Statewide Claims to Fame

Columbia County is 4th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - White

Columbia County is 6th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Columbia County is 6th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Columbia County is 10th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Home ownership rate

Columbia County is 10th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Columbia County is 14th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Income per capita

Columbia County is 17th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Female residents

Columbia County is 19th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Income below poverty line

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Columbia County Rank Washington US
Current population (2012) 3,995 37th 6,897,012 313,914,040
Size in square miles 868.6 31st 66,455.5 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 4.7 36th 101.2 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Columbia County Rank Washington US
Residents younger than 5 3.9% 35th 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 18.4% 32nd 23.0% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 24.8% 6th 13.2% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Columbia County Rank Washington US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 87.5% 25th 89.8% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 18.0% 26th 31.4% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Columbia County Rank Washington US
Race - White 94.7% 4th 81.6% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.5% 33rd 3.9% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 1.5% 28th 1.8% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.8% 33rd 7.7% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.4% 10th 0.7% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.1% 37th 4.3% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 6.0% 26th 11.7% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 89.5% 6th 71.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Columbia County Rank Washington US
Female residents 50.0% 17th 50.1% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 2.4% 38th 12.8% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Columbia County Rank Washington US
Housing units 2,141 37th 2,907,490 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 6.9% 31st 25.7% 25.9%
Households 1,790 37th 2,602,568 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 73.7% 10th 64.4% 66.1%
Home median value $145,900 36th $283,200 $186,200
People per household 2.2 37th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 2 39th 28,118 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Columbia County Rank Washington US
Income per capita $26,120 14th $30,481 $27,915
Income per household $44,038 28th $58,890 $52,762
Income below poverty line 15.4% 19th 12.5% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Columbia County Rank Washington US
Non-farm private establishments 129 37th 173,511 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 757 37th 2,355,123 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 298 37th 551,340 27,092,908
Retail sales $28,894 36th $92,968,519 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $7,308 28th $14,380 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $2,686 36th $12,389,422 $613,795,732

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