Language Spoken At Home in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 116,424 | 100% |
English only | 104,906 | 90.1% |
Language other than English | 11,518 | 9.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,651 | 4.0% |
Spanish | 4,708 | 4.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,133 | 1.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,100 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 976 | 0.8% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,102 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,482 | 1.3% |
Other languages | 608 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 60 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 124,665 | 100% |
American | 19,852 | 15.9% |
Arab | 615 | 0.5% |
Czech | 293 | 0.2% |
Danish | 121 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 1,700 | 1.4% |
English | 12,689 | 10.2% |
French (except Basque) | 2,928 | 2.3% |
French Canadian | 352 | 0.3% |
German | 15,424 | 12.4% |
Greek | 324 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 424 | 0.3% |
Irish | 13,379 | 10.7% |
Italian | 4,032 | 3.2% |
Lithuanian | 61 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 705 | 0.6% |
Polish | 1,740 | 1.4% |
Portuguese | 169 | 0.1% |
Russian | 417 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,923 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 2,478 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 136 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 2,392 | 1.9% |
Swedish | 624 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 269 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 126 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 706 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 621 | 0.5% |
Households By Type in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 43,785 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 34,261 | 78.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 16,835 | 38.4% |
Married-couple family | 27,231 | 62.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,667 | 28.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,627 | 3.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 872 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 5,403 | 12.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,296 | 7.5% |
Nonfamily households | 9,524 | 21.8% |
Householder living alone | 8,151 | 18.6% |
65 years and over | 2,721 | 6.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 18,189 | 41.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 8,820 | 20.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 124,016 | 100% |
Householder | 43,785 | 35.3% |
Spouse | 27,244 | 22.0% |
Child | 42,176 | 34.0% |
Other relatives | 6,941 | 5.6% |
Nonrelatives | 3,870 | 3.1% |
Unmarried partner | 1,565 | 1.3% |
Marital Status in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 46,531 | 100% |
Never married | 12,144 | 26.1% |
Now married, except separated | 29,288 | 62.9% |
Separated | 724 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 902 | 1.9% |
Divorced | 3,473 | 7.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 50,563 | 100% |
Never married | 11,229 | 22.2% |
Now married, except separated | 28,646 | 56.7% |
Separated | 1,113 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 3,582 | 7.1% |
Divorced | 5,993 | 11.9% |
Fertility in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,770 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 294 | 16.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 21 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 9 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 111 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 29 | 0% |
Grandparents in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,326 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,297 | 55.8% |
Less than 1 year | 343 | 14.7% |
1 or 2 years | 596 | 25.6% |
3 or 4 years | 174 | 7.5% |
5 or more years | 184 | 7.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,297 | 100% |
Who are female | 718 | 55.4% |
Who are married | 1,137 | 87.7% |
School Enrollment in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 35,995 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,453 | 6.8% |
Kindergarten | 2,438 | 6.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 14,815 | 41.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 8,002 | 22.2% |
College or graduate school | 8,287 | 23.0% |
Educational Attainment in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 80,591 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,161 | 2.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,061 | 6.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 20,526 | 25.5% |
Some college, no degree | 16,917 | 21.0% |
Associate's degree | 7,972 | 9.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 17,073 | 21.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 10,881 | 13.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 34.7% |
Veteran Status in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 88,716 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 13,143 | 14.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 121,982 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,653 | 9.6% |
Under 18 years | 33,702 | 100% |
With a disability | 824 | 2.4% |
18 to 64 years | 75,581 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,244 | 8.3% |
65 years and over | 12,699 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,585 | 36.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 123,144 | 100% |
Same house | 105,780 | 85.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 16,682 | 13.5% |
Same county | 6,669 | 5.4% |
Different county | 10,013 | 8.1% |
Same state | 5,814 | 4.7% |
Different state | 4,199 | 3.4% |
Abroad | 682 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 124,665 | 100% |
Native | 115,951 | 93.0% |
Born in United States | 112,052 | 89.9% |
State of residence | 60,570 | 48.6% |
Different state | 51,482 | 41.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 3,899 | 3.1% |
Foreign born | 8,714 | 7.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 8,714 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 4,416 | 50.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 4,298 | 49.3% |
Year of Entry in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 12,613 | 100% |
Native | 3,899 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 45 | 1.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,854 | 98.8% |
Foreign born | 8,714 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 148 | 1.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 8,566 | 98.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 8,714 | 100% |
Europe | 1,390 | 16.0% |
Asia | 4,192 | 48.1% |
Africa | 505 | 5.8% |
Oceania | 67 | 0.8% |
Latin America | 2,305 | 26.5% |
Northern America | 255 | 2.9% |