With 58,272 people, Columbia County is a county in Wisconsin. Few US counties rank higher on income. The median age is 43.7, about 5 years above the US median. 2% of locals were born outside the United States. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $85,351, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 31%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Columbia County
What changed most since 1990
White share98.2% → 90.3%(−7.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$133,444 → $283,200(+112%)US over the same years: +67%
Hispanic share0.9% → 4.1%(+3.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
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)21.1%(766)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.7%(863)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.9%(1,124)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.4%(124)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(22)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,635 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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Over time
Columbia County, decade by decade
Columbia County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
45,088
$68,066
$133,444
12.9%
4.5
2000
52,468
$82,091
$216,230
16.7%
9.3
2010
56,833
$80,430
$255,346
19.9%
13.6
2020
58,490
$83,948
$244,832
24.2%
22.0
2024
58,272
$85,351
$283,200
26.0%
22.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
