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Pennsylvania·Lancaster County
4 tracts·10K people·$197K median·4,258/mi²
White 66 · Hispanic 23 · Black 8 · Multiracial 3 · Other 1 · Asian 0
Living alone 35 · Married couple 33 · Other 32
Manufacturing 33 · Health 24 · Retail 19 · Leisure 12 · Professional 6 · Public admin 1 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 30 · Production · transport 21 · Sales · office 20 · Service 18 · Construction · maintenance 11
Drive alone 74 · Carpool 22 · Walk 7 · Work from home 6 · Transit 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 $196,500 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Columbia has 10,278 residents across 3 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.8; the population is 66.0% White, 22.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Black, 2.6% Multiracial, 0.7% Other and 0.0% Asian; the average household has 2.2 people; 17.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 21.4% (Census ACS).
Park El Sch is the elementary school with reported scores (24%); Columbia MS Taylor Campus (18%) and Columbia MS Hill Campus (14%) lead the middle schools; Columbia HS is the high school with reported scores (21%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,075/month, 32% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Columbia is $54,437 a year, 37% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Columbia, median rent is $1,075/month and the median home value is $196,500 (Census ACS).
Columbia reported 3.8 violent crimes and 20.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 26°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 46 inches; snowfall averages 22 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Columbia are winter weather (75), earthquake (60) and lightning (37), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.27g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Columbia, 6.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).