Columbia, CA

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2023 Population

2,645

8.45% 1-year growth

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

49.2

7.42% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

14.6%

24.9% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$57,647

14.2% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$396,200

1.17% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

1,110

10.7% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Columbia, CA had a population of 2.65k people with a median age of 49.2 and a median household income of $57,647. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Columbia, CA grew from 2,439 to 2,645, a 8.45% increase and its median household income grew from $50,491 to $57,647, a 14.2% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Columbia, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (76.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (9.04%), White (Hispanic) (3.52%), Other (Hispanic) (3.52%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.99%).

None of the households in Columbia, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.6% of the residents in Columbia, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Columbia, CA are Columbia College (112561) (425 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Columbia, CA was $396,200, and the homeownership rate was 71.5%.

Most people in Columbia, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Columbia, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Columbia, CA is home to a population of 2.65k people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 7.15% of Columbia, CA residents were born outside of the country (189 people).

In 2023, there were 8.49 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.03k people) in Columbia, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 239 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 93 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%

2023 Citizenship

98.2%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.6% of Columbia, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Columbia, CA was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Columbia, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Columbia, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.03k ± 426
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
239 ± 131
White (Hispanic)
93 ± 133

9.22%

Hispanic Population

244 people

9.22% of the people in Columbia, CA are hispanic (244 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Columbia, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,899,021 ± 46,015 people
Philippines
824,230 ± 22,055 people
China
685,370 ± 20,148 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,899,021 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,230 and China with 685,370.

Foreign-Born Population

7.15%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

189 people

6.72%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

164 people

As of 2023, 7.15% of Columbia, CA residents (189 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Columbia, CA was 6.72%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Columbia, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
123 ± 67
Gulf War (1990s)
62 ± 63
Gulf War (2001-)
27 ± 38

Columbia, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.98 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Columbia, CA employs 1.11k people. The largest industries in Columbia, CA are Health Care & Social Assistance (164 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (156 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (130 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($93,182), Health Care & Social Assistance ($53,365), and Construction ($47,974).

Males in California have an average income that is 1.26 times higher than the average income of females, which is $75,777. The income inequality in California (measured using the Gini index) is 0.498, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.11k

2023 Value

± 281

10.7%

1 Year growth

± 31.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Columbia, CA grew at a rate of 10.7%, from 1k employees to 1.11k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Columbia, CA, are Management Occupations (149 people), Personal Care & Service Occupations (114 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (101 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Columbia, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.11k

2023 Value

± 281

10.7%

1 Year growth

± 31.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Columbia, CA grew at a rate of 10.7%, from 1k employees to 1.11k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Columbia, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (164 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (156 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (130 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Columbia, CA, though some of these residents may live in Columbia, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$40,368

Median earning men ± $32,781

$35,519

Median earning women ± $15,954

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($93,182), Other Services Except Public Administration ($64,896), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($60,366).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,854), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($37,469), and Retail Trade ($21,250).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

Civics

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Adam Schiff

Senator from California

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Columbia, CA awarded 425 degrees. The student population of Columbia, CA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,016 male students and 1,333 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Columbia, CA are White (306 and 72%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (73 and 17.2%), Black or African American (15 and 3.53%), and Asian (10 and 2.35%).

The largest universities in Columbia, CA by number of degrees awarded are Columbia College (112561) (425 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Columbia, CA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (87 and 20.5%), General Psychology (51 and 12%), and General Health Services (43 and 10.1%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 2,349 students enrolled in Columbia, CA, 43.3% men and 56.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,640 records, of which 57.7% were women and 42.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
61 degrees awarded
General Health Services
43 degrees awarded
General Psychology
27 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Columbia, CA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 61 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Columbia, CA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Columbia College (112561)

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

425 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Columbia College (112561) with 425 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 196 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Columbia, CA, which is 0.856 times less than the 229 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 306 degrees mean that there were 4.19 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 73 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,276) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($80) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,126) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 2.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.26% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (6.9M), High School or Equivalent (6.8M), and Bachelors Degree (6.36M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Columbia, CA was $396,200 in 2023, which is NaNM times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $391,600 to $396,200, a 1.17% increase. The homeownership rate in Columbia, CA is 71.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Columbia, CA have an average commute time of 27.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Columbia, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$396,200

Median Property Value 2023

±$54,432

$832

Median Property Taxes

±$212

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Columbia, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Columbia, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

71.5%

Homeownership

2023

66.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 71.5% of the housing units in Columbia, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Columbia, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Columbia, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$57,647

Median Household Income

± $12,954

1.16k

Number of Households

± 253

In 2023, the median household income of the 1.16k households in Columbia, CA grew to $57,647 from the previous year's value of $50,491.

The following chart displays the households in Columbia, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Columbia, CA is from California.

0.498

2022 Wage GINI in California

0.497

2021 Wage GINI in California

In 2022, the income inequality in California was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.107% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (62.5%)
Worked At Home (22.9%)
Walked (8.39%)

In 2023, 62.5% of workers in Columbia, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.9%) and those who walked to work (8.39%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Columbia, CA have a longer commute time (27.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 6.82% of the workforce in Columbia, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Columbia, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Columbia, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Columbia, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Columbia, CA (368 out of 2.51k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Columbia, CA is White, followed by Black and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

90.5% of the population of Columbia, CA has health coverage, with 14.2% on employee plans, 32.1% on Medicaid, 21.8% on Medicare, 18.7% on non-group plans, and 3.71% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Tuolumne County, CA see 1652 patients per year on average, which represents a 15.2% increase from the previous year (1434 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 859 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 439 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,652 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Tuolumne County, CA

Primary care physicians in Tuolumne County, CA see an average of 1,652 patients per year. This represents a 15.2% increase from the previous year (1,434 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Tuolumne County, CA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21% under 18 years, 19.2% between 18 and 34 years, 26.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 33.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.4% were men and 55.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.49%

Uninsured

14.2%

Employer Coverage

32.1%

Medicaid

21.8%

Medicare

18.7%

Non-Group

3.71%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Columbia, CA grew by 28.6% from 7.38% to 9.49%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Columbia, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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