Columbia County, PA Demographic Data
Columbia County, PA Summary
Columbia County is located in Pennsylvania
- Population: 66,887
- Area: 490.16 sq. miles
- Land Area: 483.11 sq. miles
- Water Area: 7.05 sq. miles
- Population Density: 136.45 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 720.47 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Columbia County, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
34,726
52%
50.8
Male
31,694
48%
49.2
Total Population
66,420
323,128,000
Columbia County, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,852
4.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
3,482
5.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
3,208
4.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
5,551
8.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
7,586
11.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
6,692
10.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
6,979
10.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
8,545
12.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
5,260
7.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
4,171
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
6,845
10.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
3,227
4.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,022
3.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
54,670
82.3%
77.2
Female
28,957
53.0%
51.3
Male
25,713
47.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
49,343
74.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
14,257
21.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
12,094
18.2%
15.2
Female
6,790
56.1%
55.8
Male
5,304
43.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Columbia County, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
65,811
99.1%
96.8
White
62,704
94.4%
72.6
Black or African American
1,475
2.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
64
0.1%
0.8
Asian
781
1.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
787
1.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
609
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,790
2.7%
17.8
Mexican
11.2
Puerto Rican
1.7
Cuban
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
64,630
97.3%
82.2
Columbia County, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,037
2.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,647
8.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
17,759
40.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
7,682
17.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
3,606
8.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
5,973
13.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
4,037
9.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
4,684
10.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
39,057
89.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
10,010
22.9%
31.2
Columbia County, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
18,966
33.3%
33.7%
Now Married
26,837
47.2%
47.5
Divorced
5,794
10.2%
11.0%
Separated
1,346
2.4%
2.0
Widowed
3,935
6.9
5.8%
Columbia County, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
61,719
97.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,849
2.9%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Columbia County, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,866
7.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,680
6.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,897
10.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,928
11.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
4,117
15.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
4,999
18.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,856
10.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
3,319
12.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,084
4.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
785
3.0%
6.4
Median household income
49,186
57,617
Per capita income
25,362
31,128
Columbia County, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
642
2.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,663
8.5%
9.8
Construction
1,867
5.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
9,619
30.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,137
3.6%
6.6
Information
522
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
5,671
18.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
931
3.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,579
5.0%
11.4
Public administration
841
2.7%
4.6
Retail trade
3,423
10.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,098
6.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
389
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,412
7.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
10,296
32.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
6,510
20.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
7,019
22.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
5,145
16.4%
18.1%
Columbia County, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
30,853
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
26,614
86.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,775
5.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
9
0.0%
5.1
Walked
1,022
3.3%
2.7
Other means
263
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
1,170
3.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.0
26.6
Columbia County, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,133
4.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
8,563
32.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
10,846
40.9%
37.1
3 or more
5,989
22.6%
21.0
Columbia County, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
26,531
89.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
17,870
67.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
8,661
32.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,157
10.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Columbia County, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
29,688
1 room
75
0.3%
2.4
2 rooms
158
0.5%
2.7
3 rooms
1,660
5.6%
9.1
4 rooms
4,634
15.6%
16.5
5 rooms
5,489
18.5%
19.8
6 rooms
7,227
24.3%
17.8
7 rooms
4,338
14.6%
12.0
8 rooms
2,566
8.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
3,541
11.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Columbia County, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
29,688
1-unit, detached
19,880
67.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,403
8.1%
5.9
2-units
1,539
5.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,416
4.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
461
1.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
341
1.1%
4.4
20 or more units
881
3.0%
9.0
Mobile home
2,767
9.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Columbia County, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
8,526
28.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,776
6.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,939
9.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,077
7.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,337
11.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
3,363
11.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,405
11.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,758
9.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,319
4.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
188
0.6%
1.4%
Columbia County, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
6,263
23.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,667
6.3%
4.7
Electricity
8,066
30.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
7,800
29.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
842
3.2%
0.1
Wood
1,566
5.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
183
0.7%
0.5
No fuel used
144
0.5%
1.1
Columbia County, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
9,514
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
55
0.6%
10.3%
Less than $500
89
0.9%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
155
1.6%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
685
7.2%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,568
16.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,350
35.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
3,612
38.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
4,573
48.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,583
16.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
938
9.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
372
3.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,986
21.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
62
0.0%
0.0%
Columbia County, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
7,672
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
67
0.9%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
107
1.4%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,087
14.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,316
17.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
5,095
66.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
989
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
697
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,662
21.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
713
9.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,027
13.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,311
17.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
364
4.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,506
33.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,078
0.0%
0.0%
Columbia County, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
17,870
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,942
10.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,550
19.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
3,787
21.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,978
16.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
3,589
20.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,637
9.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
337
1.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
50
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
145,300
205,000