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Columbia County, FL


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Lake City, FL
Designated Market Area: Jacksonville-Brunswick, FL-GA
USDA County Type (2015): Government, Low Employment, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

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Tracts in Columbia County, FL

   



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2022 population: 71,908   ( 4,377 from 2010 , 2,207 from 2020)
Land area: 797.5 square miles
Population density: 90.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:51,662 71.84% 2.4%
Black:12,45517.32% 6.8%
Indian:3530.49% 11.7%
Asian:8491.18% 31.2%
2+ races:1,3991.95% 32.0%
Hispanic:5,1907.22% 58.4%
Total non-White:20,24628.16% 18.7%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,682 12.1
Deaths:2,35416.9
Net Migration: 2,57218.5
Net Immigration: 1661.2
Change in White population:1,187 1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:3,190 4.7




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
67,531
50,47574.74%
11,66317.27%
3160.47%
6470.96%
1,0601.57%
3,2764.85%
17,05625.26%

2000
56,513
44,05877.96%
9,52216.85%
2680.47%
3920.69%
6911.22%
1,5462.74%
12,45522.04%

1990
42,613
34,01179.81%
7,70918.09%
1400.33%
2530.59%
n/a
5001.17%
8,60220.19%

1980
35,399
28,05379.25%
6,76519.11%
550.16%
1310.37%
n/a
3561.01%
7,34620.75%

1970
25,250
18,85674.68%
6,29324.92%
70.03%
140.06%
n/a
760.30%
6,394 25.32%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
7,682 13.6
6,16110.9
11,12519.7
3730.7
6,417 11.4
4,601 8.1
1990's
NumberRate
7,053 16.6
4,95311.6
9,69822.8
2810.7
10,047 23.6
3,853 9.0
1980's
NumberRate
6,408 18.1
3,524 10.0
4,609 13.0
n/a
5,958 16.8
1,256 3.5
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
7,103 28.1
n/a
9,197 36.4
952 3.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbia County, FL
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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
NumberPercent
40.7
15,466 21.5%
56,442 78.5%
13,720 19.1%
26,391
2.48
16,728 63.4%
11,971 71.6%
1,595 9.5%
9,663 36.6%

2010
NumberPercent
39.9
15,193 22.5%
52,338 77.5%
10,390 15.4%
24,941
2.52
17,122 68.7%
12,029 70.3%
1,922 11.2%
7,819 31.3%

2000
NumberPercent
37.2
14,299 25.3%
42,214 74.7%
7,921 14.0%
20,954
2.56
14,973 71.5%
11,295 75.4%
1,569 10.5%
5,981 28.5%

1990
NumberPercent
33.7
12,077 28.3%
30,536 71.7%
5,693 13.4%
15,650
2.66
11,624 74.3%
9,075 78.1%
1,190 10.2%
4,026 25.7%

1980
NumberPercent
29.2
11,176 31.6%
24,223 68.4%
3,601 10.2%
12,211
2.86
9,528 78.0%
7,908 83.0%
725 7.6%
2,683 22.0%

2022 Housing Data for Columbia County, FL

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units29,835 
Median Value$165,300 
Occupied26,39188.5%
Vacant3,44411.5%
Owned18,85071.4%
Rented7,54128.6%
Median Rent$905 
Single-Family Units15,59252.3%
    Detached15,44751.8%
    Attached1450.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,7846.0%
Mobile Homes10,79136.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Columbia County, FL

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,4785.6%
$10,000 to $14,9991,5716.0%
$15,000 to $19,9991,1274.3%
$20,000 to $24,9991,5786.0%
$25,000 to $29,9991,8046.8%
$30,000 to $34,9999203.5%
$35,000 to $39,9991,3655.2%
$40,000 to $44,9991,4385.4%
$45,000 to $49,9991,1484.3%
$50,000 to $59,9992,0607.8%
$60,000 to $74,9992,67010.1%
$75,000 to $99,9993,05411.6%
$100,000 to $124,9992,0217.7%
$125,000 to $149,9991,4615.5%
$150,000 to $199,9991,6526.3%
$200,000 or more1,0444.0%
Median Household Income53,501 
Per Capita Income28,317 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state82 
Compared to U.S.79 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,7196.5%
Public Assistance9903.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps5,33820.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed23,99360.9%
Unemployed1,8984.8%
In Armed Forces1120.3%
Total Labor Force26,00366.1%
Not in Labor Force13,36533.9%
Real Unemployment Rate 38.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector8,9937,93753.1%
Non-Profit6121,23233.2%
Self-Employed1,9671,08964.4%
Local Government72491144.3%
State Government1,2531,40647.1%
Federal Government28395922.8%
Total Private + Self10,9609,02654.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.2,8724,50838.9%
Total13,83213,53450.5%
Pct. Govt.20.2%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts3,58113.0%
Sales and Office Occupations6,03722.0%
Professional, Technical5,71320.8%
Service Occupations5,32619.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2300.8%
All others6,79324.7%
White Collar 55.9%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance4,87217.7%
Retail trade3,77713.8%
Accommodation and food services2,85310.4%
Construction2,5279.2%
Public administration2,5169.2%
Transportation and warehousing1,8366.7%
Educational services1,6546.0%
Manufacturing1,4075.1%
Other services1,3735.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,0443.8%
Professional, scientific, technical8133.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5682.1%
Wholesale trade5231.9%
Finance and insurance4871.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing4491.6%
Utilities3101.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2300.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1180.4%
Information930.3%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Columbia County, FL

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,0401.49%
Puerto Rican1,5712.25%
Cuban6930.99%
Dominican1570.22%
Total Central American5610.80%
Costa Rican300.04%
Guatemalan540.08%
Honduran3460.50%
Nicaraguan630.09%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran680.10%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American4340.62%
Argentinean10.00%
Bolivian700.10%
Chilean130.02%
Colombian1000.14%
Ecuadorian380.05%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian2120.30%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2740.39%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino2890.41%
Vietnamese1580.23%
Indian860.12%
Korean490.07%
Thai320.05%
Chinese220.03%
Japanese60.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English61,70193.7%
Spanish3,1414.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun2380.4%
German, other Germanic1880.3%
Tagalog1590.2%
Vietnamese1390.2%
Other Indo-European1300.2%
Other460.1%
Other Asian380.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English9,83114.1%
Irish8,83912.7%
German8,64512.4%
American7,37510.6%
Italian2,5113.6%
African2,1673.1%
French1,4192.0%
Scottish1,1301.6%
Scotch-Irish1,0831.6%
European9941.4%
Polish9301.3%
Swedish7781.1%
Dutch7531.1%
Norwegian4840.7%
British3360.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen68,42198.0%
Not a citizen1,4112.0%
Native67,18596.2%
Foreign-born2,6473.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Columbia County, FL

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,760 3.6%5,135 10.6%17,479 36.1%16,331 33.7%5,293 10.9%2,484 5.1%
  Average years of education: 12.8
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,760 3.6%
9-12 Years 5,135 10.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 17,479 36.1%
Some College 16,331 33.7%
Bach. Degree 5,293 10.9%
Grad Degree 2,484 5.1%
Average years of education: 12.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Columbia County, FL

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 20,382 18,600 1,782 8.7% 6.2%
1991 20,788 18,659 2,129 10.2% 7.6%
1992 21,147 18,909 2,238 10.6% 8.4%
1993 22,085 19,980 2,105 9.5% 7.4%
1994 22,427 20,634 1,793 8.0% 6.5%
1995 23,225 21,899 1,326 5.7% 5.6%
1996 23,998 22,778 1,220 5.1% 5.3%
1997 25,293 24,062 1,231 4.9% 4.9%
1998 25,625 24,385 1,240 4.8% 4.4%
1999 25,382 24,202 1,180 4.6% 3.9%
2000 25,908 24,879 1,029 4.0% 3.8%
2001 26,022 24,620 1,402 5.4% 4.4%
2002 25,930 24,673 1,257 4.8% 4.9%
2003 26,384 25,290 1,094 4.1% 4.5%
2004 27,039 26,070 969 3.6% 3.8%
2005 28,539 27,783 756 2.6% 2.9%
2006 29,576 28,847 729 2.5% 2.5%
2007 30,810 29,892 918 3.0% 3.3%
2008 31,375 29,759 1,616 5.2% 5.7%
2009 31,274 28,592 2,682 8.6% 9.6%
2010 28,547 25,546 3,001 10.5% 10.8%
2011 28,080 25,194 2,886 10.3% 10.0%
2012 27,864 25,329 2,535 9.1% 8.6%
2013 27,805 25,607 2,198 7.9% 7.5%
2014 28,321 26,384 1,937 6.8% 6.4%
2015 29,089 27,474 1,615 5.6% 5.5%
2016 29,856 28,387 1,469 4.9% 4.9%
2017 29,297 28,004 1,293 4.4% 4.2%
2018 29,398 28,267 1,131 3.8% 3.6%
2019 29,825 28,802 1,023 3.4% 3.3%
2020 29,566 27,840 1,726 5.8% 7.7%
2021 29,371 28,018 1,353 4.6% 4.6%
2022 29,565 28,615 950 3.2% 2.9%
2023 29,934 28,921 1,013 3.4% 2.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com