Language Spoken At Home in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 53,213 | 100% |
English only | 51,081 | 96.0% |
Language other than English | 2,132 | 4.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 741 | 1.4% |
Spanish | 943 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 375 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 973 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 277 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 132 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 56 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 84 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 33 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 56,596 | 100% |
American | 2,186 | 3.9% |
Arab | 24 | 0.0% |
Czech | 871 | 1.5% |
Danish | 659 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 2,147 | 3.8% |
English | 5,027 | 8.9% |
French (except Basque) | 1,324 | 2.3% |
French Canadian | 263 | 0.5% |
German | 29,381 | 51.9% |
Greek | 69 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 191 | 0.3% |
Irish | 8,655 | 15.3% |
Italian | 1,231 | 2.2% |
Lithuanian | 347 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 7,047 | 12.5% |
Polish | 3,124 | 5.5% |
Portuguese | 22 | 0.0% |
Russian | 230 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 283 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 846 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 146 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 97 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 880 | 1.6% |
Swiss | 794 | 1.4% |
Ukrainian | 110 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 633 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 36 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 22,990 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 15,870 | 69.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,822 | 29.7% |
Married-couple family | 12,666 | 55.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,769 | 20.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,164 | 5.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 682 | 3.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,040 | 8.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,371 | 6.0% |
Nonfamily households | 7,120 | 31.0% |
Householder living alone | 5,889 | 25.6% |
65 years and over | 2,410 | 10.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 7,297 | 31.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,790 | 25.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 54,985 | 100% |
Householder | 22,990 | 41.8% |
Spouse | 12,637 | 23.0% |
Child | 15,001 | 27.3% |
Other relatives | 1,602 | 2.9% |
Nonrelatives | 2,755 | 5.0% |
Unmarried partner | 1,691 | 3.1% |
Marital Status in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 23,333 | 100% |
Never married | 6,496 | 27.8% |
Now married, except separated | 13,252 | 56.8% |
Separated | 310 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 665 | 2.9% |
Divorced | 2,610 | 11.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 22,427 | 100% |
Never married | 4,372 | 19.5% |
Now married, except separated | 12,896 | 57.5% |
Separated | 232 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 2,184 | 9.7% |
Divorced | 2,743 | 12.2% |
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 | 864 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 276 | 31.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 70 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 29 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 150 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Grandparents in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 694 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 276 | 39.8% |
Less than 1 year | 134 | 19.3% |
1 or 2 years | 67 | 9.7% |
3 or 4 years | 58 | 8.4% |
5 or more years | 17 | 2.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 276 | 100% |
Who are female | 159 | 57.6% |
Who are married | 205 | 74.3% |
School Enrollment in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 13,325 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 824 | 6.2% |
Kindergarten | 841 | 6.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,799 | 43.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,199 | 24.0% |
College or graduate school | 2,662 | 20.0% |
Educational Attainment in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 39,519 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,177 | 3.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,208 | 5.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 14,370 | 36.4% |
Some college, no degree | 9,393 | 23.8% |
Associate's degree | 4,105 | 10.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,672 | 14.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,594 | 6.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.9% |
Veteran Status in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 43,358 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,803 | 11.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 55,034 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,006 | 10.9% |
Under 18 years | 13,144 | 100% |
With a disability | 651 | 5.0% |
18 to 64 years | 33,972 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,959 | 8.7% |
65 years and over | 7,918 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,396 | 30.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 55,914 | 100% |
Same house | 48,495 | 86.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 7,348 | 13.1% |
Same county | 3,974 | 7.1% |
Different county | 3,374 | 6.0% |
Same state | 2,949 | 5.3% |
Different state | 425 | 0.8% |
Abroad | 71 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 56,596 | 100% |
Native | 55,642 | 98.3% |
Born in United States | 55,377 | 97.8% |
State of residence | 44,138 | 78.0% |
Different state | 11,239 | 19.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 265 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 954 | 1.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 954 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 551 | 57.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 403 | 42.2% |
Year of Entry in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,219 | 100% |
Native | 265 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2 | 0.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 263 | 99.2% |
Foreign born | 954 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 51 | 5.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 903 | 94.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Columbia County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 954 | 100% |
Europe | 369 | 38.7% |
Asia | 178 | 18.7% |
Africa | 12 | 1.3% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 315 | 33.0% |
Northern America | 80 | 8.4% |