Columbia County, WI Demographic Data
Columbia County, WI Summary
Columbia County is located in Wisconsin
- Population: 56,716
- Area: 795.97 sq. miles
- Land Area: 765.53 sq. miles
- Water Area: 30.44 sq. miles
- Population Density: 71.25 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 929.79 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Columbia County, WI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
27,831
49%
50.8
Male
28,819
51%
49.2
Total Population
56,650
323,128,000
Columbia County, WI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
3,072
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
3,364
5.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
3,875
6.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,531
6.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,964
5.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
6,660
11.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
7,109
12.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
8,701
15.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
4,191
7.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
4,007
7.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
5,257
9.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,726
4.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,193
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
43,985
77.6%
77.2
Female
21,609
49.1%
51.3
Male
22,376
50.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
42,201
74.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
11,439
20.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
9,176
16.2%
15.2
Female
4,998
54.5%
55.8
Male
4,178
45.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Columbia County, WI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
55,822
98.5%
96.8
White
54,028
95.4%
72.6
Black or African American
821
1.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
307
0.5%
0.8
Asian
326
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
106
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
22
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
108
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
6
0.0%
0.2
Korean
26
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
21
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
37
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
9
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
9
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
331
0.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
828
1.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,704
3.0%
17.8
Mexican
1,342
2.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
153
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
54
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
155
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
54,946
97.0%
82.2
Columbia County, WI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
880
2.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,999
5.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
13,963
35.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
9,017
22.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
4,950
12.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
6,479
16.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,556
6.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,879
7.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
36,965
92.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
9,035
22.7%
31.2
Columbia County, WI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
12,065
26.0%
33.7%
Now Married
25,564
55.2%
47.5
Divorced
5,608
12.1%
11.0%
Separated
363
0.8%
2.0
Widowed
2,739
5.9
5.8%
Columbia County, WI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
51,070
95.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,508
4.7%
21.6%
Spanish
1,237
2.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
1,077
2.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
128
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
66
0.1%
1.1%
Columbia County, WI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,032
4.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
914
4.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,806
7.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,276
9.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
3,230
14.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
5,013
21.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
3,717
16.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
3,395
14.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
953
4.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
683
3.0%
6.4
Median household income
61,004
57,617
Per capita income
29,936
31,128
Columbia County, WI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,043
3.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,675
9.0%
9.8
Construction
2,355
7.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
5,998
20.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,829
6.2%
6.6
Information
592
2.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
5,264
17.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,025
3.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
2,052
6.9%
11.4
Public administration
1,661
5.6%
4.6
Retail trade
2,980
10.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,501
5.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
764
2.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
3,448
11.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
9,737
32.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
4,987
16.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
6,987
23.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
4,580
15.4%
18.1%
Columbia County, WI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
29,367
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
24,164
82.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
2,824
9.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
56
0.2%
5.1
Walked
721
2.5%
2.7
Other means
376
1.3%
1.8
Worked at home
1,226
4.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.2
26.6
Columbia County, WI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
979
4.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
6,543
28.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
9,214
40.0%
37.1
3 or more
6,283
27.3%
21.0
Columbia County, WI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
23,019
87.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
17,179
74.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
5,840
25.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,237
12.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
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
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Columbia County, WI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
26,256
1 room
538
2.0%
2.4
2 rooms
384
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
1,626
6.2%
9.1
4 rooms
3,529
13.4%
16.5
5 rooms
4,575
17.4%
19.8
6 rooms
4,774
18.2%
17.8
7 rooms
3,762
14.3%
12.0
8 rooms
3,144
12.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
3,924
14.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Columbia County, WI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
26,256
1-unit, detached
19,734
75.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,046
4.0%
5.9
2-units
943
3.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,045
4.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
774
2.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
815
3.1%
4.4
20 or more units
930
3.5%
9.0
Mobile home
969
3.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Columbia County, WI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
6,281
23.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,105
4.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,821
6.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,200
8.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,846
14.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,388
9.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
4,376
16.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
3,853
14.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
322
1.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
64
0.2%
1.4%
Columbia County, WI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
12,414
53.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4,812
20.9%
4.7
Electricity
3,382
14.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
527
2.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1,547
6.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
198
0.9%
0.5
No fuel used
139
0.6%
1.1
Columbia County, WI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
11,777
47295100.0
Less than $500
105
0.9%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
406
3.4%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
481
4.1%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,269
10.8%
11.8%
$500 to $999
2,172
18.4%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
3,079
26.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
4,265
36.2%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
4,817
41.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,247
19.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,493
12.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
852
7.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
2,316
19.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
52
0.0%
0.0%
Columbia County, WI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
5,491
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
11
0.2%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
11
0.2%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
54
1.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
103
1.9%
11.9%
Less than $500
1,020
18.6%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,042
19.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
3,250
59.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
349
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
753
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
806
14.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
997
18.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
722
13.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
702
13.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
399
7.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,786
33.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
428
0.0%
0.0%
Columbia County, WI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
17,179
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
807
4.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,753
10.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
3,462
20.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
3,968
23.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
4,285
24.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
2,141
12.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
603
3.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
160
0.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
177,200
205,000
