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Columbia County, FL

73,977 Population
797.4 square miles 92.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.2 ±3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Florida: 42.7 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$32,914 ±$3,744 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Florida: $43,582 ±$267
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$66,139 ±$10,210 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Florida: $77,735 ±$564
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.5% ±6.6% (10,144  ±4,610) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 12.1% 2,758,614 (±0.3% / ±58,688)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.8 minutes ±1.2 (686,515  ±41,972) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Florida: 28.1 244,966,830 (±0.1 / ±847,532)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

29,171 ±960 Number of households
  • Florida: 9,141,675 ±28,885
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (70,075  ±82) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Florida: 2.5 22,888,804
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.4% ±2.1% (923  ±305) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Florida: 4.8% 236,653 (±0.1% / ±4,994)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

30,750 ±43 Number of housing units
  • Florida: 10,629,845 ±2,325
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$240,600 ±$39,963 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Florida: $396,900 ±$1,617
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

17.8% ±7.1% (13,126  ±5,222.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Florida: 13.3% 3,086,717 (±0.2% / ±56,358.2)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

87.8% ±8.4% (46,102  ±4,553.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Florida: 90.4% 15,337,477 (±0.4% / ±70,152)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
16.6% ±4% (8,726  ±2,124.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Florida: 35.8% 6,082,851 (±0.3% / ±43,849)
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

5.9% (4,329  ±1,738) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Florida: 23.1% 5,392,412
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

11.8% ±2.5% (6,900  ±1,476) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Florida: 7% 1,307,724 (±0.1% / ±20,537)
  • about double the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,900 Total veterans ±1,476 6,507 Male ±1,408 393 Female ±370

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