Monroe County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 31.4. This is about average.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 0.00282. This is significantly better than average. There were 41 monitors within city limits.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.234. This is significantly better than average. There were 20 monitors within city limits.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 3.13. This is worse than average. There were 20 monitors within city limits.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 23.1. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 7.1 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 17.3. This is better than average. There were 82 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.61. This is about average. There were 31 monitors within city limits.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 11.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.9 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Columbia that have no violations reported:
- COLUMBIA (Population served: 9208, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 3.3%
(3.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 13.9% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.5 people | | Illinois: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 71.0% | | Whole state: | 67.3% |
| This city: | 3.5% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Columbia, IL
127 people in nursing homes
5 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Columbia compared to Illinois state average:
- Median household income above state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
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Banks with most branches in Columbia (2011 data):
- Regions Bank: Columbia North Main Branch at 102 North Main Street, branch established on 1995/07/31; Columbia Centre Facility at 100 Columbia Centre, branch established on 1988/06/27. Info updated 2011/02/24: Bank assets: $123,368.2 mil, Deposits: $98,301.3 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1778 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- Reliance Bank: Columbia, Illinois Branch at 180 Admiral Trost Road, branch established on 2006/11/13. Info updated 2010/11/22: Bank assets: $980.2 mil, Deposits: $824.0 mil, headquarters in Des Peres, MO, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: Reliance Bancshares, Inc.
- First National Bank of St. Louis: Columbia Branch at 285 Southwoods Ctr, branch established on 2008/11/01. Info updated 2007/11/19: Bank assets: $1,327.7 mil, Deposits: $993.3 mil, headquarters in Clayton, MO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Central Bancompany
- Associated Bank, National Association: Columbia Branch at 238 North Main Street, branch established on 1914/01/01. Info updated 2008/09/12: Bank assets: $21,715.0 mil, Deposits: $15,244.4 mil, headquarters in Green Bay, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 282 total offices, Holding Company: Associated Banc-Corp
- Commerce Bank: Columbia Centre Branch at 995 Columbia Centre, branch established on 1998/03/28. Info updated 2011/07/07: Bank assets: $20,493.6 mil, Deposits: $16,805.3 mil, headquarters in Kansas City, MO, positive income, 206 total offices, Holding Company: Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
- Columbia National Bank: at 700 Colombia Centre, branch established on 1976/08/02. Info updated 2007/11/16: Bank assets: $42.6 mil, Deposits: $37.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Columbia Bancshares, Inc.
- First Bank: Columbia Facility at 218 North Main Street, branch established on 1919/01/01. Info updated 2007/12/04: Bank assets: $6,579.8 mil, Deposits: $5,800.6 mil, headquarters in Creve Coeur, MO, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 148 total offices, Holding Company: First Banks, Inc.
- Midland States Bank: Columbia Branch at 200 Quarry Road, branch established on 2006/12/04. Info updated 2010/10/19: Bank assets: $1,510.0 mil, Deposits: $1,222.1 mil, headquarters in Effingham, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 32 total offices, Holding Company: Midland States Bancorp, Inc.
- First National Bank of Waterloo: Columbia Branch at 1421 North Main Street, branch established on 1998/12/16. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $348.8 mil, Deposits: $287.5 mil, headquarters in Waterloo, IL, positive income, 5 total offices, Holding Company: First Waterloo Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (57%)
- Electricity (34%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Monroe County Illinois:
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Religion statistics for Columbia (based on Monroe County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 71.31%
| Here | | 71.3% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Church of Christ | Lutheran Church | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church |
|---|
| Adherents | 49.6% | 25.7% | 11.8% | 8.7% | 0.9% |
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| Congregations | 23.3% | 23.3% | 13.3% | 10.0% | 3.3% |
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| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Presbyterian Church in America | Assemblies of God | Other |
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| Adherents | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
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| Congregations | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 6.7% | 10.0% |
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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: 4 | Monroe County: | 1.24 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.31 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Monroe County: | 0.31 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 0.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10 | Monroe County: | 3.09 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.61 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 24 | Here: | 7.42 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 8.0% | | Illinois: | 8.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Monroe County: | 27.1% | | Illinois: | 25.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 14.5% | | State: | 14.5% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
5 | $15,662 | $37,589 | 5 | $3,988 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $13,250 | $79,500 | 40 | $10,351 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
16 | $74,173 | $55,630 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
7 | $23,861 | $40,905 | 9 | $6,431 |
| Streets and Highways |
7 | $27,034 | $46,344 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
2 | $7,718 | $46,308 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
6 | $25,244 | $50,488 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $3,945 | $47,340 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
2 | $8,690 | $52,140 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
7 | $25,074 | $42,984 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
6 | $6,542 | $13,084 | 10 | $2,756 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $5,023 | $60,276 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
62 | $236,216 | $45,719 | 64 | $23,526 |
Columbia government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $5,202,000 ($535.02)
- Charges - Sewerage: $765,000 ($78.68)
Solid Waste Management: $311,000 ($31.99)
All Other: $192,000 ($19.75)
Parks & Recreation: $7,000 ($0.72)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $1,805,000 ($185.64)
Regular Highways: $339,000 ($34.87)
Central Staff Services: $131,000 ($13.47)
Parks & Recreation: $122,000 ($12.55)
Parking Facilities: $2,000 ($0.21)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,058,000 ($108.81)
Central Staff Services: $864,000 ($88.86)
Water Utilities: $844,000 ($86.80)
Regular Highways: $659,000 ($67.78)
Sewerage: $544,000 ($55.95)
Solid Waste Management: $379,000 ($38.98)
Health Services - Other: $215,000 ($22.11)
General - Other: $211,000 ($21.70)
Libraries: $180,000 ($18.51)
Parks & Recreation: $79,000 ($8.13)
Fire Protection: $77,000 ($7.92)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $20,000 ($2.06)
All Other: $7,000 ($0.72)
- General - Interest on Debt: $72,000 ($7.41)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,335,000 ($240.15)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,205,000 ($123.93)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $5,757,000 ($592.10)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $345,000 ($35.48)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $6,362,000 ($654.32)
Water Utilities: $2,040,000 ($209.81)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $295,000 ($30.34)
Other, NEC: $255,000 ($26.23)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $536,000 ($55.13)
Interest Earnings: $205,000 ($21.08)
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $142,000 ($14.60)
Water Utilities: $46,000 ($4.73)
Fire Protection: $45,000 ($4.63)
Police Protection: $43,000 ($4.42)
Parks & Recreation: $35,000 ($3.60)
Regular Highways: $10,000 ($1.03)
Libraries: $9,000 ($0.93)
Welfare - Other: $4,000 ($0.41)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,135,000 ($219.58)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,186,000 ($121.98)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $290,000 ($29.83)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,973,000 ($202.92)
Highways: $230,000 ($23.66)
All Other: $104,000 ($10.70)
- Tax - Property: $1,255,000 ($129.08)
Public Utilities: $594,000 ($61.09)
NEC: $163,000 ($16.76)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $2,293,000 ($235.83)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $140,000 ($14.40)
6.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($56,827 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.88% | | Illinois average: | 5.66% |
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:
5.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,033 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.79% | | Illinois average: | 5.99% |
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Columbia:
- KSLG (1380 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: NEW HORIZON 7TH-DAY CHRISTIAN CHURCH, INC.)
- KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WRTH (1430 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO)
- WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
- KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
- KTRS (550 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTRS-AM LICENSE, L.L.C.)
- KJSL (630 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: WMUZ RADIO, INC.)
- KFUO (850 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD)
- KRFT (1190 AM; 10 kW; DE SOTO, MO; Owner: ALL SPORTS RADIO, LLC)
- KSIV (1320 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: BOTT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KATZ (1600 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KSTL (690 AM; 1 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: WMUZ RADIO, INC.)
- WEW (770 AM; daytime; 1 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Columbia:
- KMJM-FM (104.9 FM; COLUMBIA, IL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KLOU (103.3 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KSHE (94.7 FM; CRESTWOOD, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KSD (93.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KSLZ (107.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KFUO-FM (99.1 FM; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: THE LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD)
- KYKY (98.1 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WSSM (106.5 FM; GRANITE CITY, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- WIL-FM (92.3 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- KWMU (90.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI)
- KSIV-FM (91.5 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KEZK-FM (102.5 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KIHT (96.3 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KDHX (88.1 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: DOUBLE HELIX CORPORATION)
- KPNT (105.7 FM; ST. GENEVIEVE, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KFTK-FM1 (97.1 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KNLH (89.5 FM; CEDAR HILL, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
- WSIE (88.7 FM; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, S. ILLINOIS UNIV.)
- WVRV (101.1 FM; EAST ST. LOUIS, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- KTBJ (89.3 FM; FESTUS, MO; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
TV broadcast stations around Columbia:
- KMOV (Channel 4; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KMOV-TV, INC.)
- KSDK (Channel 5; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: MULTIMEDIA KSDK, INC.)
- KETC (Channel 9; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: ST. LOUIS REGIONAL & EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV COMMISSION)
- KPLR-TV (Channel 11; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KPLR, INC.)
- KTVI (Channel 2; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTVI LICENSE, INC.)
- KDNL-TV (Channel 30; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KDNL LICENSEE, LLC)
- K40FF (Channel 40; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: EBC ST. LOUIS, INC.)
- WRBU (Channel 46; EAST ST. LOUIS, IL; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KPTN-LP (Channel 58; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KURT J. PETERSEN)
- K18BT (Channel 18; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K65FN (Channel 65; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KNLC (Channel 24; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
- K49FC (Channel 49; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K64DT (Channel 64; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- K62EG (Channel 62; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: ETERNAL FAMILY NETWORK)
- K38HD (Channel 38; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- K63FW (Channel 63; JAMESTOWN, MO; Owner: ROGER E. HARDERS)
- WPXS (Channel 13; MT. VERNON, IL; Owner: EBC ST. LOUIS, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Columbia, Illinois:
- Fatal accident count: 22
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 38
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 9
- Fatalities: 27
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 60
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Illinois average:
- Fatal accident count: 113
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 171
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 38
- Fatalities: 122
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 302
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 18
See more detailed statistics of Columbia fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 27
Total length: 109 meters (358ft)
Total costs: $826,000
Total average daily traffic: 141,904
Total average daily truck traffic: 11,802
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1950-1959: 1
- 1960-1969: 0
- 1970-1979: 3
- 1980-1989: 10
- 1990-1999: 10
- 2000-2010: 3
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Columbia, IL
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Columbia
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Columbia, IL
| Most common first names in Columbia, IL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| John | 55 | 74.9 years |
| William | 51 | 80.2 years |
| Mary | 37 | 79.5 years |
| Robert | 36 | 76.7 years |
| Charles | 36 | 75.9 years |
| Helen | 31 | 80.4 years |
| George | 30 | 79.9 years |
| Dorothy | 27 | 83.4 years |
| Elmer | 25 | 75.9 years |
| Anna | 24 | 84.4 years |
| Most common last names in Columbia, IL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Schmidt | 29 | 75.9 years |
| Stumpf | 27 | 84.0 years |
| Mueller | 25 | 78.3 years |
| Schneider | 21 | 81.7 years |
| Riebeling | 18 | 75.7 years |
| Frierdich | 16 | 77.5 years |
| Gummersheime | 16 | 81.2 years |
| Daab | 15 | 76.7 years |
| Wilde | 14 | 78.1 years |
| Herrmann | 13 | 74.5 years |
| Businesses in Columbia, IL |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AT&T | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | | Quiznos | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| Curves | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | | The Room Place | 1 |
| FedEx | 2 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | UPS | 3 |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | Walgreens | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | YMCA | 1 |
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Metal and mineral, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most White Non-Hispanic residents (pop 5,000+)"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Operations specialties managers except financial managers (population 5,000+)"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Religious workers (population 5,000+)"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest city-data.com crime index increase from 2000-2002 average to 2006 (population 5,000+)"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most bridges per 100,000 population (pop 5,000+)"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Rail transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #82 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers: (population 5,000+)"
- #89 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms (population 5,000+)"
- #98 (62236) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of German first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
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