Columbia

Columbia has lower-than-average household income, with a median household income of $23,216. Population has fallen 16% since 2000, a loss of 18,226 residents. 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, well above the national rate of 20%. Median home value is $72,100. At a median age of 28.5, residents skew younger than the country as a whole. 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, well above the US average, yet household income trails the national figure — a profile common to graduate-student tracts and academic hubs.