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Columbia, MO Metro Area

215,811 Population
1,714.1 square miles 125.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34 ±0.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,318 ±$1,651 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$69,375 ±$5,639 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

14.5% ±1.9% (29,480  ±3,837) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

19.3 minutes ±1.4 (1,937,365  ±160,945) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

87,256 ±1,890 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0.1 (203,770  ±2,219) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

4.6% ±1.6% (2,749  ±956) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

94,271 ±897 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$259,100 ±$17,617 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

18.3% ±2.3% (39,014  ±4,973.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

94.5% ±3.8% (126,746  ±5,293.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
49% ±2.8% (65,684  ±3,834) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

5.8% ±1.1% (12,437  ±2,370) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

5.2% ±0.8% (8,980  ±1,319) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
8,980 Total veterans ±1,319 8,142 Male ±1,283 838 Female ±541

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