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Columbia, MO Urban Area

142,637 Population
67.2 square miles 2,122.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

30.1 ±0.6 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$35,568 ±$2,333 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$57,939 ±$2,956 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

21.2% ±2.4% (28,320  ±3,242) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

16.7 minutes ±0.5 (1,126,795  ±44,388) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

59,103 ±1,936 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.3 ±0.1 (133,320  ±3,020) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

2.9% ±1.3% (1,287  ±592) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

62,461 ±1,578 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$260,000 ±$16,119 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

20.9% ±3% (29,604  ±4,242.4) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

95.8% ±4.3% (79,620  ±4,414.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
54.2% ±3.5% (45,007  ±3,244.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

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

6.4% ±1.1% (9,118  ±1,586) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

5.3% ±1.2% (6,119  ±1,338) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
6,119 Total veterans ±1,338 5,215 Male ±1,188 904 Female ±566

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