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Columbia, WA mapPopulation (year 2000): 1,426
Males: 692  (48.5%)
Females: 734  (51.5%)

Stevens County

Median resident age:  41.6 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,000 (it was $29,342 in 2000)
Columbia  $29,000
Washington:  $49,262

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $81,200 (it was $70,800 in 2000)
Columbia  $81,200
Washington:  $227,700

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Races in Columbia:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Land area: 262.2 square miles.

Population density: 5.4 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Columbia

  • High school or higher: 85.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
  • Unemployed: 11.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Columbia CCD

  • Never married: 19.9%
  • Now married: 66.4%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 4.9%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.5%
Washington:  10.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Columbia:  0.8% ($547)
Washington:  1.1% ($1,915)
Columbia satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Spokane, WA (61.6 miles , pop. 195,629).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (283.7 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (980.3 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Inchelium, WA (10.0 miles ), Spokane Reservation, WA (22.9 miles ), Colville, WA (23.6 miles ), Kettle Falls, WA (24.1 miles ), Chewelah, WA (25.1 miles ), Springdale, WA (27.4 miles ), Marcus, WA (28.1 miles) , Colville Reservation, WA (29.4 miles ).

Latitude: 48.26 N, Longitude: 118.09 W


3 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Area code: 509



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Truck transportation (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Wood products (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)


Hospitals/medical centers near Columbia:
  • ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL OF CHEWELAH (about 25 miles; CHEWELAH, WA)
  • MOUNT CARMEL HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; COLVILLE, WA)
  • LINCOLN HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; DAVENPORT, WA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Columbia:
  • FAIRCHILD AFB (about 55 miles; SPOKANE, WA; ID: SKA)
  • SPOKANE INTL (about 59 miles; SPOKANE, WA; ID: GEG)
  • COEUR D'ALENE AIR TERM (about 95 miles; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; ID: COE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Columbia:
  • COLVILLE MUNI (about 24 miles; COLVILLE, WA; ID: 63S)
  • SAND CANYON (about 25 miles; CHEWELAH, WA; ID: 1S9)
  • DAVENPORT (about 43 miles; DAVENPORT, WA; ID: 68S)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Columbia:
  • SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 6,284)
  • GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,860)
  • EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)
  • SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 5,564)
  • NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 98 miles; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; FT enrollment: 2,988)
  • WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles; PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 138 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT enrollment: 9,823)

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Notable locations in Columbia: Alyea (A), Hunters Landing (B), Cloverleaf Beach Campground (C), Enterprise Camp (D), Gerome Landing (E), Gifford Campground (F), Greenwood Grange (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Columbia include: Advent Church (A), Enterprise Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Enterprise Cemetery (1), Stranger Creek Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Mudgett Lake (A), Newbill Lake (B), Clark Lake (C), Mitchell Lake (D), Snook Lake (E), Hunters Pond (F), Miller Reservoir (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Hunter Creek (A), Stranger Creek (B), Deer Creek (C), Harvey Creek (D), Smith Creek (E), Dunn Creek (F), Magee Creek (G), Jennings Creek (H), Alder Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  63.6%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.1%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  22.7%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  11.0%
Whole state:  4.6%

Columbia compared to Washington state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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9.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,177 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.14%
Washington average:  7.86%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Spokane County, WA  3.00% ($36,067 average AGI)
from King County, WA  0.36% ($45,300)
from Snohomish County, WA  0.32% ($46,159)


8.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,758 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.32%
Washington average:  7.07%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($185 average AGI)
Stevens County:  0.08%
Washington average:  0.16%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Spokane County, WA  4.01% ($34,122 average AGI)
to King County, WA  0.23% ($30,969)
to Ferry County, WA  0.18% ($30,200)


Strongest AM radio stations in Columbia:
  • KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KMJY (700 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, WA; Owner: JAMES E. AND HELEN G. STARGEL)
  • KCVL (1240 AM; 1 kW; COLVILLE, WA; Owner: NORTH COUNTRY BROADCASTING)
  • KQNT (590 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
  • KJRB (790 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTRW (970 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: KTRW, LLC)
  • KDRK (1050 AM; 5 kW; DISHMAN, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KMAX (840 AM; 10 kW; COLFAX, WA; Owner: PALOUSE COUNTRY, INC.)
  • KAQQ (1280 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA)
  • KVNI (1080 AM; 10 kW; COEUR D' ALENE, ID; Owner: QUEENB RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Columbia:
  • KMJY-FM (104.5 FM; NEWPORT, WA; Owner: ALC COMMUNICATIONS)
  • KXLY-FM (99.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
  • KCRK-FM (92.1 FM; COLVILLE, WA; Owner: NORTH COUNTRY BROADCASTING)


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