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Tennessee·Maury County
12 tracts·19K people·$309K median·528/mi²
White 67 · Black 17 · Hispanic 11 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 41 · Living alone 32 · Other 27
Health 42 · Professional 18 · Retail 18 · Manufacturing 9 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 34 · Sales · office 23 · Production · transport 18 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 15 · Walk 3 · Transit 0 · 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 $308,700 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Columbia has 45,441 residents across 5 census tracts and 11 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.5; the population is 67.1% White, 16.5% Black, 11.1% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% Multiracial, 1.1% Asian and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 25.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.2% (Census ACS).
J E Woodard Elementary (54%), J. R. Baker Elementary (44%) and Highland Park Elementary (40%) lead the elementary schools; E. A. Cox Middle School (22%) and Whitthorne Middle School (18%) lead the middle schools; Columbia Central High School is the high school with reported scores (16%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,197/month, 24% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Columbia is $63,719 a year, 26% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Columbia, median rent is $1,197/month and the median home value is $308,700 (Census ACS).
Columbia reported 5.6 violent crimes and 22.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 29°F; there are 63 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 56 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Columbia are tornado (89), strong wind (88) and cold wave (83), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Columbia, 2.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).