Columbia Heights city, MN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 21,822 ( 2,326 from 2010 )
Land area: 3.4 square miles
Population density: 6439.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	11,390	52.20%	10.0%
Black:	5,194	23.80%	100.1%
Indian:	54	0.25%	78.3%
Asian:	1,221	5.60%	29.9%
2+ races:	983	4.50%	46.5%
Hispanic:	2,816	12.90%	21.4%

Total non-White:	10,432	47.80%	52.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1,267	-7.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,593	22.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
19,496
12,657	64.92%
2,596	13.32%
249	1.28%
940	4.82%
671	3.44%
2,319	11.89%
6,839	35.08%

2000
18,512
15,897	85.87%
652	3.52%
260	1.40%
672	3.63%
489	2.64%
521	2.81%
2,615	14.13%

1990
18,910
17,894	94.63%
316	1.67%
279	1.48%
236	1.25%
n/a
185	0.98%
1,016	5.37%

1980
19,978
19,469	97.45%
48	0.24%
28	0.14%
286	1.43%
n/a
138	0.69%
509	2.55%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-3,240	-17.5
4,224	22.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,997	-10.6
1,599	8.5

Number	Rate
1980's
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n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,575	-7.9
507	2.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbia Heights city, MN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.2
4,606	21.1%
17,216	78.9%
3,343	15.3%

8,747
2.48

4,817	55.1%
3,096	64.3%
521	10.8%
3,930	44.9%

2010
Number	Percent
36.9
4,464	22.9%
15,032	77.1%
3,021	15.5%

7,926
2.44

4,558	57.5%
3,051	66.9%
550	12.1%
3,368	42.5%

2000
Number	Percent
39.1
3,846	20.8%
14,666	79.2%
3,503	18.9%

8,029
2.29

4,802	59.8%
3,564	74.2%
446	9.3%
3,227	40.2%

1990
Number	Percent
35.7
4,156	22.0%
14,754	78.0%
2,908	15.4%

7,683
2.44

5,159	67.1%
4,145	80.3%
471	9.1%
2,524	32.9%

1980
Number	Percent
31.6
5,189	26.0%
14,789	74.0%
2,009	10.1%

7,326
2.71

5,486	74.9%
4,688	85.5%
363	6.6%
1,840	25.1%

2022 Housing Data for Columbia Heights city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	530	6.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	211	2.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	484	5.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	312	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	279	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	357	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	274	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	377	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	412	4.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	576	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	742	8.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,414	16.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	942	10.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	782	8.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	629	7.2%
$200,000 or more	426	4.9%

Median Household Income	70,470
Per Capita Income	35,617

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	358	4.1%
Public Assistance	275	3.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,449	16.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	9,667	78.1%
Unemployed	565	4.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	10,232	82.7%
Not in Labor Force	2,145	17.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,501	3,682	55.0%
Non-Profit	481	740	39.4%
Self-Employed	801	268	74.9%

Local Government	261	480	35.2%
State Government	156	194	44.6%
Federal Government	86	65	57.0%

Total Private + Self	5,302	3,950	57.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	984	1,479	40.0%
Total	6,286	5,429	53.7%

Pct. Govt.	10.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,585	13.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,225	19.0%
Professional, Technical	2,442	20.8%
Service Occupations	2,414	20.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	11	0.1%
All others	3,049	26.0%

White Collar		53.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	2,099	17.9%
Retail trade	1,651	14.1%
Manufacturing	1,568	13.4%
Transportation and warehousing	885	7.6%
Educational services	852	7.3%
Accommodation and food services	790	6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	676	5.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	632	5.4%
Finance and insurance	534	4.6%
Wholesale trade	357	3.0%
Construction	345	2.9%
Other services	333	2.8%
Public administration	298	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	281	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	153	1.3%
Information	131	1.1%
Utilities	89	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	41	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,094	5.01%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	25	0.11%
Dominican	18	0.08%

Total Central American	117	0.54%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	9	0.04%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	2	0.01%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	106	0.49%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,271	5.82%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	141	0.65%
Ecuadorian	1,130	5.18%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	291	1.33%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	509	2.33%
Hmong	223	1.02%
Vietnamese	206	0.94%
Indian	82	0.38%
Filipino	77	0.35%
Korean	31	0.14%
Thai	31	0.14%
Laotian	14	0.06%
Taiwanese	9	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	14,653	72.6%
Other	2,300	11.4%
Spanish	1,991	9.9%
Other Asian	409	2.0%
Arabic	187	0.9%
Vietnamese	179	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	131	0.6%
Other Indo-European	102	0.5%
German, other Germanic	92	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	4,157	19.0%
Irish	1,888	8.7%
Somalian	1,882	8.6%
Norwegian	1,408	6.5%
Polish	1,361	6.2%
English	1,164	5.3%
American	1,055	4.8%
Swedish	963	4.4%
French	532	2.4%
Scandinavian	422	1.9%
Ethiopian	410	1.9%
European	398	1.8%
Italian	372	1.7%
African	254	1.2%
Finnish	212	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	20,588	94.3%
Not a citizen	1,234	5.7%

Native	17,342	79.5%
Foreign-born	4,480	20.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
726	4.7%	864	5.6%	4,627	29.8%	4,547	29.3%	3,668	23.6%	1,096	7.1%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	726	4.7%
9-12 Years	864	5.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,627	29.8%
Some College	4,547	29.3%
Bach. Degree	3,668	23.6%
Grad Degree	1,096	7.1%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +134	D +1,865	D + 9.2%
D +1,999
2020 vs. 2012	R -299	D +1,862	D + 12.7%
D +1,563
2020 vs. 2008	R -646	D +2,701	D + 20.9%
D +2,055

2016 vs. 2008	R -780	D +836	D + 11.7%
D +56
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	68%	Joe Biden (D)	8,226	72.8%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,817	24.9%	262	2.3%	11,305	-20	-22	0.34%
2016	62%	Hillary Clinton (D)	6,227	63.1%	Donald Trump (R)	2,683	27.2%	961	9.7%	9,871	-18	-19	0.34%
2012	66%	Barack Obama* (D)	6,663	66.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,116	31.0%	283	2.8%	10,062	-14	-16	0.34%
2008	66%	Barack Obama (D)	6,171	62.3%	John McCain (R)	3,463	34.9%	275	2.8%	9,909	-9	-11	0.34%
2004	68%	John Kerry (D)	6,302	62.6%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,623	36.0%	149	1.5%	10,074	-12	-15	0.36%
2000	65%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	5,540	58.5%	George W. Bush (R)	3,230	34.1%	693	7.3%	9,463	-11	-14	0.39%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Columbia Heights city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

8,226

72.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,817

24.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

176

1.6%

TOTAL

11,305

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -20	Diff (US): -22

2016 President, Columbia Heights city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

6,227

63.1%

Donald Trump (R)

2,683

27.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

358

3.6%

Other

603

6.1%

TOTAL

9,871

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): -18	Diff (US): -19

2012 President, Columbia Heights city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

6,663

66.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

3,116

31.0%

Other

283

2.8%

TOTAL

10,062

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -14	Diff (US): -16

2008 President, Columbia Heights city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

6,171

62.3%

John McCain (R)

3,463

34.9%

Other

275

2.8%

TOTAL

9,909

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -11

2004 President, Columbia Heights city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

3,623

36.0%

John Kerry (D)

6,302

62.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

10,074

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -15

2000 President, Columbia Heights city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

3,230

34.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

5,540

58.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

554

5.9%

Other

139

1.5%

TOTAL

9,463

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Columbia Heights city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	45%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	5,363	72.1%	Scott Jensen (R)	1,796	24.1%	283 [+]	3.8%	7,442	-20	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 124 (1.7%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 73 (1.0%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 44 (0.6%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 35 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.1%);
2020	S2	66%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	7,189	65.6%	Jason Lewis (R)	2,658	24.2%	1,118 [+]	10.2%	10,965	-19	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 880 (8.0%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 233 (2.1%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.0%);
2018	S2	55%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	6,176	68.9%	Karin Housley (R)	2,195	24.5%	589 [+]	6.6%	8,960	-18	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 501 (5.6%); Jerry Trooien (I) 85 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
2018	S1	55%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	6,690	74.3%	Jim Newberger (R)	1,857	20.6%	458 [+]	5.1%	9,005	-16	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 345 (3.8%); Paula Overby (Green) 110 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
2018	G	55%	Tim Walz (DFL)	6,293	70.1%	Jeff Johnson (R)	2,216	24.7%	464 [+]	5.2%	8,973	-18	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 349 (3.9%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 108 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.1%);
2014	S2	41%	Al Franken* (DFL)	4,186	65.1%	Mike McFadden (R)	1,926	30.0%	316 [+]	4.9%	6,428	-13	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 170 (2.6%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 139 (2.2%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.1%);
2014	G	41%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	3,947	61.6%	Jeff Johnson (R)	1,949	30.4%	514 [+]	8.0%	6,410	-14	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 275 (4.3%); Other (Write-in) 147 (2.3%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 86 (1.3%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 6 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	9,216
Median Value	$242,100

Occupied	8,747	94.9%
Vacant	469	5.1%

Owned	5,772	66.0%
Rented	2,975	34.0%
Median Rent	$1,177

Single-Family Units	6,387	69.3%
Detached	5,392	58.5%
Attached	995	10.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2,312	25.1%
Mobile Homes	13	0.1%

Columbia Heights city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbia Heights city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Columbia Heights city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Columbia Heights city, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Columbia Heights city, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Columbia Heights city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Columbia Heights city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Columbia Heights city, MN