Columbia, NY (New York) Houses and Residents
| Columbia: | $143,372 |
| New York: | $400,400 |
Total population: 1,580 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,604 (72 farm, 1,532 nonfarm))
Houses: 632 (579 occupied: 493 owner occupied, 86 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 46% |
Housing density: 18 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $143,265.
Median contract rent in 2022: $651 (lower quartile is $567, upper quartile is $823)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $419
Median gross rent in Columbia, NY in 2022: $907
Housing units in Columbia with a mortgage: 165 (18 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 72
Household type by relationship:
Households: 63,093- In family households: 51,519 (11,806 male householders, 5,065 female householders)
12,534 spouses, 17,823 children (16,555 natural, 377 adopted, 891 stepchildren), 1,043 grandchildren, 386 brothers or sisters, 413 parents, foster children, 395 other relatives, 1,826 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 11,574 (4,569 male householders (3,573 living alone)), 4,884 female householders (4,135 living alone)), 2,121 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,426 (563 institutionalized population)
10,574 married couples with children.
3,947 single-parent households (1,192 men, 2,755 women).
96.9% of residents of Columbia speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 23 (1.3%)
(104.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.7 |
| State: | 6.3 |
| Here: | 5.8 |
| State: | 3.8 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Columbia, New York
- 0no bedroom
- 91 bedroom
- 872 bedrooms
- 2883 bedrooms
- 774 bedrooms
- 325+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia, New York
- 0no bedroom
- 81 bedroom
- 382 bedrooms
- 263 bedrooms
- 144 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 10no vehicle
- 1171 vehicle
- 2512 vehicles
- 833 vehicles
- 214 vehicles
- 115+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia in renter-occupied apartments
- 2no vehicle
- 441 vehicle
- 352 vehicles
- 53 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbia, New York
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 53 rooms
- 474 rooms
- 1065 rooms
- 1186 rooms
- 757 rooms
- 788 rooms
- 649+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia, New York
- 01 room
- 22 rooms
- 133 rooms
- 104 rooms
- 205 rooms
- 156 rooms
- 107 rooms
- 18 rooms
- 159+ rooms
Columbia, NY household income distribution
- 36,702Less than $10,000
- 54,180$10,000 to $19,999
- 54,890$20,000 to $29,999
- 59,215$30,000 to $39,999
- 59,610$40,000 to $49,999
- 58,359$50,000 to $59,999
- 86,403$60,000 to $74,999
- 119,223$75,000 to $99,999
- 93,902$100,000 to $124,999
- 67,973$125,000 to $149,999
- 77,505$150,000 to $199,999
- 90,156$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 59.1%
Number of people working at home: 98 (12.0% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 31
- 5 to 9 minutes: 28
- 10 to 14 minutes: 53
- 15 to 19 minutes: 120
- 20 to 24 minutes: 119
- 25 to 29 minutes: 61
- 30 to 34 minutes: 149
- 35 to 39 minutes: 21
- 40 to 44 minutes: 38
- 45 to 59 minutes: 48
- 60 to 89 minutes: 14
- 90 or more minutes: 27
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 590 (77.4%)
- Carpooled: 84 (11.0%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0.3%)
- Walked: 25 (3.3%)
- Other means: 8 (1.0%)
- Worked at home: 53 (7.0%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Columbia, New York
- 01995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 21980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 13Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- German: 397 (21.0%)
- Irish: 283 (15.0%)
- English: 222 (11.7%)
- Polish: 166 (8.8%)
- Other: 140 (7.4%)
- French: 138 (7.3%)
- Italian: 118 (6.2%)
- Dutch: 111 (5.9%)
- Welsh: 71 (3.8%)
- United States: 62 (3.3%)
- French Canadian: 60 (3.2%)
- Scottish: 36 (1.9%)
- Ukrainian: 17 (0.9%)
- Lithuanian: 15 (0.8%)
- Scotch-Irish: 13 (0.7%)
- Swedish: 12 (0.6%)
- Danish: 10 (0.5%)
- Russian: 10 (0.5%)
- Czech: 6 (0.3%)
- Swiss: 3 (0.2%)
- Hungarian: 2 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Columbia: | 26.7% (4) |
| New York: | 1.8% (69,327) |
| Columbia: | 26.7% (4) |
| New York: | 0.2% (6,545) |
| Columbia: | 20.0% (3) |
| New York: | 0.6% (25,059) |
| Columbia: | 13.3% (2) |
| New York: | 2.1% (82,238) |
| Columbia: | 13.3% (2) |
| New York: | 1.4% (54,876) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,468
- Other state: 115
- Northeast: 61
- Midwest: 12
- South: 22
- West: 20
71% of Columbia residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in New York.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 2
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 2
- 7th and 8th grade: 10
- 9th grade: 12
- 10th grade: 18
- 11th grade: 19
- 12th grade, no diploma: 9
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 228
- Less than 1 year of college: 29
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 61
- Associate degree: 47
- Bachelor's degree: 38
- Master's degree: 16
- Professional school degree: 2
- Doctorate degree: 0
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 4
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 2
- 7th and 8th grade: 21
- 9th grade: 7
- 10th grade: 26
- 11th grade: 25
- 12th grade, no diploma: 15
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 180
- Less than 1 year of college: 27
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 65
- Associate degree: 71
- Bachelor's degree: 47
- Master's degree: 16
- Professional school degree: 9
- Doctorate degree: 2
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 447
- Two: 20
- 3 or 4: 11
- Mobile homes: 151
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $73,249
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.0%
- 69.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 12.0%Wood
- 8.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 7.1%Electricity
- 1.8%Other fuel
- 0.6%Utility gas
- 0.4%Coal or coke
- 68.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 15.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 9.3%Electricity
- 5.8%Wood
- 1.2%Utility gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 2.4% |
| New York: | 14.0% |
| Here: | 3.6% |
| New York: | 13.2% |
| Here: | 29.1% |
| New York: | 38.2% |
