2024 population: 219,426 ( 8,561 from 2020)
Land area: 1714.1 square miles
Population density: 128.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	169,581	77.28%	1.8%
Black:	20,617	9.40%	6.5%
Indian:	754	0.34%	0.1%
Asian:	11,597	5.29%	23.8%
2+ races:	7,184	3.27%	13.2%
Hispanic:	9,693	4.42%	13.8%

Total non-White:	49,845	22.72%	12.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	9,529	11.3
Deaths:	7,263	8.6
Net Migration:	1,932	2.3
Net Immigration:	4,408	5.2

Change in White population:	3,065	1.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,496	2.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
210,865
166,516	78.97%
19,363	9.18%
755	0.36%
9,367	4.44%
6,347	3.01%
8,517	4.04%
44,349	21.03%

2010
162,642
131,677	80.96%
14,943	9.19%
523	0.32%
6,194	3.81%
4,096	2.52%
4,895	3.01%
30,965	19.04%

2000
135,454
114,367	84.43%
11,479	8.47%
524	0.39%
4,040	2.98%
2,376	1.75%
2,413	1.78%
21,087	15.57%

1990
112,379
99,388	88.44%
8,279	7.37%
310	0.28%
3,172	2.82%
n/a
1,230	1.09%
12,991	11.56%

1980
100,376
90,855	90.51%
6,333	6.31%
200	0.20%
1,389	1.38%
n/a
1,191	1.19%
9,521	9.49%

1970
80,911
75,267	93.02%
4,270	5.28%
63	0.08%
579	0.72%
n/a
560	0.69%
5,644	6.98%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
22,230	13.7
12,404	7.6
2,227	1.4
5,743	3.5

34,839	21.4
13,384	8.2

Number	Rate
2000's
17,990	13.3
8,102	6.0
8,111	6.0
3,776	2.8

17,310	12.8
9,878	7.3

Number	Rate
1990's
17,310	15.4
7,451	6.6
7,927	7.1
1,424	1.3

14,979	13.3
8,096	7.2

Number	Rate
1980's
15,927	15.9
6,155	6.1
2,303	2.3
n/a

8,533	8.5
3,470	3.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
11,081	13.7
n/a

15,588	19.3
3,877	4.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbia, MO Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
32.6
42,918	10.0%
387,373	90.0%
28,862	6.7%

83,744
2.38

47,852	57.1%
37,351	78.1%
4,704	9.8%
35,892	42.9%

2010
Number	Percent
29.6
34,251	21.1%
128,391	78.9%
15,072	9.3%

64,077
2.40

36,312	56.7%
26,965	74.3%
4,375	12.0%
27,765	43.3%

2000
Number	Percent
29.9
30,847	22.8%
104,607	77.2%
11,644	8.6%

53,106
2.38

31,665	59.6%
24,662	77.9%
3,639	11.5%
21,441	40.4%

1990
Number	Percent
27.9
25,383	22.6%
86,996	77.4%
9,392	8.4%

42,089
2.42

25,939	61.6%
20,943	80.7%
2,751	10.6%
16,150	38.4%

1980
Number	Percent
24.8
22,552	22.5%
77,824	77.5%
7,550	7.5%

35,359
2.50

22,320	63.1%
19,004	85.1%
1,795	8.0%
13,039	36.9%

2022 Housing Data for Columbia, MO Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,172	6.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,965	4.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,178	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,992	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,787	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,378	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,360	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,169	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,261	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,379	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,523	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,951	13.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,060	9.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,121	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,875	7.0%
$200,000 or more	6,573	7.8%

Median Household Income	65,946
Per Capita Income	36,270

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	85

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,431	4.1%
Public Assistance	1,253	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,578	7.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	99,830	71.7%
Unemployed	4,339	3.1%
In Armed Forces	217	0.2%

Total Labor Force	104,386	75.0%
Not in Labor Force	34,872	25.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	35,384	30,047	54.1%
Non-Profit	3,457	6,552	34.5%
Self-Employed	5,219	3,660	58.8%

Local Government	2,740	4,305	38.9%
State Government	6,789	7,418	47.8%
Federal Government	1,314	1,390	48.6%

Total Private + Self	40,603	33,707	54.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	14,300	19,665	42.1%
Total	54,903	53,372	50.7%

Pct. Govt.	22.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	17,594	16.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	20,122	18.6%
Professional, Technical	32,738	30.2%
Service Occupations	19,174	17.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	417	0.4%
All others	18,764	17.3%

White Collar		65.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	18,978	17.5%
Health care and social assistance	17,990	16.6%
Retail trade	10,957	10.1%
Accommodation and food services	9,443	8.7%
Finance and insurance	7,069	6.5%
Manufacturing	7,004	6.5%
Construction	5,915	5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,485	5.1%
Public administration	4,822	4.4%
Other services	4,200	3.9%
Transportation and warehousing	3,644	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,559	2.4%
Wholesale trade	2,115	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,933	1.8%
Information	1,782	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,705	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,389	1.3%
Utilities	1,162	1.1%
Management	148	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	92	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,482	2.12%
Puerto Rican	500	0.24%
Cuban	218	0.10%
Dominican	57	0.03%

Total Central American	620	0.29%
Costa Rican	14	0.01%
Guatemalan	149	0.07%
Honduran	205	0.10%
Nicaraguan	154	0.07%
Panamanian	44	0.02%
Salvadoran	54	0.03%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	796	0.38%
Argentinean	10	0.00%
Bolivian	71	0.03%
Chilean	27	0.01%
Colombian	215	0.10%
Ecuadorian	52	0.02%
Paraguayan	13	0.01%
Peruvian	387	0.18%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	15	0.01%
Other South American	6	0.00%

Other Hispanic	602	0.29%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	3,098	1.47%
Korean	1,235	0.59%
Indian	1,183	0.56%
Cambodian	759	0.36%
Vietnamese	712	0.34%
Filipino	565	0.27%
Japanese	181	0.09%
Taiwanese	124	0.06%
Thai	83	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	184,485	92.5%
Spanish	3,860	1.9%
Chinese	2,549	1.3%
Other Asian	1,537	0.8%
Other Indo-European	1,488	0.7%
Other	1,180	0.6%
Korean	970	0.5%
Arabic	796	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	672	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	51,691	24.5%
English	26,447	12.5%
Irish	24,546	11.6%
American	13,446	6.4%
Italian	6,123	2.9%
Scottish	4,734	2.2%
European	4,706	2.2%
French	4,105	1.9%
Polish	3,145	1.5%
Dutch	2,552	1.2%
Swedish	2,466	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	2,300	1.1%
Norwegian	1,987	0.9%
British	1,886	0.9%
Welsh	1,410	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	203,543	96.4%
Not a citizen	7,535	3.6%

Native	198,806	94.2%
Foreign-born	12,272	5.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,910	2.3%	4,757	3.7%	29,639	23.0%	32,191	24.9%	33,769	26.2%	25,849	20.0%
Average years of education: 14.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,910	2.3%
9-12 Years	4,757	3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	29,639	23.0%
Some College	32,191	24.9%
Bach. Degree	33,769	26.2%
Grad Degree	25,849	20.0%
Average years of education: 14.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	158,728	152,144	6,584	4.1%
1991	163,228	157,972	5,256	3.2%
1992	167,140	162,062	5,078	3.0%
1993	169,984	163,952	6,032	3.5%
1994	173,330	169,206	4,124	2.4%
1995	180,140	176,140	4,000	2.2%
1996	185,884	182,136	3,748	2.0%
1997	197,846	194,056	3,790	1.9%
1998	198,444	194,942	3,502	1.8%
1999	197,268	194,484	2,784	1.4%

2000	185,658	181,288	4,370	2.4%
2001	187,002	181,072	5,930	3.2%
2002	191,098	184,262	6,836	3.6%
2003	193,492	186,322	7,170	3.7%
2004	194,476	186,612	7,864	4.0%
2005	200,500	192,998	7,502	3.7%
2006	202,906	195,898	7,008	3.5%
2007	205,054	197,238	7,816	3.8%
2008	204,796	195,280	9,516	4.6%
2009	205,550	192,254	13,296	6.5%

2010	210,186	195,986	14,200	6.8%
2011	212,688	199,522	13,166	6.2%
2012	216,528	205,758	10,770	5.0%
2013	219,620	209,070	10,550	4.8%
2014	219,720	210,124	9,596	4.4%
2015	221,644	213,210	8,434	3.8%
2016	221,078	213,466	7,612	3.4%
2017	219,758	213,702	6,056	2.8%
2018	219,958	214,744	5,214	2.4%
2019	221,162	215,624	5,538	2.5%

2020	216,844	207,502	9,342	4.3%
2021	220,712	214,392	6,320	2.9%
2022	222,986	218,492	4,494	2.0%
2023	225,896	220,172	5,724	2.5%
2024	225,932	218,820	7,112	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	91,879
Median Value	$227,465

Occupied	83,744	91.1%
Vacant	8,135	8.9%

Owned	50,198	59.9%
Rented	33,546	40.1%
Median Rent	$964

Single-Family Units	61,163	66.6%
Detached	56,443	61.4%
Attached	4,720	5.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	15,310	16.7%
Mobile Homes	4,375	4.8%

Columbia, MO Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbia, MO Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Columbia, MO Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Columbia, MO Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Columbia, MO Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Columbia, MO Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Columbia, MO Metro Area