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Columbia County, GA


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

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2024 population: 167,472   ( 11,461 from 2020)
Land area: 290.2 square miles
Population density: 577.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:104,525 62.41% 1.1%
Black:34,75420.75% 21.2%
Indian:5290.32% 9.8%
Asian:8,6355.16% 23.7%
2+ races:5,2193.12% 12.1%
Hispanic:13,8108.25% 16.9%
Total non-White:62,94737.59% 19.6%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:7,623 12.2
Deaths:5,4858.8
Net Migration: 7,89412.6
Net Immigration: 1,4572.3
Change in White population:1,137 0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:10,324 6.6




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

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

2020
156,011
103,38866.27%
28,68318.39%
4820.31%
6,9834.48%
4,6572.99%
11,8187.58%
52,62333.73%

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.:
2010's
NumberRate
16,014 12.9
8,1536.6
22,86418.4
1,7521.4
11,871 9.6
20,087 16.2
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 12.1%
284,228 87.9%
22,942 7.1%
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