Columbia

Population: 127,200
Median household income: $64,488
Median home value: $268,300

Columbia, a community in Boone County, Missouri, has 127,200 residents. At $64,488, its median household income sits below Boone County's $69,913.

Between 2019 and 2023, Columbia's population grew 4.9% from 121,230 to 127,200, while its median home value rose 39.9% from $191,800 to $268,300.

The largest age group is 18 to 24, 24.1% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 72.5% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 127,200
Median age: 29.2 yrs
Median household income: $64,488
Median home value: $268,300
Median gross rent: $1,067
Housing units: 55,441
Homeownership rate: 49.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

121,230127,200

Median household income

$51,276$64,488

Median home value

$191,800$268,300

Median gross rent

$887$1,067

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	121,230	$51,276	$191,800	$887
2020	122,659	$53,447	$208,300	$890
2021	124,342	$57,463	$215,300	$935
2022	126,172	$60,455	$248,600	$997
2023	127,200	$64,488	$268,300	$1,067

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 2424.1%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 648.8%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,809	5.4%
5 to 17	17,516	13.8%
18 to 24	30,611	24.1%
25 to 34	19,427	15.3%
35 to 44	15,958	12.5%
45 to 54	11,270	8.9%
55 to 64	11,202	8.8%
65 to 74	8,190	6.4%
75 and over	6,217	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	92,225	72.5%
Black or African American	15,241	12.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	109	0.1%
Asian	7,699	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	90	0.1%
Some other race	403	0.3%
Two or more races	5,973	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,460	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate16.9%

Some college or associate's21.8%

Bachelor's degree30.1%

Graduate or professional degree26.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,419	4.7%
High school graduate	12,245	16.9%
Some college or associate's	15,780	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	21,782	30.1%
Graduate or professional degree	19,038	26.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit1.2%

Walked5.6%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	48,542	74.1%
Carpooled	4,992	7.6%
Public transit	792	1.2%
Walked	3,676	5.6%
Bicycle	679	1.0%
Worked from home	6,272	9.6%
Other means	558	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	27,516	46.4%
15 to 29 min	24,755	41.8%
30 to 44 min	4,260	7.2%
45 to 59 min	1,247	2.1%
60+ min	1,461	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 20.0% (23,516 of 117,661)

	Count	Share
Family households	25,892	50.4%
Nonfamily households	25,489	49.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	51,381	92.7%
Vacant	4,060	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	25,376	49.4%
Renter-occupied	26,005	50.6%

1-unit, detached53.1%

1-unit, attached5.7%

2 to 4 units12.5%

5 to 19 units16.1%

20 or more units10.9%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	29,464	53.1%
1-unit, attached	3,137	5.7%
2 to 4 units	6,906	12.5%
5 to 19 units	8,899	16.1%
20 or more units	6,046	10.9%
Mobile home & other	989	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2915670
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 68 sq mi
Water area: 0.28 sq mi
Center point: 38.9473, -92.3264