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Columbia, MO Metro Area

217,988 Population
1,714.1 square miles 127.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.3 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,952 ±$2,393 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$80,142 ±$6,440 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.8% ±2.1% (30,360  ±4,214) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

19.8 minutes ±0.9 (2,068,695  ±123,318) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

88,462 ±1,678 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (205,968  ±2,011) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.2% ±2.1% (3,072  ±1,248) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

94,654 ±777 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$289,500 ±$12,091 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

17.3% ±2.4% (37,096  ±5,103.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94.9% ±4.1% (128,564  ±5,728.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
49.5% ±3.1% (66,984  ±4,209.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times 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

7% ±1% (15,344  ±2,176) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.5% ±1.1% (9,503  ±1,902) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
9,503 Total veterans ±1,902 8,435 Male ±1,689 1,068 Female ±540

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