5%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.6%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,970.0	1,965.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	30.5%	30.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.9%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,286	$3,311	n/a

Education in Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Columbia County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than High School	7.4%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	44.0%	32.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	22.0%	24.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.8%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.8%	14.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Columbia County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.1%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.7%	68.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	3.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.2%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	37.5%	26.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.0%	8.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.3%	10.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Columbia County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in State of Residence	82.4%	70.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.9%	4.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.9%	3.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.9%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.2%	5.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.4%	9.9%	16.7%

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