Columbia vs Twain Harte

A side-by-side comparison of Columbia and Twain Harte: population, income, housing, and more.

Columbia and Twain Harte are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Columbia has the higher population (2,645 vs 2,373 in Twain Harte). Twain Harte has the higher median household income ($87,018 vs $57,647 in Columbia). Twain Harte has the higher median home value ($463,200 vs $396,200 in Columbia).

Population, income & housing

	Columbia	Twain Harte
Population	2,645	2,373
Median age	49.2 yrs	54.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,647	$87,018
Median home value	$396,200	$463,200
Median gross rent	$1,054	$2,109
Housing units	1,338	2,187
Homeownership rate	71.5%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	49.6%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbia	Twain Harte
Population	2,226 → 2,645 (+18.8%)	2,311 → 2,373 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$38,679 → $57,647 (+49.0%)	$67,306 → $87,018 (+29.3%)
Median home value	$318,100 → $396,200 (+24.6%)	$314,100 → $463,200 (+47.5%)
Median gross rent	$706 → $1,054 (+49.3%)	$1,332 → $2,109 (+58.3%)

Columbia

Population

2,2262,645

Median household income

$38,679$57,647

Median home value

$318,100$396,200

Median gross rent

$706$1,054

Twain Harte

Population

2,3112,373

Median household income

$67,306$87,018

Median home value

$314,100$463,200

Median gross rent

$1,332$2,109

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbia	Twain Harte
Under 5	3.1%	8.3%
5 to 17	16.8%	4.5%
18 to 24	7.9%	5.2%
25 to 34	12.4%	16.9%
35 to 44	7.5%	8.0%
45 to 54	10.5%	8.1%
55 to 64	8.4%	19.6%
65 to 74	17.2%	19.5%
75 and over	16.1%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbia	Twain Harte
White (non-Hispanic)	76.7%	87.9%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbia	Twain Harte
No high school diploma	5.6%	6.0%
High school graduate	21.5%	11.0%
Some college or associate's	53.3%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	34.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	15.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbia	Twain Harte
Drove alone	62.5%	70.1%
Carpooled	5.2%	4.8%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	8.4%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.9%	20.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbia	Twain Harte
1-unit, detached	57.4%	94.7%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	23.5%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Columbia	Twain Harte
Poverty rate	14.6%	7.2%
Average household size	2.16	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	27	43
Median year structure built	1981	1973