Columbia County, New York

15 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 61,245
Median household income: $83,619
Median home value: $309,800

Columbia County, New York counts 61,245 residents. 15 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $83,619 runs in line with the New York figure of $84,578.

Between 2019 and 2023, Columbia County's population grew 1.4% from 60,371 to 61,245, while its median household income rose 25.2% from $66,787 to $83,619.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 16.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 83.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 61,245
Median age: 49.5 yrs
Median household income: $83,619
Median home value: $309,800
Median gross rent: $1,199
Housing units: 33,331
Homeownership rate: 75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

60,37161,245

Median household income

$66,787$83,619

Median home value

$233,600$309,800

Median gross rent

$928$1,199

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	60,371	$66,787	$233,600	$928
2020	60,016	$68,750	$236,500	$944
2021	61,587	$73,065	$250,600	$992
2022	61,469	$81,741	$283,700	$1,114
2023	61,245	$83,619	$309,800	$1,199

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1712.4%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 7415.1%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,400	3.9%
5 to 17	7,574	12.4%
18 to 24	3,886	6.3%
25 to 34	6,723	11.0%
35 to 44	7,027	11.5%
45 to 54	7,830	12.8%
55 to 64	10,237	16.7%
65 to 74	9,251	15.1%
75 and over	6,317	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	51,016	83.3%
Black or African American	1,930	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.0%
Asian	1,359	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.0%
Some other race	511	0.8%
Two or more races	2,753	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,658	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.5%

High school graduate28.0%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree18.6%

Graduate or professional degree19.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,020	8.5%
High school graduate	13,287	28.0%
Some college or associate's	12,028	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	8,836	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9,214	19.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone67.6%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit2.9%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home15.7%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	19,399	67.6%
Carpooled	2,050	7.1%
Public transit	822	2.9%
Walked	958	3.3%
Bicycle	187	0.7%
Worked from home	4,515	15.7%
Other means	758	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,803	32.3%
15 to 29 min	7,422	30.7%
30 to 44 min	4,781	19.8%
45 to 59 min	2,153	8.9%
60+ min	2,015	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 11.4% (6,818 of 59,859)

	Count	Share
Family households	16,884	64.7%
Nonfamily households	9,214	35.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	26,098	78.3%
Vacant	7,233	21.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	19,668	75.4%
Renter-occupied	6,430	24.6%

1-unit, detached73.2%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units10.9%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other8.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	24,402	73.2%
1-unit, attached	723	2.2%
2 to 4 units	3,631	10.9%
5 to 19 units	925	2.8%
20 or more units	945	2.8%
Mobile home & other	2,705	8.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 36021
State: New York
Land area: 635 sq mi
Water area: 14 sq mi
Center point: 42.2477, -73.6267