Columbia

Population: 10,217
Median household income: $52,271
Median home value: $174,200

Located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Columbia is a community with a population of 10,217. At $52,271, its median household income sits below Lancaster County's $83,703.

From 2019 to 2023, Columbia's population declined 1.6% from 10,382 to 10,217, while its median home value rose 61.4% from $107,900 to $174,200.

27.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,217
Median age: 45.4 yrs
Median household income: $52,271
Median home value: $174,200
Median gross rent: $1,064
Housing units: 5,072
Homeownership rate: 52.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,38210,217

Median household income

$41,475$52,271

Median home value

$107,900$174,200

Median gross rent

$804$1,064

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,382	$41,475	$107,900	$804
2020	10,369	$41,607	$125,300	$888
2021	10,243	$45,507	$122,900	$929
2022	10,203	$50,309	$156,100	$1,039
2023	10,217	$52,271	$174,200	$1,064

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1711.1%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7416.2%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	349	3.4%
5 to 17	1,138	11.1%
18 to 24	813	8.0%
25 to 34	1,385	13.6%
35 to 44	1,367	13.4%
45 to 54	1,013	9.9%
55 to 64	1,560	15.3%
65 to 74	1,654	16.2%
75 and over	938	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,373	72.2%
Black or African American	635	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	43	0.4%
Asian	6	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	30	0.3%
Two or more races	124	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,006	19.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.6%

High school graduate45.0%

Some college or associate's20.2%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,397	17.6%
High school graduate	3,559	45.0%
Some college or associate's	1,603	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,021	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	337	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone74.8%

Carpooled13.2%

Public transit0.3%

Walked6.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,726	74.8%
Carpooled	658	13.2%
Public transit	13	0.3%
Walked	307	6.2%
Bicycle	11	0.2%
Worked from home	202	4.1%
Other means	66	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,081	22.6%
15 to 29 min	2,192	45.8%
30 to 44 min	824	17.2%
45 to 59 min	372	7.8%
60+ min	312	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 17.4% (1,728 of 9,917)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,549	54.6%
Nonfamily households	2,118	45.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,667	92.0%
Vacant	405	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,436	52.2%
Renter-occupied	2,231	47.8%

1-unit, detached27.8%

1-unit, attached36.9%

2 to 4 units12.2%

5 to 19 units9.6%

20 or more units13.2%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,409	27.8%
1-unit, attached	1,872	36.9%
2 to 4 units	620	12.2%
5 to 19 units	485	9.6%
20 or more units	672	13.2%
Mobile home & other	14	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4215384
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 2.41 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.0349, -76.4959