Columbia

Population: 2,645
Median household income: $57,647
Median home value: $396,200

Columbia, a community in Tuolumne County, California, has 2,645 residents. The median household income of $57,647 is below the Tuolumne County median ($72,259).

Between 2019 and 2023, Columbia's population grew 18.8% from 2,226 to 2,645, while its median home value rose 24.6% from $318,100 to $396,200.

57.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1981.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,645
Median age: 49.2 yrs
Median household income: $57,647
Median home value: $396,200
Median gross rent: $1,054
Housing units: 1,338
Homeownership rate: 71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2262,645

Median household income

$38,679$57,647

Median home value

$318,100$396,200

Median gross rent

$706$1,054

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,226	$38,679	$318,100	$706
2020	2,086	$40,276	$345,100	$703
2021	2,079	$40,730	$360,500	$784
2022	2,439	$50,491	$391,600	$870
2023	2,645	$57,647	$396,200	$1,054

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 447.5%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 648.4%

65 to 7417.2%

75 and over16.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	83	3.1%
5 to 17	444	16.8%
18 to 24	209	7.9%
25 to 34	329	12.4%
35 to 44	199	7.5%
45 to 54	278	10.5%
55 to 64	221	8.4%
65 to 74	456	17.2%
75 and over	426	16.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,030	76.7%
Black or African American	18	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	79	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	35	1.3%
Two or more races	239	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	244	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate21.5%

Some college or associate's53.3%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	107	5.6%
High school graduate	411	21.5%
Some college or associate's	1,018	53.3%
Bachelor's degree	239	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	134	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone62.5%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit1.1%

Walked8.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home22.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	677	62.5%
Carpooled	56	5.2%
Public transit	12	1.1%
Walked	91	8.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	248	22.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	312	37.3%
15 to 29 min	358	42.8%
30 to 44 min	80	9.6%
45 to 59 min	24	2.9%
60+ min	62	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 14.6% (368 of 2,514)

	Count	Share
Family households	732	62.9%
Nonfamily households	432	37.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,164	87.0%
Vacant	174	13.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	832	71.5%
Renter-occupied	332	28.5%

1-unit, detached57.4%

1-unit, attached7.2%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units7.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other23.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	768	57.4%
1-unit, attached	97	7.2%
2 to 4 units	62	4.6%
5 to 19 units	96	7.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	315	23.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0614904
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.96 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 38.0312, -120.4134