Columbia

Population: 170
Median household income: $59,038
Median home value: $121,900

Columbia is a community in Brown County, South Dakota, home to 170 residents. The median household income of $59,038 is below the Brown County median ($70,239).

Between 2019 and 2023, Columbia's population grew 21.4% from 140 to 170, while its median home value rose 55.1% from $78,600 to $121,900.

Owners occupy 89.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 32.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 170
Median age: 32.0 yrs
Median household income: $59,038
Median home value: $121,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 74
Homeownership rate: 89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

140170

Median household income

$52,500$59,038

Median home value

$78,600$121,900

Median gross rent

$914$1,021

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	140	$52,500	$78,600	—
2020	166	$51,250	$77,500	$914
2021	185	$51,518	$97,500	$929
2022	173	$56,146	$137,500	$1,021
2023	170	$59,038	$121,900	—

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

Age distribution

Under 59.4%

5 to 1725.9%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 646.5%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over3.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16	9.4%
5 to 17	44	25.9%
18 to 24	13	7.6%
25 to 34	21	12.4%
35 to 44	26	15.3%
45 to 54	23	13.5%
55 to 64	11	6.5%
65 to 74	10	5.9%
75 and over	6	3.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	169	99.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.3%

High school graduate38.1%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9	9.3%
High school graduate	37	38.1%
Some college or associate's	33	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	15	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone87.1%

Carpooled2.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	81	87.1%
Carpooled	2	2.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	10.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17	20.5%
15 to 29 min	42	50.6%
30 to 44 min	22	26.5%
45 to 59 min	2	2.4%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 1.2% (2 of 170)

	Count	Share
Family households	43	58.1%
Nonfamily households	31	41.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	74	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	66	89.2%
Renter-occupied	8	10.8%

1-unit, detached77.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	57	77.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13	17.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4613420
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.52 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.6148, -98.3106