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Columbia County is 5th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Female residents

Columbia County is 12th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Income below poverty line

Columbia County is 18th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Main Cities Within Columbia County, Pennsylvania

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Columbia County Rank Pennsylvania US
Current population (2012) 66,887 39th 12,763,536 313,914,040
Size in square miles 483.1 46th 44,742.7 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 139.3 35th 283.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Columbia County Rank Pennsylvania US
Residents younger than 5 4.6% 58th 5.6% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 18.1% 62nd 21.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 16.6% 46th 16.0% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Columbia County Rank Pennsylvania US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 87.0% 35th 87.9% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 18.8% 31st 26.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Columbia County Rank Pennsylvania US
Race - White 95.9% 29th 83.5% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 2.0% 42nd 11.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2% 34th 0.3% 1.2%
Race - Asian 1.0% 26th 3.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 36th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.0% 44th 1.7% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.3% 30th 6.1% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 94.0% 30th 78.8% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Columbia County Rank Pennsylvania US
Female residents 52.0% 5th 51.2% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 2.2% 27th 5.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Columbia County Rank Pennsylvania US
Housing units 29,637 43rd 5,579,275 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 16.9% 22nd 20.5% 25.9%
Households 25,906 40th 4,952,566 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 70.9% 56th 70.6% 66.1%
Home median value $129,000 32nd $163,200 $186,200
People per household 2.4 33rd 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 91 34th 18,796 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Columbia County Rank Pennsylvania US
Income per capita $22,861 36th $27,824 $27,915
Income per household $44,136 37th $51,651 $52,762
Income below poverty line 15.2% 12th 12.6% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Columbia County Rank Pennsylvania US
Non-farm private establishments 1,416 39th 295,720 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 22,104 37th 5,078,111 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 4,929 42nd 981,501 27,092,908
Retail sales $826,209 36th $166,842,778 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $12,752 18th $13,323 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $90,614 35th $19,625,449 $613,795,732

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