Columbia County, Washington Demographics

Columbia County is 4th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - White

Columbia County is 6th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Columbia County is 6th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Columbia County is 10th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Home ownership rate

Columbia County is 10th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Columbia County is 14th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Income per capita

Columbia County is 17th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Female residents

Columbia County is 19th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Income below poverty line

Size Demographics
	Columbia County	Rank	Washington	US
Current population (2012)	3,995	37th	6,897,012	313,914,040
Size in square miles	868.6	31st	66,455.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	4.7	36th	101.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Columbia County	Rank	Washington	US
Residents younger than 5	3.9%	35th	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	18.4%	32nd	23.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	24.8%	6th	13.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Columbia County	Rank	Washington	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.5%	25th	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	18.0%	26th	31.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Columbia County	Rank	Washington	US
Race - White	94.7%	4th	81.6%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.5%	33rd	3.9%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.5%	28th	1.8%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.8%	33rd	7.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.4%	10th	0.7%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.1%	37th	4.3%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	26th	11.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	89.5%	6th	71.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Columbia County	Rank	Washington	US
Female residents	50.0%	17th	50.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.4%	38th	12.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Columbia County	Rank	Washington	US
Housing units	2,141	37th	2,907,490	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	6.9%	31st	25.7%	25.9%
Households	1,790	37th	2,602,568	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	73.7%	10th	64.4%	66.1%
Home median value	$145,900	36th	$283,200	$186,200
People per household	2.2	37th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	2	39th	28,118	829,658

Income Demographics
	Columbia County	Rank	Washington	US
Income per capita	$26,120	14th	$30,481	$27,915
Income per household	$44,038	28th	$58,890	$52,762
Income below poverty line	15.4%	19th	12.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Columbia County	Rank	Washington	US
Non-farm private establishments	129	37th	173,511	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	757	37th	2,355,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	298	37th	551,340	27,092,908
Retail sales	$28,894	36th	$92,968,519	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$7,308	28th	$14,380	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$2,686	36th	$12,389,422	$613,795,732