Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $251,692.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,293 (lower quartile is $938, upper quartile is $1,703)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $935
Median gross rent in Columbia, CT in 2022: $1,563
Housing units in Columbia with a mortgage: 1,127 (106 second mortgage, 234 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 406
In family households: 112,649 (26,574 male householders, 10,133 female householders)
29,922 spouses, 38,844 children (36,460 natural, 1,015 adopted, 1,369 stepchildren), 1,606 grandchildren, 688 brothers or sisters, 931 parents, foster children, 693 other relatives, 2,519 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 23,925 (8,485 male householders (5,980 living alone)), 9,285 female householders (7,198 living alone)), 6,155 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 16,117 (4,028 institutionalized population)
24,754 married couples with children.
5,247 single-parent households (1,309 men, 3,938 women).
92.9% of residents of Columbia speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
4.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (48% speak English very well, 52% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 487 (8.1%)
(90.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Columbia, Connecticut
411995 to March 2000
551990 to 1994
321985 to 1989
01980 to 1984
01975 to 1979
161970 to 1974
221965 to 1969
127Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 1,040 (16.0%)
English: 822 (12.6%)
Italian: 734 (11.3%)
French: 677 (10.4%)
German: 629 (9.7%)
Polish: 432 (6.6%)
Other: 396 (6.1%)
French Canadian: 376 (5.8%)
United States: 240 (3.7%)
Swedish: 190 (2.9%)
Russian: 159 (2.4%)
Scotch-Irish: 147 (2.3%)
Greek: 134 (2.1%)
Ukrainian: 117 (1.8%)
Scottish: 94 (1.4%)
Lithuanian: 57 (0.9%)
Danish: 48 (0.7%)
Portuguese: 46 (0.7%)
Hungarian: 38 (0.6%)
Czech: 31 (0.5%)
Swiss: 28 (0.4%)
Dutch: 23 (0.4%)
Norwegian: 21 (0.3%)
Slovak: 16 (0.2%)
Arab: 14 (0.2%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Peru
Columbia:
16.7% (49)
Connecticut:
2.1% (7,612)
Korea
Columbia:
11.3% (33)
Connecticut:
1.5% (5,508)
Italy
Columbia:
8.9% (26)
Connecticut:
7.0% (26,023)
United Kingdom
Columbia:
7.8% (23)
Connecticut:
4.4% (16,395)
Canada
Columbia:
6.5% (19)
Connecticut:
5.2% (19,083)
Russia
Columbia:
5.5% (16)
Connecticut:
1.4% (5,021)
Yugoslavia
Columbia:
4.4% (13)
Connecticut:
0.5% (1,894)
Other Eastern Europe
Columbia:
4.4% (13)
Connecticut:
2.1% (7,596)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Columbia:
4.4% (13)
Connecticut:
2.5% (9,358)
Ukraine
Columbia:
4.1% (12)
Connecticut:
1.0% (3,822)
Australia
Columbia:
4.1% (12)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,032)
Ireland
Columbia:
2.7% (8)
Connecticut:
1.2% (4,344)
Cuba
Columbia:
2.7% (8)
Connecticut:
1.1% (3,919)
Dominican Republic
Columbia:
2.7% (8)
Connecticut:
2.3% (8,500)
Lebanon
Columbia:
2.4% (7)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,286)
Guatemala
Columbia:
2.4% (7)
Connecticut:
1.7% (6,181)
Sweden
Columbia:
2.0% (6)
Connecticut:
0.4% (1,374)
Portugal
Columbia:
1.7% (5)
Connecticut:
3.6% (13,234)
Hungary
Columbia:
1.7% (5)
Connecticut:
0.7% (2,646)
Belarus
Columbia:
1.7% (5)
Connecticut:
0.1% (554)
Costa Rica
Columbia:
1.7% (5)
Connecticut:
0.4% (1,475)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,467
Other state: 1,194
Northeast: 870
Midwest: 102
South: 164
West: 58
72% of Columbia residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Connecticut.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 12
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 26
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 28
11th grade: 13
12th grade, no diploma: 25
High school graduate (or equivalency): 505
Less than 1 year of college: 142
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 201
Associate degree: 82
Bachelor's degree: 366
Master's degree: 136
Professional school degree: 50
Doctorate degree: 27
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 12
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 15
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 14
11th grade: 7
12th grade, no diploma: 43
High school graduate (or equivalency): 533
Less than 1 year of college: 133
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 250
Associate degree: 137
Bachelor's degree: 400
Master's degree: 198
Professional school degree: 36
Doctorate degree: 18
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,870
One, attached: 48
Two: 40
3 or 4: 30
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.6%