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Columbia, KY

4,808 Population
4.9 square miles 986.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

28.2 ±5.6 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Adair County: 39.7 ±1.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Kentucky: 39.1 ±0.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$26,780 ±$8,858 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Adair County: $28,489 ±$2,796
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Kentucky: $35,821 ±$245
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$47,299 ±$10,981 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Adair County: $53,553 † ±$5,555
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Kentucky: $63,726 ±$429
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

18.3% ±6.9% (668  ±250) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Adair County: 18.4% † 3,287 (±3.2% / ±570)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Kentucky: 16.1% 708,321 (±0.3% / ±11,594)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

15.3 minutes ±1.2 (25,425  ±5,104) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Adair County: 23.8 160,135 (±1.5 / ±16,082)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Kentucky: 24 43,402,560 (±0.2 / ±384,929)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,567 ±168 Number of households
  • Adair County: 7,136 ±263
  • Kentucky: 1,814,469 ±5,224
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.3 (3,644  ±39) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Adair County: 2.5 17,889 (±0.1 / ±31)
  • a little less than the figure in Kentucky: 2.4 4,413,943
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.8% ±1.9% (28  ±30) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Adair County: 3.2% † 137 (±1.3% / ±58)
  • about one-third of the rate in Kentucky: 5.4% 55,780 (±0.2% / ±1,896)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,819 ±176 Number of housing units
  • Adair County: 8,648 ±28
  • Kentucky: 2,023,116 ±474
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$143,600 ±$41,622 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Adair County: $150,800 ±$14,422
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Kentucky: $205,600 ±$1,096
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

29.4% ±5.9% (1,398  ±278.9) Moved since previous year
  • about double the rate in Adair County: 14.7% † 2,774 (±2.5% / ±469.9)
  • more than double the rate in Kentucky: 12.5% 560,545 (±0.2% / ±9,289)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

80.7% ±8.7% (2,080  ±314.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Adair County: 84.3% 10,810 (±5.2% / ±677.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 88.9% 2,753,821 (±0.4% / ±12,191.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
25.3% ±6.9% (651  ±189.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Adair County: 21.8% † 2,790 (±3.1% / ±397.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 27.6% 853,791 (±0.2% / ±7,457.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

9.4% ±4.3% (451  ±207) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Adair County: 3.7% 705
  • about double the rate in Kentucky: 4.7% 211,210
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.7% ±1.6% (153  ±66) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Adair County: 7.7% † 1,174 (±1.5% / ±233)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Kentucky: 6.5% 228,692 (±0.1% / ±3,138)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
153 Total veterans ±66 142 Male ±64 11 Female ±14

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