CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Columbia

Alabama · 902 residents · 3.93 sq mi

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Columbia is a city of 902 people in Alabama. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $38,200. The poverty rate is 21.5%, above the 13.2% national rate. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. Median rent is $264 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

902

+12%vs 2000

vs 804 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

−15%vs 2000

vs 40.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.93 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024785

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(67)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(60)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(66)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.4%(76)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(48)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(141)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(121)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.4%(67)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(86)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.4%(94)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.1%(73)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(3)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,567

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,500 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,600

−37%vs 2000

vs $15,248 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.5%

+3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,200

+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$264

+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $278 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.1%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.7% in 2000

26.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic74%(595)

Black24.5%(197)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(4)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic71.6%(646)

Black27.9%(252)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(8)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.5%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(2)

Ancestry

English6.8%(53)

American6%(47)

German4.7%(37)

Irish2.8%(22)

French2.3%(18)

Arab1.5%(12)

Palestinian1.5%(12)

Dutch1.4%(11)

Italian0.6%(5)

Scottish0.4%(3)

Greek0.3%(2)

Czech0.1%(1)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Scotch-Irish0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.9%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 7.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.2%

−12.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.9%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.7 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 14.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married18.4%(45)

Married65.3%(160)

Widowed2%(5)

Divorced14.3%(35)

Women 15+

Never married19.6%(61)

Married49.8%(155)

Widowed17.4%(54)

Divorced13.2%(41)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

23.2%

+12.8 ptssince 2013

from 10.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

27.8%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 31.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.2%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 9.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.9%

−8.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.6%

+9.0 ptssince 2020

from 27.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

36.2%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 41.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.5%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 49.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)31.3%(5)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era56.3%(9)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War12.5%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 16 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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