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Columbia, Maryland QuickFacts

	Columbia, Maryland	United States
Total population	88,254	281,421,906
State	Maryland
City	columbia

Columbia, Maryland Population

	Columbia, Maryland	%, Columbia, Maryland	United States
Male	42,553	48.22%	49.06%
Female	45,701	51.78%	50.94%
Median age (years)	35.5		35.3

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	Columbia, Maryland	%, Columbia, Maryland	United States
18 years and over	65,086	73.75%	74.31%
21 years and over	62,736	71.09%	69.97%
62 years and over	8,315	9.42%	14.66%
65 years and over	6,595	7.47%	12.43%

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	Columbia, Maryland	%, Columbia, Maryland	United States
White	58,708	66.52%	75.14%
Black or African American	18,949	21.47%	12.32%
Asian	6,440	7.3%	3.64%
Some other race	1,720	1.95%	5.46%
Two or more races	2,437	2.76%	2.43%

Columbia, Maryland Housing

	Columbia, Maryland	%, Columbia, Maryland	United States
Total households	34,199		105,480,101
Family households (families)	23,126	67.62%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	11,073	32.38%	31.94%

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	Columbia, Maryland	%, Columbia, Maryland	United States
Total housing units	35,289		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,082	3.07%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	34,199	96.91%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	22,644	64.17%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	11,555	32.74%	30.77%

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	Columbia, Maryland	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	122	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,119	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	5,113	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,686	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	5,405	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	2,114	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	183	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	14	0.57%
Median (dollars)	180,500	119,600

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	Columbia, Maryland	%, Columbia, Maryland	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	7,556	22.09%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	10,632	31.09%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	6,225	18.2%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	5,846	17.09%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	3,265	9.55%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	668	1.95%	9.65%

Columbia, Maryland Education

	Columbia, Maryland	%, Columbia, Maryland	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	26,085		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,818	6.97%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,363	5.23%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	10,907	41.81%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	5,181	19.86%	21.38%
College or graduate school	6,816	26.13%	22.81%

Columbia, Maryland Economy

	Columbia, Maryland	%, Columbia, Maryland	United States
Population 16 years and over	67,910		217,168,077
In labor force	52,284	76.99%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	51,780	76.25%	63.39%
- - Employed	50,245	73.99%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,535	2.26%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	3.0		5.8
- Armed Forces	504	0.74%	0.53%
Not in labor force	15,626	23.01%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	36,013	53.03%	51.66%
In labor force	25,457	37.49%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	25,317	37.28%	29.65%
- - Employed	24,461	36.02%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	7,034	10.36%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	4,631		12,787,501

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	Columbia, Maryland	%, Columbia, Maryland	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	34,211		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,404	4.1%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	637	1.86%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,798	5.26%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,521	7.37%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	4,024	11.76%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	7,681	22.45%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,923	17.31%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	6,436	18.81%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,325	6.8%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,462	4.27%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	71,524		41,994

	Columbia, Maryland	%, Columbia, Maryland	United States
With earnings	31,128	45.84%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	81,546		56,604
With Social Security income	4,331	6.38%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,975		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	614	0.9%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,605		6,320
With public assistance income	450	0.66%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,242		3,032
With retirement income	4,666	6.87%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	25,737		17,376

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