Columbia County, AR Demographic Data
Columbia County, AR Summary
Columbia County is located in Arkansas
- Population: 24,643
- Area: 766.75 sq. miles
- Land Area: 766.05 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.70 sq. miles
- Population Density: 32.13 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 312.01 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Columbia County, AR Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
12,654
52%
50.8
Male
11,514
48%
49.2
Total Population
24,168
323,128,000
Columbia County, AR Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,463
6.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,460
6.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,348
5.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,395
9.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,462
10.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,765
11.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,560
10.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,821
11.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,311
5.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,581
6.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,106
8.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,378
5.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
518
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
18,989
78.6%
77.2
Female
10,122
53.3%
51.3
Male
8,867
46.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
16,954
70.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,977
20.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,002
16.6%
15.2
Female
2,319
57.9%
55.8
Male
1,683
42.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Columbia County, AR Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
23,923
99.0%
96.8
White
14,506
60.0%
72.6
Black or African American
8,420
34.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
76
0.3%
0.8
Asian
256
1.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
13
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
21
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
32
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
190
0.8%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
665
2.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
245
1.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
619
2.6%
17.8
Mexican
521
2.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
98
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
23,549
97.4%
82.2
Columbia County, AR Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
759
5.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,472
9.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,901
39.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,838
18.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
774
5.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,240
14.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,056
7.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,231
14.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
12,809
85.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,296
21.9%
31.2
Columbia County, AR Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,518
32.8%
33.7%
Now Married
9,379
47.1%
47.5
Divorced
1,993
10.0%
11.0%
Separated
444
2.2%
2.0
Widowed
1,563
7.9
5.8%
Columbia County, AR Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
21,698
95.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,007
4.4%
21.6%
Spanish
660
2.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
165
0.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
151
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
31
0.1%
1.1%
Columbia County, AR Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,231
12.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
991
10.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,356
14.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,014
10.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,207
12.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,583
16.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
962
10.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
938
9.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
137
1.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
99
1.0%
6.4
Median household income
36,507
57,617
Per capita income
19,922
31,128
Columbia County, AR Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
630
6.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
806
7.9%
9.8
Construction
391
3.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,869
28.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
322
3.2%
6.6
Information
45
0.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,058
20.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
405
4.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
401
3.9%
11.4
Public administration
359
3.5%
4.6
Retail trade
1,281
12.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
342
3.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
256
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,047
10.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,984
29.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,949
19.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,555
25.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,630
16.0%
18.1%
Columbia County, AR Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,930
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
8,610
86.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
602
6.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
6
0.1%
5.1
Walked
422
4.2%
2.7
Other means
74
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
216
2.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.2
26.6
Columbia County, AR Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
606
6.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,549
37.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,187
33.5%
37.1
3 or more
2,176
22.9%
21.0
Columbia County, AR Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
9,518
82.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,296
66.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,222
33.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,060
17.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Columbia County, AR Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,578
1 room
375
3.2%
2.4
2 rooms
153
1.3%
2.7
3 rooms
729
6.3%
9.1
4 rooms
1,944
16.8%
16.5
5 rooms
2,938
25.4%
19.8
6 rooms
2,451
21.2%
17.8
7 rooms
1,605
13.9%
12.0
8 rooms
702
6.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
681
5.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Columbia County, AR Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,578
1-unit, detached
7,770
67.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
90
0.8%
5.9
2-units
157
1.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
323
2.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
252
2.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
368
3.2%
4.4
20 or more units
317
2.7%
9.0
Mobile home
2,301
19.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Columbia County, AR Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
745
6.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
602
5.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,629
14.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,447
12.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,054
17.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,710
14.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,766
15.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,487
12.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
138
1.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Columbia County, AR Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,943
41.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
503
5.3%
4.7
Electricity
4,764
50.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
30
0.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
268
2.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
10
0.1%
1.1
Columbia County, AR Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,035
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
8
0.3%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
85
2.8%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
117
3.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
201
6.6%
20.1%
Less than $500
234
7.7%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
644
21.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,746
57.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,672
55.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
484
16.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
149
4.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
169
5.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
560
18.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
1
0.0%
0.0%
Columbia County, AR Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,486
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
14
0.6%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
31
1.2%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
60
2.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
772
31.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,609
64.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
736
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
645
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
464
19.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
333
14.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
128
5.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
371
15.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
144
6.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
925
39.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
857
0.0%
0.0%
Columbia County, AR Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,296
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,855
29.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,946
30.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
678
10.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
698
11.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
838
13.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
190
3.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
91
1.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
77,100
205,000