Columbia town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,560 ( 20 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.1 square miles
Population density: 44.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,503	96.35%	1.4%
Black:	16	1.03%	77.8%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	3	0.19%	40.0%
2+ races:	21	1.35%	40.0%
Hispanic:	17	1.09%	19.0%

Total non-White:	57	3.65%	1.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-21	-1.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	1	0.1

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
1,580
1,524	96.46%
9	0.57%
5	0.32%
5	0.32%
15	0.95%
21	1.33%
56	3.54%

2000
1,604
1,578	98.38%
2	0.12%
11	0.69%
2	0.12%
9	0.56%
2	0.12%
26	1.62%

1990
1,587
1,582	99.68%
0	0.00%
2	0.13%
0	0.00%
n/a
3	0.19%
5	0.32%

1980
1,537
1,495	97.27%
7	0.46%
13	0.85%
0	0.00%
n/a
20	1.30%
42	2.73%

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

-54	-3.4
30	1.9

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

-4	-0.3
21	1.3

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

87	5.7
-37	-2.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbia town, NY

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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
46.0
295	18.9%
1,265	81.1%
282	18.1%

595
2.62

409	68.7%
329	80.4%
32	7.8%
186	31.3%

2010
Number	Percent
43.7
357	22.6%
1,223	77.4%
226	14.3%

610
2.59

448	73.4%
378	84.4%
19	4.2%
162	26.6%

2000
Number	Percent
35.3
472	29.4%
1,132	70.6%
170	10.6%

577
2.78

440	76.3%
369	83.9%
36	8.2%
137	23.7%

1990
Number	Percent
31.5
474	29.9%
1,113	70.1%
149	9.4%

537
2.96

460	85.7%
408	88.7%
14	3.0%
77	14.3%

1980
Number	Percent
28.2
551	35.8%
986	64.2%
117	7.6%

468
3.28

397	84.8%
350	88.2%
17	4.3%
71	15.2%

2022 Housing Data for Columbia town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	11	1.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	7	1.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	18	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	13	2.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	30	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	28	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	15	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	27	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	23	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	66	11.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	52	8.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	90	15.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	51	8.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	67	11.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	49	8.2%
$200,000 or more	48	8.1%

Median Household Income	77,946
Per Capita Income	38,275

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	11	1.8%
Public Assistance	12	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	75	12.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	800	77.7%
Unemployed	9	0.9%
In Armed Forces	1	0.1%

Total Labor Force	810	78.6%
Not in Labor Force	220	21.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	298	240	55.4%
Non-Profit	16	86	15.7%
Self-Employed	65	14	82.3%

Local Government	55	44	55.6%
State Government	15	23	39.5%
Federal Government	0	28	0.0%

Total Private + Self	363	254	58.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	86	181	32.2%
Total	449	435	50.8%

Pct. Govt.	18.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	104	11.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	293	32.9%
Professional, Technical	148	16.6%
Service Occupations	113	12.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9	1.0%
All others	232	26.1%

White Collar		61.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	173	19.4%
Retail trade	136	15.3%
Manufacturing	116	13.0%
Educational services	90	10.1%
Transportation and warehousing	61	6.9%
Accommodation and food services	46	5.2%
Public administration	37	4.2%
Construction	35	3.9%
Finance and insurance	33	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	28	3.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	26	2.9%
Wholesale trade	25	2.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	25	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	20	2.2%
Other services	20	2.2%
Information	10	1.1%
Utilities	9	1.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	12	0.77%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	5	0.32%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Bangladeshi	3	0.19%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,451	96.9%
German, other Germanic	37	2.5%
Spanish	6	0.4%
Other Indo-European	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	255	16.3%
German	224	14.4%
Irish	189	12.1%
Italian	139	8.9%
American	127	8.1%
Polish	90	5.8%
French	81	5.2%
Dutch	65	4.2%
Welsh	36	2.3%
Scottish	29	1.9%
European	21	1.3%
French Canadian	19	1.2%
Ukrainian	18	1.2%
Russian	15	1.0%
Pennsylvania German	12	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,553	99.6%
Not a citizen	7	0.4%

Native	1,553	99.6%
Foreign-born	7	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
24	2.1%	60	5.4%	387	34.6%	408	36.5%	133	11.9%	106	9.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	24	2.1%
9-12 Years	60	5.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	387	34.6%
Some College	408	36.5%
Bach. Degree	133	11.9%
Grad Degree	106	9.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +95	R +56	D + 3.1%
D +39
2020 vs. 2012	R +233	R +252	R + 20.6%
D -19
2020 vs. 2008	R +202	R +269	R + 27.3%
D -67

2016 vs. 2008	R +107	R +213	R + 30.5%
D -106
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	68%	Donald Trump* (R)	658	78.1%	Joe Biden (D)	174	20.6%	11	1.3%	843	40	31	0.01%
2016	60%	Donald Trump (R)	563	76.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	135	18.3%	38	5.2%	736	40	31	0.01%
2012	52%	Mitt Romney (R)	425	66.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	193	30.3%	18	2.8%	636	32	20	0.01%
2008	59%	John McCain (R)	456	64.0%	Barack Obama (D)	241	33.8%	16	2.2%	713	28	18	0.01%
2004	66%	George W. Bush* (R)	550	71.8%	John Kerry (D)	203	26.5%	13	1.7%	766	32	21	0.01%
2000	63%	George W. Bush (R)	460	64.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	216	30.5%	33	4.7%	709	30	17	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Columbia town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

174

20.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

658

78.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

843

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 40	Diff (US): 31

2016 President, Columbia town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

135

18.3%

Donald Trump (R)

563

76.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.4%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.2%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

736

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 40	Diff (US): 31

2012 President, Columbia town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

193

30.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

425

66.8%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

636

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 20

2008 President, Columbia town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

241

33.8%

John McCain (R)

456

64.0%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

713

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 18

2004 President, Columbia town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

550

71.8%

John Kerry (D)

203

26.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

766

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 32	Diff (US): 21

2000 President, Columbia town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

460

64.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

216

30.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.2%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

709

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Columbia town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	51%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	440	70.6%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	183	29.4%	0	0.0%	623	38	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	52%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	501	77.7%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	96	14.9%	48 [+]	7.4%	645	42	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 29 (4.5%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 10 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 9 (1.4%);
2016	S3	55%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	378	55.6%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	288	42.4%	14 [+]	2.1%	680	28	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 7 (1.0%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 7 (1.0%);
2014	G	34%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	318	75.9%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	71	16.9%	30 [+]	7.2%	419	36	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 27 (6.4%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 2 (0.5%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 1 (0.2%);

*: 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	676
Median Value	$155,900

Occupied	595	88.0%
Vacant	81	12.0%

Owned	547	91.9%
Rented	48	8.1%
Median Rent	$1,013

Single-Family Units	554	82.0%
Detached	537	79.4%
Attached	17	2.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	98	14.5%

Columbia town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbia town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Columbia town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Columbia town, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Columbia town, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Columbia town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Columbia town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Columbia town, NY