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
190,387
156,671	82.29%
16,671	8.76%
617	0.32%
6,302	3.31%
4,550	2.39%
5,249	2.76%
33,716	17.71%

2000
162,336
138,396	85.25%
13,655	8.41%
615	0.38%
4,097	2.52%
2,656	1.64%
2,644	1.63%
23,940	14.75%

1990
136,845
121,607	88.86%
10,157	7.42%
365	0.27%
3,320	2.43%
n/a
1,396	1.02%
15,238	11.14%

1980
125,027
113,563	90.83%
8,067	6.45%
226	0.18%
1,423	1.14%
n/a
1,340	1.07%
11,464	9.17%

1970
106,204
98,369	92.62%
6,341	5.97%
74	0.07%
604	0.57%
n/a
626	0.59%
7,835	7.38%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
22,230	11.7
12,404	6.5
2,227	1.2
5,743	3.0

9,845	5.2
10,633	5.6

Number	Rate
2000's
20,876	12.9
10,800	6.7
8,329	5.1
3,809	2.3

18,275	11.3
9,776	6.0

Number	Rate
1990's
20,378	14.9
10,363	7.6
9,366	6.8
1,461	1.1

16,789	12.3
8,702	6.4

Number	Rate
1980's
19,326	15.5
9,112	7.3
1,753	1.4
n/a

8,044	6.4
3,774	3.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
10,122	9.5
n/a

15,194	14.3
3,629	3.4

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):

2024
Number	Percent
33.6
43,795	20.0%
175,631	80.0%
30,722	14.0%

86,393
2.35

48,757	56.4%
37,442	76.8%
5,140	10.5%
37,636	43.6%

2010
Number	Percent
31.0
40,408	21.2%
149,979	78.8%
19,383	10.2%

74,612
2.40

43,375	58.1%
32,546	75.0%
4,974	11.5%
31,237	41.9%

2000
Number	Percent
30.9
37,093	22.8%
125,243	77.2%
15,864	9.8%

62,887
2.39

38,482	61.2%
30,272	78.7%
4,164	10.8%
24,405	38.8%

1990
Number	Percent
28.8
31,371	22.9%
105,474	77.1%
13,898	10.2%

51,014
2.44

32,419	63.5%
26,451	81.6%
3,217	9.9%
18,595	36.5%

1980
Number	Percent
26.5
29,228	23.4%
95,799	76.6%
11,990	9.6%

44,414
2.52

29,035	65.4%
24,826	85.5%
2,165	7.5%
15,379	34.6%

2024 Housing Data for Columbia, MO Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,877	5.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,237	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,108	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,166	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,414	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,024	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,246	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,127	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,067	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,756	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,852	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,502	13.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,787	10.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,014	7.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,987	8.1%
$200,000 or more	8,229	9.5%

Median Household Income	72,320
Per Capita Income	39,778

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,657	4.2%
Public Assistance	1,017	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,249	7.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	100,639	72.2%
Unemployed	4,163	3.0%
In Armed Forces	272	0.2%

Total Labor Force	105,074	75.3%
Not in Labor Force	34,402	24.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	35,048	30,149	53.8%
Non-Profit	4,064	7,179	36.1%
Self-Employed	5,731	3,678	60.9%

Local Government	2,893	4,625	38.5%
State Government	6,814	7,663	47.1%
Federal Government	1,373	1,505	47.7%

Total Private + Self	40,779	33,827	54.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	15,144	20,972	41.9%
Total	55,923	54,799	50.5%

Pct. Govt.	22.5%
Pct. Private + Self	67.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	19,504	17.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	19,738	17.8%
Professional, Technical	34,918	31.5%
Service Occupations	18,137	16.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	539	0.5%
All others	18,468	16.7%

White Collar		67.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	19,832	17.9%
Health care and social assistance	18,767	16.9%
Retail trade	10,718	9.7%
Accommodation and food services	8,602	7.8%
Manufacturing	7,423	6.7%
Finance and insurance	7,138	6.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	6,316	5.7%
Construction	6,112	5.5%
Other services	4,934	4.5%
Public administration	4,898	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	3,158	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,720	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,994	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,781	1.6%
Wholesale trade	1,743	1.6%
Information	1,649	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,550	1.4%
Utilities	1,168	1.1%
Management	184	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	78	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,875	2.73%
Puerto Rican	402	0.19%
Cuban	256	0.12%
Dominican	51	0.02%

Total Central American	522	0.24%
Costa Rican	36	0.02%
Guatemalan	157	0.07%
Honduran	134	0.06%
Nicaraguan	43	0.02%
Panamanian	77	0.04%
Salvadoran	75	0.03%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,012	0.47%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	240	0.11%
Chilean	27	0.01%
Colombian	212	0.10%
Ecuadorian	20	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	455	0.21%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	58	0.03%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	926	0.43%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	2,169	1.01%
Indian	1,787	0.83%
Korean	971	0.45%
Vietnamese	778	0.36%
Cambodian	740	0.34%
Filipino	654	0.30%
Thai	191	0.09%
Japanese	144	0.07%
Taiwanese	128	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	186,822	91.8%
Spanish	5,105	2.5%
Other Asian	2,180	1.1%
Other Indo-European	2,054	1.0%
Chinese	1,692	0.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,214	0.6%
Other	1,038	0.5%
Arabic	727	0.4%
Korean	722	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	51,893	24.1%
English	31,375	14.6%
Irish	25,994	12.1%
American	12,781	5.9%
Italian	6,111	2.8%
Scottish	4,718	2.2%
European	4,236	2.0%
French	3,891	1.8%
Polish	2,867	1.3%
Norwegian	2,055	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	2,050	1.0%
Dutch	1,944	0.9%
Swedish	1,658	0.8%
British	1,215	0.6%
Welsh	1,073	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	208,850	97.1%
Not a citizen	6,164	2.9%

Native	202,730	94.3%
Foreign-born	12,284	5.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,765	2.1%	4,262	3.2%	29,880	22.5%	32,174	24.2%	35,599	26.8%	28,114	21.2%
Average years of education: 14.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,765	2.1%
9-12 Years	4,262	3.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	29,880	22.5%
Some College	32,174	24.2%
Bach. Degree	35,599	26.8%
Grad Degree	28,114	21.2%
Average years of education: 14.5

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	93,349
Median Value	$262,067

Occupied	86,393	92.5%
Vacant	6,956	7.5%

Owned	51,727	59.9%
Rented	34,666	40.1%
Median Rent	$1,052

Single-Family Units	63,804	68.3%
Detached	58,843	63.0%
Attached	4,961	5.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	16,011	17.2%
Mobile Homes	3,880	4.2%

Columbia, MO Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2024 Housing Data for Columbia, MO Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Columbia, MO Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Columbia, MO Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Columbia, MO Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Columbia, MO Metro Area