Columbia: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 100,376

1990: 112,379

2000: 135,454

Percent change, 1990–2000: 20.5%

U.S. rank in 1980: 282nd

U.S. rank in 1990: 288th

U.S. rank in 2000: 221st

City Residents

1980: 62,061

1990: 69,101

2000: 84,531

2003 estimate: 90,947

Percent change, 1990–2000: 18.25%

U.S. rank in 1980: 324th

U.S. rank in 1990: 331st

U.S. rank in 2000: 339th (state rank: 6th)

Density: 1,592.8 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 68,923

Black or African American: 9,173

American Indian and Alaska Native: 331

Asian: 3,636

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 30

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 1,733

Other: 684

Percent of residents born in state: 62.5% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 4,884

Population 5 to 9 years old: 4,706

Population 10 to 14 years old: 4,537

Population 15 to 19 years old: 9,275

Population 20 to 24 years old: 15,885

Population 25 to 34 years old: 13,420

Population 35 to 44 years old: 10,817

Population 45 to 54 years old: 8,865

Population 55 to 59 years old: 2,729

Population 60 to 64 years old: 2,133

Population 65 to 74 years old: 3,440

Population 75 to 84 years old: 2,678

Population 85 years and older: 1,162

Median Age: 26.8 years

Births (2003)

Total number: 1,875

Deaths (2003)

Total number: 902 (of which, 12 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money Income (1999)

Per capita income: $27,991

Median household income: $33,729

Total households: 33,819

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 5,007

$10,000 to $14,999: 2,705

$15,000 to $24,999: 5,208

$25,000 to $34,999: 4,436

$35,000 to $49,999: 4,870

$50,000 to $74,999: 5,347

$75,000 to $99,999: 3,072

$100,000 to $149,999: 2,125

$150,000 to $199,999: 509

$200,000 or more: 540

Percent of families below poverty level: 9.4% (29.1% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 3,837