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Columbia County, FL


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Lake City, FL
Designated Market Area: Jacksonville-Brunswick, FL-GA
USDA County Type (2025): Government
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

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2024 population: 73,977   ( 4,279 from 2020)
Land area: 797.5 square miles
Population density: 92.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:51,972 70.25% 3.2%
Black:12,43716.81% 4.4%
Indian:3750.51% 11.6%
Asian:9411.27% 23.0%
2+ races:1,6212.19% 21.2%
Hispanic:6,6318.96% 32.3%
Total non-White:22,00529.75% 13.7%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:3,151 11.3
Deaths:4,48716.1
Net Migration: 4,38615.7
Net Immigration: 1,0233.7
Change in White population:1,635 2.3
Change in Non-White pop.:2,644 3.8




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
69,698
50,33772.22%
11,91117.09%
3360.48%
7651.10%
1,3371.92%
5,0127.19%
19,36127.78%

2010
67,531
50,47574.74%
11,66317.27%
3160.47%
6470.96%
1,0601.57%
3,2764.85%
17,05625.26%

2000
56,513
44,05877.96%
9,52216.85%
2680.47%
3920.69%
6911.22%
1,5462.74%
12,45522.04%

1990
42,613
34,01179.81%
7,70918.09%
1400.33%
2530.59%
n/a
5001.17%
8,60220.19%

1980
35,399
28,05379.25%
6,76519.11%
550.16%
1310.37%
n/a
3561.01%
7,34620.75%

1970
25,250
18,85674.68%
6,29324.92%
70.03%
140.06%
n/a
760.30%
6,394 25.32%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
7,437 11.0
7,32010.8
3,7455.5
2970.4
-138 -0.2
2,305 3.4
2000's
NumberRate
7,682 13.6
6,16110.9
11,12519.7
3730.7
6,417 11.4
4,601 8.1
1990's
NumberRate
7,053 16.6
4,95311.6
9,69822.8
2810.7
10,047 23.6
3,853 9.0
1980's
NumberRate
6,408 18.1
3,524 10.0
4,609 13.0
n/a
5,958 16.8
1,256 3.5
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
7,103 28.1
n/a
9,197 36.4
952 3.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbia County, FL
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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
NumberPercent
40.7
15,466 10.8%
128,209 89.2%
13,720 9.5%
26,391
2.48
16,728 63.4%
11,971 71.6%
1,595 9.5%
9,663 36.6%

2010
NumberPercent
39.9
15,193 22.5%
52,338 77.5%
10,390 15.4%
24,941
2.52
17,122 68.7%
12,029 70.3%
1,922 11.2%
7,819 31.3%

2000
NumberPercent
37.2
14,299 25.3%
42,214 74.7%
7,921 14.0%
20,954
2.56
14,973 71.5%
11,295 75.4%
1,569 10.5%
5,981 28.5%

1990
NumberPercent
33.7
12,077 28.3%
30,536 71.7%
5,693 13.4%
15,650
2.66
11,624 74.3%
9,075 78.1%
1,190 10.2%
4,026 25.7%

1980
NumberPercent
29.2
11,176 31.6%
24,223 68.4%
3,601 10.2%
12,211
2.86
9,528 78.0%
7,908 83.0%
725 7.6%
2,683 22.0%

2022 Housing Data for Columbia County, FL

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units29,835 
Median Value$165,300 
Occupied26,39188.5%
Vacant3,44411.5%
Owned18,85071.4%
Rented7,54128.6%
Median Rent$905 
Single-Family Units15,59252.3%
    Detached15,44751.8%
    Attached1450.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,7846.0%
Mobile Homes10,79136.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Columbia County, FL

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,4785.6%
$10,000 to $14,9991,5716.0%
$15,000 to $19,9991,1274.3%
$20,000 to $24,9991,5786.0%
$25,000 to $29,9991,8046.8%
$30,000 to $34,9999203.5%
$35,000 to $39,9991,3655.2%
$40,000 to $44,9991,4385.4%
$45,000 to $49,9991,1484.3%
$50,000 to $59,9992,0607.8%
$60,000 to $74,9992,67010.1%
$75,000 to $99,9993,05411.6%
$100,000 to $124,9992,0217.7%
$125,000 to $149,9991,4615.5%
$150,000 to $199,9991,6526.3%
$200,000 or more1,0444.0%
Median Household Income53,501 
Per Capita Income28,317 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state82 
Compared to U.S.79 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,7196.5%
Public Assistance9903.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps5,33820.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed23,99360.9%
Unemployed1,8984.8%
In Armed Forces1120.3%
Total Labor Force26,00366.1%
Not in Labor Force13,36533.9%
Real Unemployment Rate 38.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector8,9937,93753.1%
Non-Profit6121,23233.2%
Self-Employed1,9671,08964.4%
Local Government72491144.3%
State Government1,2531,40647.1%
Federal Government28395922.8%
Total Private + Self10,9609,02654.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.2,8724,50838.9%
Total13,83213,53450.5%
Pct. Govt.20.2%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts3,58113.0%
Sales and Office Occupations6,03722.0%
Professional, Technical5,71320.8%
Service Occupations5,32619.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2300.8%
All others6,79324.7%
White Collar 55.9%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance4,87217.7%
Retail trade3,77713.8%
Accommodation and food services2,85310.4%
Construction2,5279.2%
Public administration2,5169.2%
Transportation and warehousing1,8366.7%
Educational services1,6546.0%
Manufacturing1,4075.1%
Other services1,3735.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,0443.8%
Professional, scientific, technical8133.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5682.1%
Wholesale trade5231.9%
Finance and insurance4871.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing4491.6%
Utilities3101.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2300.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1180.4%
Information930.3%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Columbia County, FL

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,0401.49%
Puerto Rican1,5712.25%
Cuban6930.99%
Dominican1570.22%
Total Central American5610.80%
Costa Rican300.04%
Guatemalan540.08%
Honduran3460.50%
Nicaraguan630.09%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran680.10%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American4340.62%
Argentinean10.00%
Bolivian700.10%
Chilean130.02%
Colombian1000.14%
Ecuadorian380.05%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian2120.30%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2740.39%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino2890.41%
Vietnamese1580.23%
Indian860.12%
Korean490.07%
Thai320.05%
Chinese220.03%
Japanese60.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English61,70193.7%
Spanish3,1414.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun2380.4%
German, other Germanic1880.3%
Tagalog1590.2%
Vietnamese1390.2%
Other Indo-European1300.2%
Other460.1%
Other Asian380.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English9,83114.1%
Irish8,83912.7%
German8,64512.4%
American7,37510.6%
Italian2,5113.6%
African2,1673.1%
French1,4192.0%
Scottish1,1301.6%
Scotch-Irish1,0831.6%
European9941.4%
Polish9301.3%
Swedish7781.1%
Dutch7531.1%
Norwegian4840.7%
British3360.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen68,42198.0%
Not a citizen1,4112.0%
Native67,18596.2%
Foreign-born2,6473.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Columbia County, FL

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,760 3.6%5,135 10.6%17,479 36.1%16,331 33.7%5,293 10.9%2,484 5.1%
  Average years of education: 12.8
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,760 3.6%
9-12 Years 5,135 10.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 17,479 36.1%
Some College 16,331 33.7%
Bach. Degree 5,293 10.9%
Grad Degree 2,484 5.1%
Average years of education: 12.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Columbia County, FL

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 20,382 18,600 1,782 8.7% 6.2%
1991 20,788 18,659 2,129 10.2% 7.6%
1992 21,147 18,909 2,238 10.6% 8.4%
1993 22,085 19,980 2,105 9.5% 7.4%
1994 22,427 20,634 1,793 8.0% 6.5%
1995 23,225 21,899 1,326 5.7% 5.6%
1996 23,998 22,778 1,220 5.1% 5.3%
1997 25,293 24,062 1,231 4.9% 4.9%
1998 25,625 24,385 1,240 4.8% 4.4%
1999 25,382 24,202 1,180 4.6% 3.9%
2000 25,908 24,879 1,029 4.0% 3.8%
2001 26,022 24,620 1,402 5.4% 4.4%
2002 25,930 24,673 1,257 4.8% 4.9%
2003 26,384 25,290 1,094 4.1% 4.5%
2004 27,039 26,070 969 3.6% 3.8%
2005 28,539 27,783 756 2.6% 2.9%
2006 29,576 28,847 729 2.5% 2.5%
2007 30,810 29,892 918 3.0% 3.3%
2008 31,375 29,759 1,616 5.2% 5.7%
2009 31,274 28,592 2,682 8.6% 9.6%
2010 28,547 25,546 3,001 10.5% 10.8%
2011 28,080 25,194 2,886 10.3% 10.0%
2012 27,864 25,329 2,535 9.1% 8.6%
2013 27,805 25,607 2,198 7.9% 7.5%
2014 28,321 26,384 1,937 6.8% 6.4%
2015 29,089 27,474 1,615 5.6% 5.5%
2016 29,856 28,387 1,469 4.9% 4.9%
2017 29,297 28,004 1,293 4.4% 4.2%
2018 29,398 28,267 1,131 3.8% 3.6%
2019 29,825 28,802 1,023 3.4% 3.3%
2020 29,566 27,840 1,726 5.8% 7.7%
2021 29,371 28,018 1,353 4.6% 4.6%
2022 29,565 28,615 950 3.2% 2.9%
2023 29,934 28,921 1,013 3.4% 2.9%
2024 27,927 26,798 1,129 4.0% 3.4%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com