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Census Tract 505, Columbia, PA

3,914 Population
22.9 square miles 170.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.1 ±5.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Briar Creek: 38 † ±13
  • about the same as the figure in Columbia County: 41 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.2

Economics

$32,650 ±$4,618 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Briar Creek: $19,337 † ±$6,757
  • about the same as the amount in Columbia County: $33,218 ±$1,046
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,355 ±$176
$68,843 ±$8,805 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Briar Creek: $42,647 † ±$20,916
  • a little higher than the amount in Columbia County: $64,644 ±$2,531
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,971 ±$342

12.7% ±5.9% (484  ±229) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Briar Creek: 39.8% † 306 (±21.1% / ±205)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Columbia County: 13.7% † 8,432 (±1.4% / ±881)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.7% 1,475,496 (±0.2% / ±18,655)

28.8 minutes ±4.4 (40,520  ±8,370) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Briar Creek: 32.8 † 7,110 (±18.3 / ±4,831)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Columbia County: 21.8 574,105 (±0.3 / ±22,157)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)

Families

1,494 ±126 Number of households
  • Briar Creek: 286 † ±75
  • Columbia County: 26,350 ±358
  • Pennsylvania: 5,274,853 ±8,848
2.6 ±0.1 (3,904  ±391) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Briar Creek: 2.9 † 818 (±1.1 / ±388)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Columbia County: 2.3 61,514 (±0 / ±74)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,589,066

0.8% ±1.3% (7  ±11) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • Briar Creek: 0%
  • about one-third of the rate in Columbia County: 2.2% † 349 (±0.7% / ±114)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.9% 143,131 (±0.1% / ±3,398)

Housing

1,688 ±145 Number of housing units
  • Briar Creek: 358 † ±79
  • Columbia County: 29,824 ±70
  • Pennsylvania: 5,806,452 ±672

$182,000 ±$38,188 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Briar Creek: $160,400 † ±$59,562
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Columbia County: $206,200 ±$5,897
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Pennsylvania: $254,500 ±$767

9.4% ±7.2% (365  ±282.3) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Briar Creek: 20.8% † 172 (±21.9% / ±198.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Columbia County: 11.3% † 7,322 (±1.3% / ±858.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.7% 1,373,912 (±0.1% / ±15,230.1)

Social

92.4% ±7% (2,565  ±267.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Briar Creek: 86.8% † 435 (±36.1% / ±117.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Columbia County: 92.6% 40,770 (±2.6% / ±1,156.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.1% 8,466,554 (±0.3% / ±22,677.1)
17.6% ±3.8% (489  ±110.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Briar Creek: 15% † 75 (±8.2% / ±47.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Columbia County: 26.6% 11,716 (±1.6% / ±704.6)
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.2% 3,231,367 (±0.2% / ±13,722.3)

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

3% ±2.1% (119  ±84) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Briar Creek: 5.4% † 45 (±6.9% / ±61)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Columbia County: 2.8% 1,811
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.7% 1,004,975

6.7% ±2.8% (208  ±89) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Briar Creek: 2.2% † 13 (±1.4% / ±10)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Columbia County: 6.2% 3,355 (±0.5% / ±291)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.1% 632,183 (±0.1% / ±4,724)
208 Total veterans ±89 201 Male ±90 7 Female ±11

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