Columbia Demographics

Population Columbia U.S.
Total Population 116,278 281,421,920
Female 51.0% 50.9%
Male 49.0% 49.1%
18 years and over 79.9% 74.3%
65 years and over 10.3% 12.4%
Married Persons 43.8% 56.5%
Single Persons 56.2% 43.5%
Median Age 28.6 35.3
Average Family Size 3.0 3.1
Ethnicity
White 49.9% 77.0%
Black or African American 46.6% 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3% 0.9%
Asian 1.8% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Other 1.4% 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 3.1% 12.9%
Housing Characteristics Columbia U.S.
Total Housing Units 46,050 115,904,640
Median Home Cost $98,500 $119,600
Number of Households 42,245 105,480,104
Persons per Household 2.21 2.59
Economic Characteristics Columbia U.S.
Median Household Income $31,141 $41,994
Per Capita Income $18,853 $21,587
In Labor Force 64.5% 63.9%
Families below poverty level 3,759 6,620,945
Education Characteristics Columbia U.S.
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment 10,446 33,653,640
High School Enrollment 5,735 16,380,951
College or Graduate School 19,625 17,483,262
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate 20.3% 28.6%
Associates Degree 6.0% 6.3%
Bachelor's Degree 21.3% 15.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree 14.3% 8.9%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census