Columbia vs Hallsville

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

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

Columbia has the higher population (127,200 vs 2,049 in Hallsville). Hallsville has the higher median household income ($66,518 vs $64,488 in Columbia). Columbia has the higher median home value ($268,300 vs $167,000 in Hallsville).

Population, income & housing

	Columbia	Hallsville
Population	127,200	2,049
Median age	29.2 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$64,488	$66,518
Median home value	$268,300	$167,000
Median gross rent	$1,067	$989
Housing units	55,441	849
Homeownership rate	49.4%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.5%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbia	Hallsville
Population	121,230 → 127,200 (+4.9%)	1,771 → 2,049 (+15.7%)
Median household income	$51,276 → $64,488 (+25.8%)	$55,096 → $66,518 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$191,800 → $268,300 (+39.9%)	$151,200 → $167,000 (+10.4%)
Median gross rent	$887 → $1,067 (+20.3%)	$729 → $989 (+35.7%)

Columbia

Population

121,230127,200

Median household income

$51,276$64,488

Median home value

$191,800$268,300

Median gross rent

$887$1,067

Hallsville

Population

1,7712,049

Median household income

$55,096$66,518

Median home value

$151,200$167,000

Median gross rent

$729$989

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbia	Hallsville
Under 5	5.4%	7.8%
5 to 17	13.8%	20.9%
18 to 24	24.1%	5.2%
25 to 34	15.3%	16.2%
35 to 44	12.5%	15.3%
45 to 54	8.9%	11.3%
55 to 64	8.8%	8.4%
65 to 74	6.4%	7.5%
75 and over	4.9%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbia	Hallsville
White (non-Hispanic)	72.5%	88.4%
Black or African American	12.0%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	6.1%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.7%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbia	Hallsville
No high school diploma	4.7%	7.7%
High school graduate	16.9%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	30.1%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	26.3%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbia	Hallsville
Drove alone	74.1%	84.1%
Carpooled	7.6%	6.9%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	1.6%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	7.5%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbia	Hallsville
1-unit, detached	53.1%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	16.1%	3.3%
20 or more units	10.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	14.7%

Poverty & households

	Columbia	Hallsville
Poverty rate	20.0%	10.7%
Average household size	2.29	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	17	23
Median year structure built	1993	1994