Columbia

Population: 105,871
Median household income: $129,173
Median home value: $480,300

Columbia, a community in Howard County, Maryland, has 105,871 residents. At $129,173, its median household income sits below Howard County's $146,982.

Between 2019 and 2023, Columbia's population grew 1.8% from 103,991 to 105,871, while its median home value rose 27.0% from $378,300 to $480,300.

39.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1983.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 105,871
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $129,173
Median home value: $480,300
Median gross rent: $1,998
Housing units: 43,344
Homeownership rate: 64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 63.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

103,991105,871

Median household income

$108,352$129,173

Median home value

$378,300$480,300

Median gross rent

$1,722$1,998

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	103,991	$108,352	$378,300	$1,722
2020	105,412	$111,278	$385,900	$1,733
2021	105,086	$113,592	$399,000	$1,795
2022	106,600	$124,537	$458,700	$1,895
2023	105,871	$129,173	$480,300	$1,998

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,676	5.4%
5 to 17	16,619	15.7%
18 to 24	9,399	8.9%
25 to 34	14,914	14.1%
35 to 44	15,197	14.4%
45 to 54	12,873	12.2%
55 to 64	13,881	13.1%
65 to 74	9,553	9.0%
75 and over	7,759	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	46,332	43.8%
Black or African American	29,924	28.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	59	0.1%
Asian	12,516	11.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	44	0.0%
Some other race	665	0.6%
Two or more races	6,326	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,005	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate11.8%

Some college or associate's20.3%

Bachelor's degree29.0%

Graduate or professional degree34.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,300	4.4%
High school graduate	8,749	11.8%
Some college or associate's	15,030	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	21,483	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	25,615	34.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone66.2%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit2.9%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home22.3%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	37,464	66.2%
Carpooled	3,093	5.5%
Public transit	1,629	2.9%
Walked	892	1.6%
Bicycle	26	0.0%
Worked from home	12,629	22.3%
Other means	817	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,170	20.9%
15 to 29 min	15,762	35.9%
30 to 44 min	10,353	23.6%
45 to 59 min	4,533	10.3%
60+ min	4,103	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 7.4% (7,847 of 105,406)

	Count	Share
Family households	27,705	67.2%
Nonfamily households	13,513	32.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	41,218	95.1%
Vacant	2,126	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	26,760	64.9%
Renter-occupied	14,458	35.1%

1-unit, detached39.6%

1-unit, attached25.9%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units21.0%

20 or more units11.4%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,174	39.6%
1-unit, attached	11,222	25.9%
2 to 4 units	809	1.9%
5 to 19 units	9,109	21.0%
20 or more units	4,928	11.4%
Mobile home & other	102	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2419125
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 32 sq mi
Water area: 0.26 sq mi
Center point: 39.2011, -76.8590