Columbia City city, IN

Whitley County, IN

2022 population: 9,478 ( 728 from 2010 )
Land area: 5.5 square miles
Population density: 1738.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,743	92.25%	4.8%
Black:	37	0.39%	11.9%
Indian:	35	0.37%	105.9%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	375	3.96%	264.1%
Hispanic:	199	2.10%	5.3%

Total non-White:	735	7.75%	81.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	399	5.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	329	4.6

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
8,750
8,344	95.36%
42	0.48%
17	0.19%
43	0.49%
103	1.18%
189	2.16%
406	4.64%

2000
7,136
6,967	97.63%
20	0.28%
43	0.60%
60	0.84%
21	0.29%
25	0.35%
169	2.37%

1990
5,706
5,594	98.04%
8	0.14%
21	0.37%
14	0.25%
n/a
69	1.21%
112	1.96%

1980
5,091
5,054	99.27%
0	0.00%
25	0.49%
6	0.12%
n/a
6	0.12%
37	0.73%

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

1,377	19.3
237	3.3

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

1,373	24.1
57	1.0

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

540	10.6
75	1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbia City city, IN

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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
36.2
2,057	21.7%
7,421	78.3%
1,630	17.2%

4,196
2.20

2,501	59.6%
1,784	71.3%
320	12.8%
1,695	40.4%

2010
Number	Percent
36.1
2,177	24.9%
6,573	75.1%
1,340	15.3%

3,658
2.32

2,235	61.1%
1,551	69.4%
330	14.8%
1,423	38.9%

2000
Number	Percent
36.3
1,670	23.4%
5,466	76.6%
1,283	18.0%

3,051
2.26

1,894	62.1%
1,399	73.9%
232	12.2%
1,157	37.9%

1990
Number	Percent
33.3
1,438	25.2%
4,268	74.8%
1,014	17.8%

2,353
2.36

1,451	61.7%
1,146	79.0%
164	11.3%
902	38.3%

1980
Number	Percent
32.0
1,301	25.6%
3,790	74.4%
845	16.6%

2,039
2.47

1,398	68.6%
1,160	83.0%
95	6.8%
641	31.4%

2022 Housing Data for Columbia City city, IN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	127	3.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	181	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	145	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	159	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	148	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	192	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	150	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	385	9.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	157	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	557	13.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	439	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	782	18.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	272	6.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	210	5.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	109	2.6%
$200,000 or more	183	4.4%

Median Household Income	58,019
Per Capita Income	32,354

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	352	8.4%
Public Assistance	6	0.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	400	9.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,339	73.7%
Unemployed	198	3.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,537	77.0%
Not in Labor Force	1,353	23.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,857	1,277	59.3%
Non-Profit	250	516	32.6%
Self-Employed	107	192	35.8%

Local Government	148	201	42.4%
State Government	68	41	62.4%
Federal Government	37	11	77.1%

Total Private + Self	1,964	1,469	57.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	503	769	39.5%
Total	2,467	2,238	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	10.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	462	9.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	983	20.9%
Professional, Technical	822	17.5%
Service Occupations	711	15.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	0.1%
All others	1,727	36.7%

White Collar		48.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,244	26.4%
Health care and social assistance	814	17.3%
Retail trade	345	7.3%
Other services	309	6.6%
Finance and insurance	269	5.7%
Educational services	266	5.7%
Transportation and warehousing	250	5.3%
Construction	236	5.0%
Public administration	228	4.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	193	4.1%
Information	185	3.9%
Accommodation and food services	146	3.1%
Wholesale trade	112	2.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	44	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	43	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	21	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	194	2.05%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

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	5	0.05%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	8,701	97.8%
Other Indo-European	107	1.2%
Spanish	32	0.4%
German, other Germanic	30	0.3%
Arabic	29	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	3,251	34.3%
European	915	9.7%
English	779	8.2%
American	749	7.9%
Irish	707	7.5%
Italian	287	3.0%
Scottish	218	2.3%
Swedish	177	1.9%
French	119	1.3%
British	118	1.2%
Polish	99	1.0%
French Canadian	84	0.9%
Welsh	53	0.6%
Brazilian	42	0.4%
Russian	39	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	9,469	99.9%
Not a citizen	9	0.1%

Native	9,321	98.3%
Foreign-born	157	1.7%

Historical Statewide Election Results for Columbia City city, IN

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
234	3.7%	375	5.9%	2,382	37.3%	1,672	26.2%	1,439	22.5%	284	4.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	234	3.7%
9-12 Years	375	5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,382	37.3%
Some College	1,672	26.2%
Bach. Degree	1,439	22.5%
Grad Degree	284	4.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	59%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	2,621	61.2%	Donald Rainwater (Libertarian)	836	19.5%	828 [+]	19.3%	4,285	5	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Woody Myers (D) 828 (19.3%);
2018	S1	44%	Mike Braun (R)	1,915	61.3%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	1,045	33.5%	163 [+]	5.2%	3,123	11	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 163 (5.2%);
2016	S3	53%	Todd Young (R)	2,131	57.6%	Evan Bayh (D)	1,225	33.1%	343 [+]	9.3%	3,699	5	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 342 (9.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2016	G	52%	Eric Holcomb (R)	2,181	59.6%	John Gregg (D)	1,293	35.3%	185 [+]	5.1%	3,659	8	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 182 (5.0%); Other (Write-in) 3 (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	4,497
Median Value	$157,300

Occupied	4,196	93.3%
Vacant	301	6.7%

Owned	2,617	62.4%
Rented	1,579	37.6%
Median Rent	$910

Single-Family Units	3,162	70.3%
Detached	2,894	64.4%
Attached	268	6.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	848	18.9%
Mobile Homes	305	6.8%

Columbia City city, IN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbia City city, IN

2022 Housing Data for Columbia City city, IN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Columbia City city, IN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Columbia City city, IN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Columbia City city, IN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Columbia City city, IN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Columbia City city, IN