Columbia City, Oregon

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Population (year 2000): 1,571. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,911 (+21.6% change)

Males: 806	(51.3%)
Females: 765	(48.7%)

Columbia County

Median resident age:	40.4 years
Oregon median age:	36.3 years

Zip codes: 97018.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $57,800 (it was $59,545 in 2000)

Columbia City	$57,800
Oregon:	$42,944

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $208,800 (it was $175,600 in 2000)

Columbia City	$208,800
Oregon:	$201,200

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Races in Columbia City:

White Non-Hispanic (94.2%)
American Indian (2.3%)
Hispanic (2.0%)
Two or more races (1.5%)
Other race (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (21.8%), English (15.7%), Irish (12.7%), Norwegian (6.7%), United States (5.9%), Scottish (5.1%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 24 feet

Land area: 0.75 square miles.

Population density: 2402 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Columbia City

High school or higher: 91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.9%
Unemployed: 4.4%
Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Columbia City city

Never married: 17.8%
Now married: 66.4%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 5.1%
Divorced: 9.7%

54 residents are foreign born (1.5% Europe, 1.4% Latin America, 0.6% Asia).

This city:	3.4%
Oregon:	8.5%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Columbia City:	1.2% ($2,091)
Oregon:	1.1% ($1,687)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Vancouver, WA (23.0 miles , pop. 143,560).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Portland, OR (28.1 miles , pop. 529,121).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (871.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: St. Helens, OR (2.3 miles ), Woodland, WA (5.1 miles ), Ridgefield, WA (7.9 miles ), Kalama, WA (8.3 miles ), Goble, OR (9.5 miles ), La Center, WA (10.1 miles ), Scappoose, OR (10.4 miles ), Prescott, OR (12.0 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 25 buildings, average cost: $123,400
1997: 24 buildings, average cost: $119,300
1998: 18 buildings, average cost: $170,600
1999: 19 buildings, average cost: $144,200
2000: 9 buildings, average cost: $134,000
2001: 13 buildings, average cost: $142,200
2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $198,400
2003: 48 buildings, average cost: $128,100
2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $213,600
2005: 43 buildings, average cost: $158,400
2006: 27 buildings, average cost: $157,000

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Latitude: 45.89 N, Longitude: 122.81 W

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Area code commonly used in this area: 360

Columbia City household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +571 (+57.1%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Paper (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Wood products (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (17%)
Finance and insurance (12%)
Health care (9%)
Public administration (8%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Utilities (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Carpenters (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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Crime in Columbia City by Year
Type	2001	2002	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	2	3	0	3
per 100,000	125.4	185.5	0.0	164.3
Thefts	21	10	13	11
per 100,000	1316.6	618.4	728.3	602.4
Auto thefts	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	61.8	0.0	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 160.2)	61.4	42.7	29.1	35.6

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Average climate in Columbia City, Oregon

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Hospitals/medical centers near Columbia City:

S W WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; VANCOUVER, WA)
HOSPICE CARE CENTER HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; LONGVIEW, WA)
PEACEHEALTH ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; LONGVIEW, WA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Columbia City:

PORTLAND INTL (about 27 miles; PORTLAND, OR; ID: PDX)
MC MINNVILLE MUNI (about 54 miles; MC MINNVILLE, OR; ID: MMV)
MCNARY FLD (about 70 miles; SALEM, OR; ID: SLE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Columbia City:

WOODLAND STATE (about 6 miles; WOODLAND, WA; ID: W27)
SCAPPOOSE INDUSTRIAL AIRPARK (about 9 miles; SCAPPOOSE, OR; ID: SPB)
KELSO-LONGVIEW (about 17 miles; KELSO, WA; ID: KLS)

Amtrak station near Columbia City:

19 miles: KELSO-LONGVIEW (KELSO, 501 S 1ST AVE.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.columbia-center.org/colcity

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Columbia City:

CLARK COLLEGE (about 20 miles; VANCOUVER, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,106)
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND (about 22 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,683)
LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 22 miles; LONGVIEW, WA; FT enrollment: 2,237)
PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 13,255)
LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE (about 32 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,795)
PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; Portland, OR; FT enrollment: 12,132)
MT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; GRESHAM, OR; FT enrollment: 4,867)

Public elementary/middle school in Columbia City:

COLUMBIA CITY SCHOOL (Students: 286; Location: 2000 SECOND ST; Grades: 06 - 06)

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Notable location: CZ Tracks 1, 2, and 3 (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Columbia City include: Pixie Park (1), Jim Bundy Memorial Park (2), Ruth Rose Richardson City Park (3), Harvard City Park (4), Datis City Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Columbia City Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Caples House Museum (1915 1st Street), Knapp Social Center (Museums; 1915 1st Street).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Columbia City and their reported violations in the past:

COLUMBIA CITY MUN WATERWORKS (Population served: 1665, Purch_groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):

Past health violations:

Failure to Filter (SWTR) - Between FEB-02-2004 and DEC-31-2025. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (MAR-11-2004), St Public Notif received (5 times from MAR-24-2004 to SEP-07-2005)

OCCT Installation/Demonstration - Between JAN-2001 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule

OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JAN-1998 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (2 times from JUL-29-1998 to JUL-01-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-19-2003 and FEB-27-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-27-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and FEB-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-27-2004)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2003 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule

2 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	75.3%
Whole state:	65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.9%
Whole state:	6.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	4.5%
Whole state:	11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	1.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

Columbia City compared to Oregon state average:

Columbia City, Oregon environmental map by EPA

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Median household income above state average.
Median house value significantly above state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Columbia County Oregon:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	2	$7,115	$42,690	0	$0
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$1,137
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		3	$1,880
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		7	$4,953
Streets and Highways	1	$2,404	$28,848	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$2,219	$26,628	0	$0
Totals for Government	4	$11,738	$35,214	11	$7,970

Columbia City government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $177,000
All Other: $2,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $58,000
Regular Highways: $24,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $232,000
Financial Administration: $151,000

Sewerage: $141,000

Police Protection: $80,000

Regular Highways: $63,000

General - Other: $35,000

Welfare - Other: $23,000

Parks & Recreation: $20,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $41,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $5,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $20,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $915,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $840,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $18,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $75,000
Water Utilities: $2,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $92,000
Interest Earnings: $13,000
Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $11,000
Sewerage: $10,000

Water Utilities: $8,000

Police Protection: $4,000

Regular Highways: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $362,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $236,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $76,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $91,000
General Support: $25,000

All Other: $9,000

Water Utilities: $7,000
Tax - Property: $174,000
Public Utilities: $79,000

NEC: $29,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $268,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000

9.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,916 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.20%
Oregon average:	8.89%

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:

from Washington County, OR	2.25% ($51,491 average AGI)
from Multnomah County, OR	2.17% ($42,818)
from Clackamas County, OR	0.51% ($49,271)

7.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,486 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.48%
Oregon average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Washington County, OR	1.39% ($42,568 average AGI)
to Multnomah County, OR	1.02% ($38,395)
to Cowlitz County, WA	0.74% ($44,664)

Strongest AM radio stations in Columbia City:

KOHI (1600 AM; 1 kW; ST. HELENS, OR)
KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KKAD (1550 AM; 50 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-WASHINGTON, INC)
KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KKSN (1520 AM; 50 kW; OREGON CITY, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
KFXX (910 AM; 10 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC (DE))
KKGT (1150 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: WESTERN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KBAM (1270 AM; 5 kW; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
KUPL (970 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Columbia City:

K273AI (102.5 FM; ARIEL, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KJVH (89.5 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
KRVO (105.9 FM; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KINK (101.9 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KKCW (103.3 FM; BEAVERTON, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KPDQ-FM (93.7 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OREGON, INC.)
KOPB-FM (91.5 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
KKRZ (100.3 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KMHD (89.1 FM; GRESHAM, OR; Owner: MT. HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
KVMX (107.5 FM; BANKS, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KLTH (106.7 FM; LAKE OSWEGO, OR; Owner: INIFINITY RADIO OF PORTLAND INC.)
KUPL-FM (98.7 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OF PORTLAND INC.)
KUFO-FM (101.1 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KBVM (88.3 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING NORTHWEST, INC)
KBPS-FM (89.9 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: SCHOOL DISTRICT #1, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OR)
KUKN (105.5 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON INTERSTATE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KRQT (107.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
KWYQ (90.3 FM; LONGVIEW, WA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
KNRK (94.7 FM; CAMAS, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC (DE))
KFIS (104.1 FM; SCAPPOOSE, OR; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Columbia City:

KATU (Channel 2; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND TV, L.L.C.)
KPDX (Channel 49; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
KPTV (Channel 12; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
K57IF (Channel 57; SALEM, OR; Owner: LaGRANDE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KOIN (Channel 6; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
KNMT (Channel 24; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
KGW (Channel 8; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KOPB-TV (Channel 10; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
KPXG-LP (Channel 54; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
K14HN (Channel 14; VANCOUVER/CAMAS, WA; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
KWBP-LP (Channel 4; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: TRIBUNE BROADCASTING HOLDINGS, INC.)

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