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Maryland·Howard County
22 tracts·104K people·$497K median·3,254/mi²
White 42 · Black 28 · Asian 12 · Hispanic 10 · Multiracial 7 · Other 1
Married couple 48 · Living alone 27 · Other 25
Professional 45 · Health 20 · Retail 18 · Leisure 8 · Manufacturing 6 · Public admin 1 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 65 · Sales · office 15 · Service 12 · Production · transport 5 · Construction · maintenance 2
Drive alone 65 · Work from home 25 · Carpool 10 · Transit 2 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Columbia is $497,400 (Census ACS) — 1.1× the US median of $458,812.
Columbia has 104,338 residents across 20 census tracts and 16 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.4; the population is 42.3% White, 28.0% Black, 11.8% Asian, 10.1% Hispanic or Latino, 6.8% Multiracial and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 63.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.5% (Census ACS).
Pointers Run Elementary (79%), Clarksville Elementary (71%) and Waterloo Elementary (65%) lead the elementary schools; Clarksville Middle (81%), Wilde Lake Middle (46%) and Oakland Mills Middle (38%) lead the middle schools; River Hill High (65%), Howard High (53%) and Atholton High (47%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,042/month, 29% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Columbia is $131,490 a year, 53% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Columbia, median rent is $2,042/month and the median home value is $497,400 (Census ACS).
Columbia reported 1.4 violent crimes and 16.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Howard County Police Dep, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 47 inches; snowfall averages 29 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Columbia are winter weather (84), strong wind (74) and heat wave (68), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Columbia, 1.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).