Columbia County, Wisconsin

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Key figures

Statistic	Columbia County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States	Rank
Total Population	58,272	5,914,872	334,922,499	916th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$85,351	$77,485	$80,734	413th of 3,221
Median Age	43.7	40.2	38.9	1028th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	26.0%	33.4%	35.7%	1114th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$283,200	$266,500	$332,700	714th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$978	$1,087	$1,413	1070th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.8%	10.6%	12.5%	2893rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.1%	3.2%	5.2%	2530th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	76.1	109.2	n/a	1185th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.4%	5.2%	14.1%	1822nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.4	n/a	n/a	652nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.7%	67.8%	65.2%	1229th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.0	22.2	26.4	1196th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.5%	13.1%	15.1%	718th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.2%	n/a	n/a	2755th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.2%	46.8%	46.9%	1005th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.9%	n/a	n/a	1062nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Columbia County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Columbia County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.1%	8.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	5.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	18.3	37.1	61.4

Age in Columbia County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Columbia County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Median Age	43.7	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	20.5%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.1%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.4%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.2%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.1%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.6%	18.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Columbia County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Columbia County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Households	24,158	2,479,480	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.3	2.5
Family Households	65.5%	60.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.2%	26.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.3%	13.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.9%	31.5%	28.7%
Never Married	28.1%	33.5%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Columbia County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Columbia County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Per Capita Income	$42,924	$43,373	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.5%	13.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.6%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.6%	19.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.2%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.8%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	20.7%	25.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.9%	11.1%	n/a

Housing in Columbia County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Columbia County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Housing Units	26,880	2,778,572	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	76.6%	66.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	9.8%	17.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.1%	10.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.3%	32.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.9%	27.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,855	$3,792	n/a

Education in Columbia County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Columbia County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Less than High School	6.0%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.2%	29.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.8%	30.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.0%	22.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.0%	11.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Columbia County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Columbia County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.7%	65.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.9%	74.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.2%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.2%	34.4%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.0%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.4%	6.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Columbia County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Columbia County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Born in State of Residence	78.1%	70.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.3%	2.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	2.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.5%	91.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.1%	4.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.3%	7.2%	16.7%

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