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Columbia County

New York · 60,168 residents (2025 est.) · 635 sq mi
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Columbia County is home to 61,100 people in New York. The median age is 49.8, about 11 years above the US median. Few US counties rank higher on income. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 7%. Density works out to 96 people per square mile.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
61,100
−3%since 2000
from 63,094 in 2000
60,168 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
96 / sq mi
−2%since 2009
from 98 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
49.8
+23%since 2000
from 40.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
635 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
60K61K62K63K63K19902000201020202024Columbia County
202461K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 53.8%(2,302)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.1%(2,526)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.7%(2,858)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.9%(2,992)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.8%(2,941)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3410.6%(6,500)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.7%(7,137)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.6%(7,698)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6416.6%(10,123)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7415.4%(9,426)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 847.9%(4,841)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.9%(1,756)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$81,528
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $41,915 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$54,996
+147%since 2000
from $22,265 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
53.1%
+18.3 ptssince 2009
from 34.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.1%
+3.1 ptssince 2000
from 9.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.510
+8%since 2010
from 0.472 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services7.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade7%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade6.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration4.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance3.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.7%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction2.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Arts, entertainment, food2.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.3%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$347,100
+71%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $111,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,260
+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $553 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
76.3%
+5.7 ptssince 2000
from 70.6% in 2000
23.7% rent
Vacancy rate
20.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 20.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.21 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.27 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
23.0%
−7.1 ptssince 2009
from 30.2% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
49.3%
+9.2 ptssince 2009
from 40.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.3
+9%since 2009
from 3.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
51
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic90.9%(57,338)
Black4.3%(2,738)
Hispanic / Latino2.5%(1,598)
Asian0.8%(493)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic82.4%(50,351)
Black3.5%(2,169)
Hispanic / Latino6.3%(3,827)
Asian2.1%(1,308)
Other5.6%(3,445)
Diversity Score
39
+58%since 2009
from 25 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
22
−25%since 2020
from 29 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican1.6%(984)
Mexican1.3%(794)
Guatemalan0.5%(286)
Cuban0.4%(269)
Dominican0.4%(246)
Salvadoran0.3%(181)
Nicaraguan0.3%(168)
Colombian0.2%(124)
Venezuelan0.2%(115)
Honduran0.1%(87)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.1%(69)
Costa Rican0.1%(66)
Spaniard0.1%(38)
Argentine0.1%(32)
Peruvian0%(27)
Uruguayan0%(14)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.7%(454)
Chinese0.5%(314)
Bangladeshi0.2%(146)
Nepalese0.2%(107)
Filipino0.1%(77)
Japanese0.1%(76)
Vietnamese0.1%(63)
Korean0.1%(45)
Cambodian0%(11)
Kazakh0%(10)
+ 1 more asian origin group with data
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(85)
Ancestry
German17.2%(10,532)
Irish16.8%(10,281)
English12.9%(7,903)
Italian12.2%(7,437)
Polish5.4%(3,329)
American4.7%(2,884)
Dutch4.2%(2,548)
French3.7%(2,263)
Scottish2.5%(1,540)
French Canadian2.1%(1,264)
Russian1.6%(955)
Swedish1.1%(694)
+ 43 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish1.1%(666)
Ukrainian1%(600)
Greek0.9%(544)
Hungarian0.8%(478)
Norwegian0.6%(392)
Welsh0.6%(386)
West Indian0.6%(376)
Czech0.5%(333)
Lithuanian0.5%(319)
British0.5%(311)
Arab0.4%(254)
Austrian0.4%(251)
Danish0.4%(233)
Jamaican0.4%(221)
Swiss0.3%(213)
Finnish0.3%(189)
Portuguese0.3%(166)
Canadian0.3%(153)
Somali0.2%(132)
Romanian0.2%(117)
Croatian0.2%(110)
Belgian0.2%(100)
Palestinian0.2%(93)
Brazilian0.1%(88)
Australian0.1%(87)
Turkish0.1%(71)
Latvian0.1%(59)
Armenian0.1%(46)
Lebanese0.1%(40)
Slovak0.1%(40)
Israeli0.1%(39)
Serbian0.1%(34)
Haitian0%(29)
Guyanese0%(22)
Moroccan0%(15)
Barbadian0%(14)
Slovene0%(6)
Iranian0%(5)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
39.4%
+16.8 ptssince 2000
from 22.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.8%
+10.9 ptssince 2000
from 81.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
20.3%
+9.9 ptssince 2000
from 10.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.7 min
+46%since 2000
from 17.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
66.7%
−10.6 ptssince 2009
from 77.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.0%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
17.4%
+11.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.6%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 5.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 6.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.4%
−2.1 ptssince 2011
from 7.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
57.7%
−6.0 ptssince 2011
from 63.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.7%
−2.3 ptssince 2020
from 77.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
18.3%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 17.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
47.3%
+9.4 ptssince 2009
from 38.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.8% in 2009
Female
49.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.2% in 2009
Foreign born
7.4%
+2.3 ptssince 2009
from 5.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.2%
−6.2 ptssince 2009
from 12.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.9%
+2.8 ptssince 2012
from 13.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.4%
−5.4 ptssince 2013
from 8.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.7%
+14.8 ptssince 2017
from 74.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.8%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 90.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
91.8%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 91.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
90.8%
−2.2 ptssince 2016
from 93.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
4.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2016
from 2.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.1%(8,364)
Married55.6%(14,951)
Widowed3.8%(1,009)
Divorced9.5%(2,557)
Women 15+
Never married27.3%(7,250)
Married50.6%(13,425)
Widowed10.9%(2,905)
Divorced11.1%(2,953)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.4%
−5.4 ptssince 2013
from 8.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
55.0%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 56.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
17.4%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 16.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
28.8%
+3.7 ptssince 2020
from 25.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
24.0%
+3.7 ptssince 2020
from 20.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 2.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
67.6%
−2.9 ptssince 2020
from 70.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
47.5%
+5.4 ptssince 2020
from 42.1% 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)11.1%(355)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.5%(432)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46.9%(1,496)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.5%(240)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(19)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,191 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Columbia County, New York?

Columbia County, New York has about 61,100 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Columbia County, New York?

The typical household in Columbia County, New York earns about $81,528 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Columbia County, New York expensive?

In Columbia County, New York, the median home is worth about $347,100, and the typical rent is about $1,260 a month.

How educated are people in Columbia County, New York?

About 39.4% of adults age 25 and over in Columbia County, New York hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Columbia County, New York?

About 12.1% of people in Columbia County, New York live below the federal poverty line.

Has Columbia County, New York grown since 1990?

Yes, Columbia County, New York has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 1,882 residents, a change of about -3 percent over that period.

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