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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Columbia | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 139,643 | 129,110 | 73 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 9.9% | — | |
| Median household income | $55,529 | $57,130 | 36 | ||
| Poverty rate | 24.0% | 23.8% | 55 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 45.9% | 45.6% | 45 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 12.9% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $264,300 | $268,700 | 45 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,204 | $1,157 | 45 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 14.4% | 9.4% | 82 | ||
| Worked from home | 11.6% | 13.3% | 27 |
ColumbiaPeer median
ColumbiaPeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | +5.6% |
| Housing units | — | — | +7.6% |
| Median household income | — | — | +29.7% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +44.3% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +24.4% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +7.5% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +194.6% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -4.4% |
| Restaurants & bars | 20.1 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 4.4 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 6.8 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 29.8 | US 29.5 | above US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 17.8 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 3.4 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 2.2 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 13.2 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA | 89 | 127,345 | +7.5% | $52,974 | 47.3% |
| New Haven, CT | 74 | 134,349 | +2.9% | $56,851 | 38.9% |
| Gainesville, FL | 72 | 145,702 | — | $46,195 | 53.7% |
| Columbia, MO | 72 | 128,548 | +13.6% | $66,498 | 56.7% |
| Tallahassee, FL | 71 | 201,875 | — | $57,409 | 51.3% |
| Norman, OK | 71 | 129,672 | +12.2% | $67,704 | 45.9% |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 69 | 111,038 | +19.0% | $51,464 | 39.4% |
| Fargo, ND | 69 | 131,627 | +18.9% | $66,998 | 42.9% |
| Albany, NY | 69 | 100,492 | +2.2% | $61,986 | 45.3% |
| Greenville, NC | 68 | 92,857 | +6.1% | $49,748 | 39.1% |