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Columbia County, GA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
Designated Market Area: Augusta, GA-SC
USDA County Type (2015): Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Military Posts

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2022 population: 162,419   ( 38,366 from 2010 , 6,409 from 2020)
Land area: 290.2 square miles
Population density: 559.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:104,867 64.57% 14.6%
Black:31,93619.66% 76.6%
Indian:4900.30% 40.0%
Asian:7,6324.70% 55.4%
2+ races:5,0513.11% 80.2%
Hispanic:12,4437.66% 101.5%
Total non-White:57,55235.43% 76.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:4,044 13.0
Deaths:3,0009.6
Net Migration: 5,07416.3
Net Immigration: 3051.0
Change in White population:13,350 10.8
Change in Non-White pop.:25,016 20.2




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
124,053
91,51773.77%
18,08414.58%
3500.28%
4,9113.96%
2,8032.26%
6,1754.98%
32,53626.23%

2000
89,288
72,43881.13%
9,91711.11%
2620.29%
3,0563.42%
1,1621.30%
2,3132.59%
16,85018.87%

1990
66,031
56,24385.18%
7,20310.91%
1020.15%
1,5412.33%
n/a
9421.43%
9,78814.82%

1980
40,118
33,21982.80%
5,82614.52%
750.19%
4421.10%
n/a
4841.21%
6,89917.20%

1970
22,327
17,12776.71%
4,80621.53%
130.06%
800.36%
n/a
2671.20%
5,200 23.29%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
12,953 14.5
5,6396.3
16,05918.0
7510.8
19,079 21.4
15,686 17.6
1990's
NumberRate
11,331 17.2
4,1036.2
19,94930.2
9321.4
16,195 24.5
7,062 10.7
1980's
NumberRate
9,362 23.3
2,595 6.5
19,701 49.1
n/a
23,024 57.4
2,889 7.2
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
13,109 58.7
n/a
16,092 72.1
1,699 7.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbia County, GA
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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
37.4
39,255 24.2%
123,164 75.8%
22,942 14.1%
50,056
3.12
37,354 74.6%
29,544 79.1%
3,553 9.5%
12,702 25.4%

2010
NumberPercent
36.8
33,810 27.3%
90,243 72.7%
12,700 10.2%
44,898
2.75
34,839 77.6%
27,400 78.6%
3,268 9.4%
10,059 22.4%

2000
NumberPercent
35.5
26,368 29.5%
62,920 70.5%
7,170 8.0%
31,112
2.85
25,453 81.8%
21,271 83.6%
1,789 7.0%
5,659 18.2%

1990
NumberPercent
30.9
20,278 30.7%
45,753 69.3%
3,900 5.9%
21,790
2.98
18,333 84.1%
15,937 86.9%
1,208 6.6%
3,457 15.9%

1980
NumberPercent
27.3
13,488 33.6%
26,630 66.4%
1,982 4.9%
12,986
3.09
11,183 86.1%
9,746 87.2%
805 7.2%
1,803 13.9%

2022 Housing Data for Columbia County, GA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units59,195 
Median Value$259,000 
Occupied50,05684.6%
Vacant9,13915.4%
Owned39,50178.9%
Rented10,55521.1%
Median Rent$1,295 
Single-Family Units50,62885.5%
    Detached46,86679.2%
    Attached3,7626.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units3,2215.4%
Mobile Homes3,5095.9%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Columbia County, GA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,5893.2%
$10,000 to $14,9998771.8%
$15,000 to $19,9998861.8%
$20,000 to $24,9991,8773.7%
$25,000 to $29,9991,5783.2%
$30,000 to $34,9991,3112.6%
$35,000 to $39,9991,5213.0%
$40,000 to $44,9991,1442.3%
$45,000 to $49,9991,1522.3%
$50,000 to $59,9992,7745.5%
$60,000 to $74,9995,61411.2%
$75,000 to $99,9996,50913.0%
$100,000 to $124,9995,72211.4%
$125,000 to $149,9994,6549.3%
$150,000 to $199,9996,06712.1%
$200,000 or more6,78113.5%
Median Household Income92,571 
Per Capita Income40,677 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state100 
Compared to U.S.95 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,6173.2%
Public Assistance1,0812.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps3,4797.0%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed64,94270.4%
Unemployed3,3183.6%
In Armed Forces2,4902.7%
Total Labor Force70,75076.7%
Not in Labor Force21,53023.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 26.9%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector24,59722,94151.7%
Non-Profit1,1632,12435.4%
Self-Employed3,5541,93864.7%
Local Government2,8412,94849.1%
State Government2,4752,02755.0%
Federal Government3,1573,23549.4%
Total Private + Self28,15124,87953.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.9,63610,33448.3%
Total37,78735,21351.8%
Pct. Govt.22.9%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts12,28016.8%
Sales and Office Occupations15,09220.6%
Professional, Technical20,13127.5%
Service Occupations11,89116.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1330.2%
All others13,72718.8%
White Collar 65.0%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance10,68414.6%
Educational services7,41010.1%
Retail trade6,9119.5%
Professional, scientific, technical6,3718.7%
Manufacturing5,9618.2%
Public administration5,5237.6%
Accommodation and food services5,2537.2%
Construction4,8346.6%
Transportation and warehousing3,4124.7%
Other services3,0424.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.2,8063.8%
Finance and insurance2,7393.7%
Utilities1,9432.7%
Information1,9012.6%
Wholesale trade1,3661.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,3371.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing1,3211.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1960.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction930.1%
Management180.0%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican5,7483.66%
Puerto Rican2,7931.78%
Cuban3310.21%
Dominican4990.32%
Total Central American9090.58%
Costa Rican920.06%
Guatemalan470.03%
Honduran2410.15%
Nicaraguan1030.07%
Panamanian2830.18%
Salvadoran1430.09%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American8150.52%
Argentinean1910.12%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian3810.24%
Ecuadorian1050.07%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian290.02%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan880.06%
Other South American210.01%
Other Hispanic4090.26%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian1,9851.26%
Korean1,4400.92%
Vietnamese1,0060.64%
Filipino8510.54%
Chinese6370.41%
Japanese1710.11%
Bangladeshi920.06%
Cambodian470.03%
Taiwanese320.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English131,19289.0%
Spanish7,1714.9%
Other Indo-European2,1171.4%
German, other Germanic1,1160.8%
Korean1,0980.7%
Vietnamese8640.6%
Other Asian7490.5%
Arabic6670.5%
Chinese5850.4%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English16,25310.4%
American14,9979.6%
German14,9689.5%
Irish13,8498.8%
European4,9663.2%
Italian4,6523.0%
Scottish2,4091.5%
French2,2921.5%
Scotch-Irish2,0711.3%
Polish1,9741.3%
Welsh1,3280.8%
British1,3140.8%
Dutch1,2350.8%
African8890.6%
Norwegian8390.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen152,41697.1%
Not a citizen4,5052.9%
Native145,48292.7%
Foreign-born11,4397.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Columbia County, GA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,838 1.8%5,287 5.0%24,127 23.0%34,316 32.7%22,587 21.6%16,636 15.9%
  Average years of education: 14.1
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,838 1.8%
9-12 Years 5,287 5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED 24,127 23.0%
Some College 34,316 32.7%
Bach. Degree 22,587 21.6%
Grad Degree 16,636 15.9%
Average years of education: 14.1

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


Historical Labor Force Data for Columbia County, GA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 34,658 33,531 1,127 3.3% 5.4%
1991 35,613 34,327 1,286 3.6% 5.3%
1992 36,076 34,354 1,722 4.8% 6.6%
1993 38,209 36,362 1,847 4.8% 5.7%
1994 38,997 37,397 1,600 4.1% 5.1%
1995 40,102 38,472 1,630 4.1% 4.8%
1996 41,040 39,370 1,670 4.1% 4.6%
1997 42,648 40,998 1,650 3.9% 4.5%
1998 44,130 42,684 1,446 3.3% 4.2%
1999 45,705 44,344 1,361 3.0% 3.8%
2000 46,982 45,623 1,359 2.9% 3.5%
2001 47,795 46,335 1,460 3.1% 4.1%
2002 50,342 48,403 1,939 3.9% 5.3%
2003 52,634 50,655 1,979 3.8% 5.1%
2004 55,131 52,858 2,273 4.1% 5.1%
2005 56,945 54,136 2,809 4.9% 5.7%
2006 58,269 55,693 2,576 4.4% 5.1%
2007 59,806 57,347 2,459 4.1% 4.9%
2008 60,657 57,530 3,127 5.2% 6.8%
2009 60,839 56,425 4,414 7.3% 10.4%
2010 61,662 57,098 4,564 7.4% 10.7%
2011 63,212 58,606 4,606 7.3% 10.1%
2012 64,503 60,067 4,436 6.9% 9.0%
2013 65,488 61,274 4,214 6.4% 8.1%
2014 66,326 62,459 3,867 5.8% 7.1%
2015 67,851 64,390 3,461 5.1% 6.1%
2016 71,036 67,691 3,345 4.7% 5.4%
2017 74,940 71,820 3,120 4.2% 4.8%
2018 75,852 73,178 2,674 3.5% 4.0%
2019 76,158 73,783 2,375 3.1% 3.5%
2020 74,411 71,266 3,145 4.2% 6.5%
2021 76,129 74,043 2,086 2.7% 3.9%
2022 75,917 73,779 2,138 2.8% 3.0%
2023 76,003 73,722 2,281 3.0% 3.2%
2024 73,255 70,723 2,532 3.5% 3.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com