Columbia County, New York (NY)

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• • 50,00982.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,3135.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3,1005.1%Two or more races
  • 1,9153.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,3952.3%Asian alone
  • 5610.9%Some other race alone
  • 190.03%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 60.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $455,747

Here:	$455,747
State:	$476,719

Townhouses or other attached units: $597,881

Here:	$597,881
State:	$699,270

In 2-unit structures: $391,116

Here:	$391,116
State:	$713,077

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $525,972

Here:	$525,972
State:	$764,568

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,151,014

Here:	$1,151,014
State:	$912,009

Mobile homes: $85,716

Here:	$85,716
State:	$88,925

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 53
• Thefts: 193
• Auto thefts: 7

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 17
• Burglaries: 54
• Thefts: 189
• Auto thefts: 8

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,870 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $4,588 (1.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Columbia County is $566 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $667 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $806 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hudson, Claverack, Livingston, Copake, Stockport, New Lebanon, Stuyvesant, Lorenz Park, Canaan, Chatham.

Neighboring counties: Albany County , Cassia County, Idaho , Floyd County, Iowa , Jo Daviess County, Illinois , Tioga County , Ogle County, Illinois .

Current college students: 2,000
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 36.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,060 (59.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,0252010 or later
• 9242000 to 2009
• 6531990 to 1999
• 4511980 to 1989
• 3041970 to 1979
• 1,220Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 24,262
• One, attached: 781
• Two: 2,026
• 3 or 4: 1,824
• 5 to 9: 677
• 10 to 19: 241
• 20 to 49: 419
• 50 or more: 598
• Mobile homes: 2,583
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Housing units in Columbia County with a mortgage: 10,371 (1,354 second mortgage, 25 home equity loan, 1,231 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 601

Religion statistics for Columbia County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Columbia County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• New York Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4480-NY: March 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4480, Natural disaster type: Other
• New York Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm, Incident Period: March 14, 2017 - March 15, 2017, FEMA Id: 4322, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• New York Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 09, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3351: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3351, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New York Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4020: August 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 4020, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New York Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 25, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3328: August 26, 2011, FEMA Id: 3328, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New York Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2008 to December 31, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1827: March 04, 2009, FEMA Id: 1827, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• New York Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2008 to December 31, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3299: December 18, 2008, FEMA Id: 3299, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• New York Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding, Incident Period: April 14, 2007 to April 18, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1692: April 24, 2007, FEMA Id: 1692, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• New York Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3262: September 30, 2005, FEMA Id: 3262, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 02, 2005 to April 04, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1589: April 19, 2005, FEMA Id: 1589, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 12 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.21% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($166,247 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.19% relocated from other counties in New York ($142,146 average AGI)
2.02% relocated from other states ($24,101 average AGI)

Columbia County:	2.02%
New York average:	1.86%

from New York County, NY	1.32% ($439,491 average AGI)
from Kings County, NY	0.97% ($207,576)
from Dutchess County, NY	0.53% ($110,393)
from Rensselaer County, NY	0.45% ($49,769)
from Greene County, NY	0.31% ($41,086)
from Albany County, NY	0.30% ($54,152)
from Queens County, NY	0.26% ($128,746)

6.25% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($68,799 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.78% relocated to other counties in New York ($46,013 average AGI)
2.46% relocated to other states ($22,786 average AGI)

Columbia County:	2.46%
New York average:	3.55%

to Rensselaer County, NY	0.79% ($61,429 average AGI)
to Albany County, NY	0.54% ($53,407)
to Dutchess County, NY	0.47% ($59,058)
to Greene County, NY	0.43% ($44,527)
to New York County, NY	0.28% ($243,740)
to Berkshire County, MA	0.25% ($47,692)
to Ulster County, NY	0.22% ($49,491)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Columbia County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 12,301 (3,235 living alone), Female householders: 13,561 (4,432 living alone)

• 12,473 spouses (12,004 opposite-sex spouses), 2,361 unmarried partners, (2,156 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 13,641 children (12,745 natural, 313 adopted, 563 stepchildren), 1,178 grandchildren, 422 brothers or sisters, 677 parents, 16 foster children, 479 other relatives, 1,548 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,349

Size of family households: 9,030 2-persons, 3,622 3-persons, 2,580 4-persons, 949 5-persons, 186 6-persons, 143 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,667 1-person, 1,484 2-persons, 128 3-persons, 84 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons.

4,955 married couples with children.
3,265 single-parent households (1,176 men, 2,089 women).

92.3% of residents of Columbia speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
4.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (94% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $377,069,000 ($5,922 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,301,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $163,519,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $75,363,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,031,000
Federal grants: $113,626,000
Federal procurement contracts: $10,954,000 ($1,544,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,575,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $837,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,354,000
Federal Government insurance: $34,423,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	-52 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.65 millions of gallons per day (55% from ground, 45% from surface)

• Year house built in Columbia County, New York
• 912020 or later
• 1,7402010 to 2019
• 2,9052000 to 2009
• 2,2901990 to 1999
• 3,5281980 to 1989
• 4,5611970 to 1979
• 3,2361960 to 1969
• 2,9361950 to 1959
• 1,3601940 to 1949
• 10,8451939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Columbia County, New York

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbia County, New York
• 591 room
• 522 rooms
• 4573 rooms
• 1,3244 rooms
• 3,4795 rooms
• 4,1436 rooms
• 3,6517 rooms
• 2,6738 rooms
• 3,2659+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia County, New York
• 1011 room
• 5262 rooms
• 9523 rooms
• 2,0074 rooms
• 9805 rooms
• 1,0776 rooms
• 4797 rooms
• 1368 rooms
• 3159+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Columbia County, New York

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbia County, New York
• 68no bedroom
• 5431 bedroom
• 4,0582 bedrooms
• 9,8393 bedrooms
• 3,5524 bedrooms
• 1,1435+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia County, New York
• 135no bedroom
• 1,8281 bedroom
• 2,4432 bedrooms
• 1,5163 bedrooms
• 5314 bedrooms
• 825+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia County, New York in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 547no vehicle
• 5,4101 vehicle
• 8,4292 vehicles
• 3,1363 vehicles
• 1,0694 vehicles
• 4615+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,075no vehicle
• 3,7641 vehicle
• 1,4372 vehicles
• 3093 vehicles
• 394 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

91.4% of Columbia County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in New York.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 42,537
• Other state: 13,161
• Northeast: 7,576
• Midwest: 1,817
• South: 2,279
• West: 1,470

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,656
• Number of aged recipients: 149
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,507
• Number of recipients under 18: 222
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,079
• Number of recipients older than 64: 355
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 752
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 852

Columbia County on our top lists:

• #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"