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Columbia MO - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	84,531	313 (of 25,150) (99%)	5 (of 972) (99%)
Average Income	$33,729	13,199 (48%)	325 (67%)
Median House Value	$118,500	5,808 (77%)	78 (92%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	81.5%	18,705 (of 25,150) (26%)	883 (of 972) (9%)
% Black Population	10.9%	4,008 (84%)	93 (90%)
% Hispanic Population	2.1%	10,783 (57%)	159 (84%)
% Asian Population	4.3%	1,428 (94%)	11 (99%)
% American Indian Population	0.4%	10,213 (59%)	382 (61%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	91.1%	3,428 (of 25,150) (86%)	76 (of 972) (92%)
% College Graduates	50.5%	1,075 (96%)	27 (97%)
% Never Married	43.9%	643 (97%)	15 (98%)
% Married	41.7%	23,404 (7%)	903 (7%)
% Seperated	1.3%	14,186 (44%)	543 (44%)
% Divorced	9.0%	15,178 (40%)	741 (24%)
% Foreign Born	6.4%	4,952 (80%)	45 (95%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	35,963	284 (of 25,150) (99%)	5 (of 972) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	6.7%	18,651 (26%)	803 (17%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	12.0%	4,063 (84%)	80 (92%)
Average Rooms in House	5.1	17,950 (29%)	589 (39%)
% Households with No Car	8.6%	8,987 (64%)	424 (56%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	13.0%	19,059 (24%)	694 (29%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,472 (86%)	55 (94%)
Median House Value	$118,500	5,808 (77%)	78 (92%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	3.7%	11,762 (53%)	521 (46%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.4%	5,115 (80%)	78 (92%)
Average Monthly Rent	$525	8,494 (66%)	153 (84%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	70.2%	4,577 (of 25,150) (82%)	158 (of 972) (84%)
% Drive Alone to Work	75.2%	16,480 (34%)	655 (33%)
% Take Public Transportation	1.1%	5,966 (76%)	108 (89%)
% Walk to Work	7.0%	3,877 (85%)	83 (91%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	15.3	23,118 (8%)	931 (4%)
% Households making less than $10,000	14.8%	6,865 (73%)	390 (60%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.6%	5,726 (77%)	141 (85%)
Median Household Income	$33,729	13,199 (48%)	325 (67%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	2.8%	11,836 (53%)	579 (40%)
Per Capita Income	$19,507	7,601 (70%)	169 (83%)
Male Worker Income	$34,710	8,941 (64%)	196 (80%)
Female Worker Income	$26,694	6,345 (75%)	137 (86%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	9.4%	10,475 (58%)	522 (46%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	19.2%	5,395 (79%)	281 (71%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	St. Louis, Missouri	114 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.87

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Lawrence, Kansas	0.94
Denton, Texas	0.91
Redding, California	0.90
Westland, Michigan	0.89
Murfreesboro, Tennessee	0.88
Ogden, Utah	0.88
Rochester, Minnesota	0.88
Norman, Oklahoma	0.87
Sunrise, Florida	0.87
Greeley, Colorado	0.86

Columbia MO Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
NonInstitutionalized Population (In Group Quarters)	7,864	62
Population Enrolled College or graduate school	22,162	83
People Living in a Different House, Different County, but Same State as 1995	18,972	92
Population in Group Quarters	8,459	103
People Working in Educational, Health and Social Services	17,957	106

Columbia MO Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 972)
Chinese Population	1,140	1
Korean Population	526	2
NonInstitutionalized Population (In Group Quarters)	7,864	2
People Working in Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	213	2
Houses Built 1995-1998	4,801	2

Columbia MO Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	31.7%	24,583
Percent Family Households	51.3%	24,404
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	20.7%	24,334
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	47.3%	24,120
Median Age	27	24,048

Columbia MO Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 972)
Median Age	27	953
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	47.3%	947
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	20.7%	947
Percent Family Households	51.3%	945
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	31.7%	942

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Columbia MO	Lawrence, Kansas
Total Population	80,098	84,531
Average Age	25.3	26.8
Average Income	$34,669	$33,729
Median House Value	$118,400	$118,500
% White Population	83.8%	81.5%
% Black Population	5.1%	10.9%
% Asian Population	3.8%	4.3%
% Hispanic Population	3.6%	2.1%

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