Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,862 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $206 (0.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Modesto, CA (41.4 miles , pop. 188,856).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Stockton, CA (49.2 miles , pop. 243,771).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (295.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Columbia-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below California state average. It is 515% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 10/18/1989 at 00:04:15, a magnitude 7.1 (6.5 MB, 7.1 MS, 6.9 MW, 7.0 ML, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 98.6 miles away from the city center, causing 62 deaths (62 shaking deaths) and 3757 injuries, causing $1,305,032,704 total damage On 4/24/1984 at 21:15:19, a magnitude 6.2 (5.7 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 87.5 miles away from Columbia center On 9/12/1994 at 12:23:43, a magnitude 6.1 (5.4 MB, 5.7 MS, 6.1 MW, 6.0 MD, Depth: 8.7 mi) earthquake occurred 68.2 miles away from the city center On 5/27/1980 at 14:50:57, a magnitude 6.2 (5.7 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.0 MW, 6.2 ML) earthquake occurred 97.6 miles away from the city center On 5/25/1980 at 16:33:44, a magnitude 6.1 (6.1 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.1 MW, 6.1 ML) earthquake occurred 92.6 miles away from Columbia center On 5/25/1980 at 19:44:51, a magnitude 6.1 (5.5 MB, 5.8 MS, 5.8 M, 6.1 ML) earthquake occurred 97.0 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Tuolumne County (9) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Landslides: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Drought: 1, Fire: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Red Kress - Baseball player and coach.
Hospitals/medical centers near Columbia:
SONORA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 6 miles away; SONORA, CA)
MARK TWAIN ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit-Other, provides emergency services, about 18 miles away; SAN ANDREAS, CA)
OAK VALLEY DISTRICT HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 22 miles away; OAKDALE, CA)
Notable locations in Columbia: Columbia Fire Station (A), Columbia California Division of Forestry Air Attack Base (B), Tuolumne Engine Company Number 1 Fire Station (C), South Brainard Building (D), Soderer and Marshall Building (E), Schwartz Building (F), North Brainard Building (G), Miwok Cultural Center (H), McChesney and Mills Building (I), McChesney Building (J), Masonic Hall (K), Magendi Building (L), Leavitt and Walker Building (M), Knapp Building (N), J Levy Building (O), Hildebrand Building (P), Franklin and Wolfe Building (Q), Claverie Building (R), Columbia Fire Protection District (S), Columbia College Library (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Columbia include: Columbia Historic State Park (1), Carkeet Community Park (2), Columbia Historic District (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tuolumne County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1993 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2003)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Columbia that have no violations reported:
INDIAN GRINDING ROCK-CALAVERAS DISTRICT (Population served: 293,Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 17.3%
(21.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.2 people
California:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
60.7%
Whole state:
65.9%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
6.4%
Whole state:
5.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Umpqua Bank: Columbia Branch at 22712 Main Street, branch established on 1984/04/18. Info updated 2011/09/02: Bank assets: $11,556.7 mil, Deposits: $9,325.3 mil, headquarters in Roseburg, OR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 193 total offices, Holding Company: Umpqua Holdings Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
Wood (15%)
Electricity (15%)
Utility gas (13%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Tuolumne County California:
2008 Presidential Election results in Tuolumne County California:
Religion statistics for Columbia (based on Tuolumne County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 27.03%
Here
27.0%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
Assemblies of God
Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
LDS (Mormon) Church
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Adherents
36.8%
9.8%
8.1%
7.4%
5.8%
Congregations
13.2%
7.5%
1.9%
5.7%
3.8%
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Charismatic Churches Independent
Evangelical Free Church of America
Other
Adherents
5.6%
3.9%
3.7%
2.4%
16.5%
Congregations
7.5%
7.5%
1.9%
3.8%
47.2%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 14
Tuolumne County:
2.51 / 10,000 pop.
California:
2.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7
Tuolumne County:
1.26 / 10,000 pop.
California:
0.62 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 21
Tuolumne County:
3.77 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.49 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 67
Here:
12.02 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.42 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
7.3%
California:
7.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Tuolumne County:
22.8%
California:
21.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
14.3%
State:
17.9%
6.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($64,821 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.77%
California average:
5.75%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
