Language Spoken At Home in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 46,534 | 100% |
English only | 44,304 | 95.2% |
Language other than English | 2,230 | 4.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 528 | 1.1% |
Spanish | 1,198 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 324 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 542 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 85 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 234 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 79 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 256 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 40 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 49,317 | 100% |
American | 2,445 | 5.0% |
Arab | 75 | 0.2% |
Czech | 384 | 0.8% |
Danish | 750 | 1.5% |
Dutch | 1,320 | 2.7% |
English | 6,283 | 12.7% |
French (except Basque) | 1,975 | 4.0% |
French Canadian | 471 | 1.0% |
German | 12,522 | 25.4% |
Greek | 80 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 168 | 0.3% |
Irish | 6,797 | 13.8% |
Italian | 1,853 | 3.8% |
Lithuanian | 26 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 3,318 | 6.7% |
Polish | 944 | 1.9% |
Portuguese | 259 | 0.5% |
Russian | 211 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 878 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 2,683 | 5.4% |
Slovak | 10 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 71 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 2,392 | 4.9% |
Swiss | 472 | 1.0% |
Ukrainian | 90 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 326 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 48 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 19,060 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 13,440 | 70.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,328 | 28.0% |
Married-couple family | 10,747 | 56.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,678 | 19.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 725 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 424 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,968 | 10.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,226 | 6.4% |
Nonfamily households | 5,620 | 29.5% |
Householder living alone | 4,499 | 23.6% |
65 years and over | 1,695 | 8.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,823 | 30.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,925 | 25.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 48,960 | 100% |
Householder | 19,060 | 38.9% |
Spouse | 10,755 | 22.0% |
Child | 14,352 | 29.3% |
Other relatives | 2,147 | 4.4% |
Nonrelatives | 2,646 | 5.4% |
Unmarried partner | 1,311 | 2.7% |
Marital Status in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 19,770 | 100% |
Never married | 5,227 | 26.4% |
Now married, except separated | 11,108 | 56.2% |
Separated | 324 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 392 | 2.0% |
Divorced | 2,719 | 13.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 19,980 | 100% |
Never married | 3,870 | 19.4% |
Now married, except separated | 11,231 | 56.2% |
Separated | 394 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 1,717 | 8.6% |
Divorced | 2,768 | 13.9% |
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 | 594 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 202 | 34.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 129 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 15 | 0% |
Grandparents in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 852 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 395 | 46.4% |
Less than 1 year | 46 | 5.4% |
1 or 2 years | 20 | 2.3% |
3 or 4 years | 157 | 18.4% |
5 or more years | 172 | 20.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 395 | 100% |
Who are female | 243 | 61.5% |
Who are married | 310 | 78.5% |
School Enrollment in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 11,448 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 627 | 5.5% |
Kindergarten | 535 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,473 | 47.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,996 | 26.2% |
College or graduate school | 1,817 | 15.9% |
Educational Attainment in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 33,857 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 933 | 2.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,835 | 8.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 11,506 | 34.0% |
Some college, no degree | 9,607 | 28.4% |
Associate's degree | 3,084 | 9.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,803 | 11.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,089 | 6.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 17.4% |
Veteran Status in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 37,609 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 5,463 | 14.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 49,072 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,968 | 14.2% |
Under 18 years | 11,704 | 100% |
With a disability | 546 | 4.7% |
18 to 64 years | 30,543 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,822 | 12.5% |
65 years and over | 6,825 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,600 | 38.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 48,800 | 100% |
Same house | 42,189 | 86.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,455 | 13.2% |
Same county | 3,246 | 6.7% |
Different county | 3,209 | 6.6% |
Same state | 1,758 | 3.6% |
Different state | 1,451 | 3.0% |
Abroad | 156 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 49,317 | 100% |
Native | 47,632 | 96.6% |
Born in United States | 47,277 | 95.9% |
State of residence | 24,650 | 50.0% |
Different state | 22,627 | 45.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 355 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 1,685 | 3.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,685 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 825 | 49.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 860 | 51.0% |
Year of Entry in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,040 | 100% |
Native | 355 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 355 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,685 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 24 | 1.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,661 | 98.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,685 | 100% |
Europe | 529 | 31.4% |
Asia | 345 | 20.5% |
Africa | 53 | 3.1% |
Oceania | 4 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 532 | 31.6% |
Northern America | 222 | 13.2% |