CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Columbia

Tennessee · 28,583 residents · 35.7 sq mi

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The short version

With 28,583 people, Columbia is a city in Tennessee. Median home value sits at $61,000. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 4,472 fewer people here than in 2000. Households take in $25,238 at the median, 16% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

28,583

−14%vs 2000

vs 33,055 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.3

−4%vs 2000

vs 35.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

35.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202445K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(2,098)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(2,122)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(1,814)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(1,786)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(1,972)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.9%(4,841)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(3,939)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(2,889)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(2,832)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(2,423)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(1,451)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(416)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,238

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,879 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,558

−30%vs 2000

vs $18,004 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.3%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$61,000

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $86,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$379

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $516 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.3%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.5% in 2000

38.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic72.8%(24,049)

Black20.9%(6,920)

Hispanic / Latino4.7%(1,554)

Asian0.4%(137)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic78.7%(22,491)

Black20.6%(5,875)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(108)

Asian0.3%(83)

Other0.5%(134)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.3%(3,314)

Central American1.4%(633)

Dominican0.9%(423)

Puerto Rican0.6%(279)

Costa Rican0.6%(253)

South American0.5%(225)

Honduran0.5%(207)

Venezuelan0.3%(131)

Guatemalan0.2%(99)

Salvadoran0.2%(74)

Cuban0.1%(67)

Colombian0.1%(47)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Uruguayan0.1%(47)

Asian origin

Filipino0.5%(213)

Korean0.4%(170)

Chinese0.1%(45)

Japanese0.1%(38)

Vietnamese0.1%(37)

Asian Indian0%(6)

Ancestry

American19.5%(8,880)

English9.3%(4,231)

Subsaharan African7.8%(3,545)

German7.7%(3,485)

Irish6%(2,747)

Italian1.7%(772)

Scottish1.6%(738)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(642)

French1.2%(529)

Polish0.9%(391)

Dutch0.6%(270)

Swedish0.5%(239)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.3%(137)

French Canadian0.2%(107)

Portuguese0.2%(89)

Welsh0.2%(69)

Arab0.1%(64)

Greek0.1%(62)

Norwegian0.1%(59)

Russian0.1%(54)

Canadian0.1%(52)

Czech0.1%(50)

Danish0.1%(40)

Lebanese0.1%(38)

West Indian0.1%(34)

Jamaican0.1%(34)

British0.1%(32)

Brazilian0%(21)

Slovak0%(17)

Romanian0%(15)

Moroccan0%(12)

Belgian0%(12)

Egyptian0%(9)

Lithuanian0%(9)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.2%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.7%

−9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.6%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.5 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 17.0 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 married36.9%(6,106)

Married49.3%(8,152)

Widowed3.2%(527)

Divorced10.6%(1,754)

Women 15+

Never married31.2%(6,057)

Married42.7%(8,291)

Widowed9.3%(1,815)

Divorced16.8%(3,267)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.7%

−8.6 ptssince 2013

from 18.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.1%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 51.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.2%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.5%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.5%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.7%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 63.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.9%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 37.7% 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)34.7%(725)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.3%(362)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.1%(714)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2%(42)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,091 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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