Columbia

Population: 337
Median household income: $50,000
Median home value: $113,100

Located in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, Columbia is a community with a population of 337. At $50,000, its median household income sits above Caldwell Parish's $44,957.

Between 2019 and 2023, Columbia's population declined 20.3% from 423 to 337, while its median home value rose 67.8% from $67,400 to $113,100.

The median gross rent is $778. 19.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 337
Median age: 31.6 yrs
Median household income: $50,000
Median home value: $113,100
Median gross rent: $778
Housing units: 171
Homeownership rate: 73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

423337

Median household income

$42,083$50,000

Median home value

$67,400$113,100

Median gross rent

$720$778

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	423	$42,083	$67,400	—
2020	514	$39,514	—	$720
2021	377	$58,750	$114,300	$718
2022	341	$53,750	$135,200	$778
2023	337	$50,000	$113,100	$778

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1729.1%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4420.8%

45 to 545.6%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 745.0%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14	4.2%
5 to 17	98	29.1%
18 to 24	30	8.9%
25 to 34	44	13.1%
35 to 44	70	20.8%
45 to 54	19	5.6%
55 to 64	33	9.8%
65 to 74	17	5.0%
75 and over	12	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	250	74.2%
Black or African American	76	22.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	1.8%
Two or more races	2	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.9%

High school graduate35.4%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	29	14.9%
High school graduate	69	35.4%
Some college or associate's	60	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	24	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means4.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	94	75.2%
Carpooled	9	7.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	4.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	8.8%
Other means	5	4.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	60	52.6%
15 to 29 min	16	14.0%
30 to 44 min	19	16.7%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	19	16.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 2.2% (7 of 316)

	Count	Share
Family households	77	62.1%
Nonfamily households	47	37.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	124	72.5%
Vacant	47	27.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	91	73.4%
Renter-occupied	33	26.6%

1-unit, detached81.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other15.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	139	81.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	6	3.5%
Mobile home & other	26	15.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2216830
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.76 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 32.1021, -92.0764