Columbia city, MO

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 126,172 ( 17,672 from 2010 )
Land area: 66.5 square miles
Population density: 1896.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	92,919	73.64%	11.2%
Black:	13,985	11.08%	15.7%
Indian:	158	0.13%	46.6%
Asian:	7,707	6.11%	36.1%
2+ races:	6,064	4.81%	104.9%
Hispanic:	4,895	3.88%	31.3%

Total non-White:	33,253	26.36%	33.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	9,377	10.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	8,295	9.3

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
108,500
83,542	77.00%
12,083	11.14%
296	0.27%
5,663	5.22%
2,960	2.73%
3,729	3.44%
24,958	23.00%

2000
84,780
68,474	80.77%
9,057	10.68%
405	0.48%
3,588	4.23%
1,363	1.61%
1,802	2.13%
16,306	19.23%

1990
69,101
58,344	84.43%
6,804	9.85%
247	0.36%
2,802	4.05%
n/a
904	1.31%
10,757	15.57%

1980
62,061
54,219	87.36%
5,415	8.73%
80	0.13%
1,265	2.04%
n/a
717	1.16%
7,842	12.64%

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

15,068	17.8
8,652	10.2

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

10,130	14.7
5,549	8.0

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

4,125	6.6
2,915	4.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbia city, MO

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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
28.8
23,915	19.0%
102,257	81.0%
13,951	11.1%

50,948
2.30

25,276	49.6%
19,214	76.0%
3,094	12.2%
25,672	50.4%

2010
Number	Percent
26.8
20,445	18.8%
88,055	81.2%
9,203	8.5%

43,065
2.32

21,418	49.7%
15,338	71.6%
2,867	13.4%
21,647	50.3%

2000
Number	Percent
27.4
16,501	19.5%
68,279	80.5%
7,403	8.7%

33,819
2.26

17,579	52.0%
13,167	74.9%
2,249	12.8%
16,240	48.0%

1990
Number	Percent
25.8
12,831	18.6%
56,270	81.4%
5,947	8.6%

25,955
2.26

13,762	53.0%
10,576	76.8%
1,681	12.2%
12,193	47.0%

1980
Number	Percent
24.0
10,988	17.7%
51,073	82.3%
4,686	7.6%

21,407
2.35

11,568	54.0%
9,366	81.0%
1,180	10.2%
9,839	46.0%

2022 Housing Data for Columbia city, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,817	7.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,716	5.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,950	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,241	4.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,429	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,324	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,999	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,845	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,191	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,812	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,089	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,600	11.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,298	8.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,613	5.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,809	7.5%
$200,000 or more	4,215	8.3%

Median Household Income	60,455
Per Capita Income	35,625

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,159	4.2%
Public Assistance	738	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4,123	8.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	61,227	70.2%
Unemployed	2,724	3.1%
In Armed Forces	207	0.2%

Total Labor Force	64,158	73.6%
Not in Labor Force	23,071	26.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	20,815	18,439	53.0%
Non-Profit	2,236	4,225	34.6%
Self-Employed	2,535	2,313	52.3%

Local Government	1,218	2,196	35.7%
State Government	5,067	5,281	49.0%
Federal Government	904	909	49.9%

Total Private + Self	23,350	20,752	52.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,425	12,611	42.8%
Total	32,775	33,363	49.6%

Pct. Govt.	23.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,886	16.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	12,099	18.3%
Professional, Technical	22,298	33.7%
Service Occupations	12,654	19.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	64	0.1%
All others	8,299	12.5%

White Collar		68.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	12,765	19.3%
Health care and social assistance	11,309	17.1%
Accommodation and food services	7,131	10.8%
Retail trade	6,285	9.5%
Finance and insurance	4,555	6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,025	6.1%
Manufacturing	4,012	6.1%
Public administration	2,827	4.3%
Construction	2,432	3.7%
Other services	2,335	3.5%
Transportation and warehousing	1,755	2.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,466	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,318	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,218	1.8%
Wholesale trade	1,053	1.6%
Information	999	1.5%
Utilities	382	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	224	0.3%
Management	143	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,759	2.19%
Puerto Rican	387	0.31%
Cuban	183	0.15%
Dominican	44	0.03%

Total Central American	477	0.38%
Costa Rican	14	0.01%
Guatemalan	85	0.07%
Honduran	148	0.12%
Nicaraguan	143	0.11%
Panamanian	33	0.03%
Salvadoran	54	0.04%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	701	0.56%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	56	0.04%
Chilean	27	0.02%
Colombian	215	0.17%
Ecuadorian	52	0.04%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	332	0.26%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	13	0.01%
Other South American	6	0.00%

Other Hispanic	344	0.27%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	2,899	2.30%
Korean	1,204	0.95%
Indian	1,161	0.92%
Cambodian	678	0.54%
Vietnamese	417	0.33%
Filipino	396	0.31%
Japanese	140	0.11%
Taiwanese	65	0.05%
Thai	44	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	107,181	89.7%
Spanish	2,915	2.4%
Chinese	2,273	1.9%
Other Asian	1,357	1.1%
Other Indo-European	1,321	1.1%
Other	1,013	0.8%
Korean	970	0.8%
Arabic	712	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	616	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	30,409	24.1%
English	15,064	11.9%
Irish	14,780	11.7%
American	6,600	5.2%
Italian	4,225	3.3%
European	3,045	2.4%
Scottish	2,998	2.4%
French	2,400	1.9%
Polish	2,220	1.8%
Swedish	1,826	1.4%
Dutch	1,459	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	1,456	1.2%
Norwegian	1,348	1.1%
British	1,264	1.0%
Welsh	917	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	119,475	94.7%
Not a citizen	6,697	5.3%

Native	115,647	91.7%
Foreign-born	10,525	8.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,513	2.1%	1,775	2.5%	12,257	17.3%	16,197	22.8%	21,128	29.8%	18,142	25.5%
Average years of education: 14.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,513	2.1%
9-12 Years	1,775	2.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	12,257	17.3%
Some College	16,197	22.8%
Bach. Degree	21,128	29.8%
Grad Degree	18,142	25.5%
Average years of education: 14.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +310	D +7,160	D + 9.5%
D +7,470
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	58%	Joe Biden (D)	37,439	64.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	19,314	33.1%	1,564	2.7%	58,317	-24	-14	1.92%
2016	56%	Hillary Clinton (D)	29,969	56.6%	Donald Trump (R)	19,004	35.9%	3,967	7.5%	52,940	-20	-10	1.87%

2020 President, Columbia city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

37,439

64.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

19,314

33.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1,258

2.2%

Other

306

0.5%

TOTAL

58,317

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -24	Diff (US): -14

2016 President, Columbia city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

29,969

56.6%

Donald Trump (R)

19,004

35.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,749

5.2%

Jill Stein (Grn)

908

1.7%

Other

310

0.6%

TOTAL

52,940

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -20	Diff (US): -10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Columbia city, MO

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	58%	Nicole Galloway (D)	35,884	62.0%	Mike Parson* (R)	20,669	35.7%	1,307 [+]	2.3%	57,860	-21	1.92%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rik Combs (Libertarian) 989 (1.7%); Jerome Bauer (Green) 318 (0.5%);
2018	S1	52%	Claire McCaskill* (D)	31,914	63.0%	Josh Hawley (R)	17,408	34.4%	1,349 [+]	2.7%	50,671	-17	2.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Japheth Campbell (Libertarian) 551 (1.1%); Craig O'Dear (I) 509 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 289 (0.6%);
2016	S3	55%	Jason Kander (D)	31,536	59.9%	Roy Blunt* (R)	18,885	35.9%	2,207 [+]	4.2%	52,628	-13	1.88%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 1,249 (2.4%); Johnathan McFarland (Green) 603 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 355 (0.7%);
2016	G	55%	Chris Koster (D)	31,526	60.3%	Eric Greitens (R)	18,788	35.9%	1,949 [+]	3.7%	52,263	-15	1.86%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cisse Spragins (Libertarian) 948 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 600 (1.1%); Les Turilli (I) 401 (0.8%);

*: 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	54,897
Median Value	$248,600

Occupied	50,948	92.8%
Vacant	3,949	7.2%

Owned	24,886	48.8%
Rented	26,062	51.2%
Median Rent	$997

Single-Family Units	31,875	58.1%
Detached	28,329	51.6%
Attached	3,546	6.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	14,612	26.6%
Mobile Homes	1,055	1.9%

Columbia city, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbia city, MO

2022 Housing Data for Columbia city, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Columbia city, MO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Columbia city, MO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Columbia city, MO

Historical Presidential Election Results for Columbia city, MO

Historical Statewide Election Results for Columbia city, MO