Columbia County, New York (NY)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,415
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 17,493
Renter-occupied apartments: 7,349 (it was 7,303 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 29% |
| State: | 47% |
Land area: 636 sq. mi.
Water area: 12.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 96 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (27.4%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (11.9%), Retail trade (11.2%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 74%
- Government: 18%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 50,39083.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3,1375.2%Hispanic or Latino
- 3,1355.2%Two or more races
- 2,2733.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,1842.0%Asian alone
- 4830.8%Some other race alone
- 280.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 50.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 49.6 years |
| New York median age: | 39.8 years |
| Males: 30,594 |  (50.4%) |
| Females: 30,139 |  (49.6%) |
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| Columbia County: | 2.0 people |
| New York: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $72,245 ($41,915 in 1999)
| This county: | $72,245 |
| New York: | $74,314 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $880 (lower quartile is $685, upper quartile is $1,156)
| This county: | $880 |
| State: | $1274 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $271,348 (it was $111,200 in 2000)
| Columbia: | $271,348 |
| New York: | $368,800 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,678Detached houses: $393,233
Here: $393,233 State: $441,759 Townhouses or other attached units: $528,806
Here: $528,806 State: $658,853 In 2-unit structures: $343,606
Here: $343,606 State: $655,904 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $471,898
Here: $471,898 State: $804,940 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,038,435
Here: $1,038,435 State: $784,206 Mobile homes: $74,923
Here: $74,923 State: $89,475
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $688
Institutionalized population: 1,479
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 101 buildings, average cost: $364,700
- 2020: 71 buildings, average cost: $337,700
- 2019: 73 buildings, average cost: $326,800
- 2018: 93 buildings, average cost: $275,800
- 2017: 92 buildings, average cost: $308,900
- 2016: 71 buildings, average cost: $366,000
- 2015: 84 buildings, average cost: $460,100
- 2014: 78 buildings, average cost: $345,500
- 2013: 69 buildings, average cost: $294,700
- 2012: 69 buildings, average cost: $263,800
- 2011: 59 buildings, average cost: $348,200
- 2010: 67 buildings, average cost: $267,600
- 2009: 98 buildings, average cost: $251,900
- 2008: 116 buildings, average cost: $353,200
- 2007: 223 buildings, average cost: $234,900
- 2006: 224 buildings, average cost: $241,300
- 2005: 323 buildings, average cost: $240,200
- 2004: 356 buildings, average cost: $184,000
- 2003: 316 buildings, average cost: $174,000
- 2002: 301 buildings, average cost: $165,300
- 2001: 241 buildings, average cost: $161,900
- 2000: 186 buildings, average cost: $157,400
- 1999: 194 buildings, average cost: $141,800
- 1998: 177 buildings, average cost: $134,600
- 1997: 136 buildings, average cost: $114,700
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $4,572 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $4,602 (1.6%)
| Columbia County: | 10.0% |
| New York: | 13.9% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 49.6 years old
(Males: 48.5 years old, Females: 50.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 52.3 years old, Black residents: 36.1 years old, American Indian residents: 31.9 years old, Asian residents: 40.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29.7 years old, Other race residents: 29.6 years old)
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.
| City or Town | Homes measured | Living Area | Basement | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homes Above 4 pCi/L Best Estimate (%) | Homes Above 4 pCi/L Range (%) | Homes Above 4 pCi/L Best Estimate (%) | Homes Above 4 pCi/L Range (%) | ||
| Ancram town | 11 | 37 | 28 - 47 | 74 | 65 - 82 |
| Austerlitz town | 17 | 15 | 10 - 21 | 49 | 40 - 57 |
| Canaan town | 17 | 21 | 14 - 27 | 57 | 48 - 65 |
| Chatham town | 41 | 22 | 18 - 27 | 59 | 52 - 65 |
| Claverack town | 34 | 14 | 10 - 18 | 45 | 39 - 52 |
| Clermont town | 33 | 22 | 17 - 27 | 56 | 50 - 64 |
| Copake town | 35 | 27 | 22 - 32 | 63 | 57 - 69 |
| Gallatin town | 15 | 24 | 17 - 33 | 61 | 51 - 70 |
| Germantown town | 17 | 12 | 8 - 18 | 41 | 33 - 50 |
| Ghent town | 37 | 24 | 19 - 29 | 59 | 53 - 65 |
| Greenport town | 10 | 5 | 2 - 8 | 22 | 14 - 31 |
| Hillsdale town | 21 | 16 | 12 - 22 | 48 | 40 - 55 |
| Hudson city | 12 | 1.6 | 0.7 - 3.1 | 9 | 4 - 14 |
| Kinderhook town | 73 | 20 | 17 - 24 | 55 | 51 - 60 |
| Livingston town | 20 | 24 | 18 - 30 | 59 | 51 - 67 |
| New Lebanon town | 18 | 8 | 4 - 12 | 32 | 25 - 42 |
| Stockport town | 4 | 4 | 2 - 8 | 17 | 9 - 29 |
| Stuyvesant town | 8 | 11 | 7 - 18 | 39 | 29 - 51 |
| Taghkanic town | 27 | 16 | 12 - 22 | 50 | 42 - 57 |
| Columbia county | 450 | 17 | 44 | ||
Neighboring counties: Albany County 
, Cassia County, Idaho 
, Floyd County, Iowa , Jo Daviess County, Illinois , Tioga County , Ogle County, Illinois .
| Here: | 2.9% |
| New York: | 4.0% |
Current college students: 2,000
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 36.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 4,037 (59.4% naturalized citizens)
| Columbia County: | 6.6% |
| Whole state: | 22.3% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1,0612010 or later
- 7512000 to 2009
- 6911990 to 1999
- 4511980 to 1989
- 3041970 to 1979
- 1,220Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 24,709
- One, attached: 742
- Two: 1,996
- 3 or 4: 1,599
- 5 to 9: 732
- 10 to 19: 311
- 20 to 49: 359
- 50 or more: 635
- Mobile homes: 2,397
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Housing units in Columbia County with a mortgage: 10,110 (1,324 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 1,213 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 686
| Here: | 1.4% with mortgage |
| State: | 95.2% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Columbia County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 15,375 | 11 |
| Mainline Protestant | 6,636 | 53 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 1,329 | 16 |
| Black Protestant | 776 | 3 |
| Other | 513 | 7 |
| Orthodox | 70 | 2 |
| None | 38,397 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 22
| Columbia County: | 3.54 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
| This county: | 0.80 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 31
| Columbia County: | 4.98 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 69
| This county: | 11.09 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Columbia County: | 8.6% |
| New York: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Columbia County: | 27.0% |
| State: | 23.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 17.1% |
| State: | 15.6% |
Agriculture in Columbia County:
Average size of farms: 240 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $104,807
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $289.67
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 6.93%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 65.87%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $108,786
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 51.36%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $110,017
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 76.31%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 19.56
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 41.66%
Corn for grain: 6123 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 722 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1827 harvested acres
Vegetables: 718 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 3,985 acres
Earthquake activity:
Columbia County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 121.8 miles away from Columbia County center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 155.4 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 153.7 miles away from the county center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 134.7 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 376.8 miles away from Columbia County center
On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi) earthquake occurred 177.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
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.
The number of natural disasters in Columbia County (22) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 9
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 7, Floods: 6, Hurricanes: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Snowstorms: 3, Blizzards: 2, Power Outage: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 15,934 (70.9%)
- Carpooled: 1,384 (6.2%)
- Bus: 35 (0.2%)
- Subway or elevated rail: 47 (0.2%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 11 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 462 (2.1%)
- Bicycle: 29 (0.1%)
- Walked: 856 (3.8%)
- Worked at home: 6,540 (29.1%)
- Health care and social assistance (24%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Management occupations (14%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (6%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
- Material moving occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Bangladesh (10%)
- Mexico (7%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (7%)
- South Africa (6%)
- Germany (6%)
- Haiti (5%)
- Venezuela (4%)
- German (14%)
- Italian (12%)
- Irish (12%)
- English (9%)
- American (8%)
- Polish (3%)
- French (except Basque) (2%)
People in group quarters in Columbia County, New York in 2010:
- 719 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 378 people in group homes intended for adults
- 363 people in state prisons
- 229 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 127 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 107 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 100 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 52 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 43 people in residential schools for people with disabilities
- 18 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Columbia County, New York in 2000:
- 898 people in nursing homes
- 618 people in state prisons
- 300 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 181 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 151 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 130 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 118 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 96 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 71 people in religious group quarters
- 63 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 39 people in other group homes
- 28 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 18 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 12 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
7.21% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($166,247 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.21% |
| New York average: | 5.29% |
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%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| 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)
| Here: | 6.25% |
| New York average: | 6.93% |
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%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| 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) |
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 2019: 11.1
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.9%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 12,027 (9,976 aged, 2,051 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,058 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Columbia County, New York in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,372)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (942)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (738)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (653)
- Chronic ischaemic heart disease, unspecified (622)
- Unspecified dementia (442)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (287)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (267)
- Congestive heart failure (254)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (240)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10,217
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 385
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 58,953
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 931
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,157
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 14
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 30
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 77
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 91.0. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 47.8
- Other - 43.2
Household type by relationship:
Households: 60,733- Male householders: 12,074 (3,297 living alone), Female householders: 13,497 (4,537 living alone)
12,111 spouses (11,612 opposite-sex spouses), 2,438 unmarried partners, (2,275 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 14,064 children (12,878 natural, 363 adopted, 847 stepchildren), 1,184 grandchildren, 560 brothers or sisters, 657 parents, 20 foster children, 688 other relatives, 1,536 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 2,359
Size of family households: 8,587 2-persons, 3,823 3-persons, 2,316 4-persons, 993 5-persons, 242 6-persons, 106 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 7,835 1-person, 1,535 2-persons, 138 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 1 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.
5,442 married couples with children.
3,132 single-parent households (1,040 men, 2,092 women).
93.5% of residents of Columbia speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
4.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 1% speak English well, 18% 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:
Births: 3,249| Here: | 51 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,617
| Here: | 57 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 42 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +349
| Here: | +5 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +35 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +626
| 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)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.5 |
| State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 |
| State: | 3.8 |
- Year house built in Columbia County, New York
- 512020 or later
- 1,4242010 to 2019
- 3,0082000 to 2009
- 2,4681990 to 1999
- 3,6991980 to 1989
- 4,7321970 to 1979
- 3,2981960 to 1969
- 2,8531950 to 1959
- 1,1961940 to 1949
- 10,7621939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbia County, New York
- 361 room
- 492 rooms
- 4853 rooms
- 1,3794 rooms
- 3,4535 rooms
- 4,0216 rooms
- 3,6537 rooms
- 2,5358 rooms
- 3,2919+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia County, New York
- 721 room
- 5402 rooms
- 1,1143 rooms
- 1,9944 rooms
- 9645 rooms
- 1,0526 rooms
- 5567 rooms
- 1818 rooms
- 2759+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbia County, New York
- 46no bedroom
- 5351 bedroom
- 4,1592 bedrooms
- 9,5653 bedrooms
- 3,5584 bedrooms
- 1,0865+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia County, New York
- 86no bedroom
- 1,8481 bedroom
- 2,6272 bedrooms
- 1,5773 bedrooms
- 4924 bedrooms
- 915+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 520no vehicle
- 5,3251 vehicle
- 8,1612 vehicles
- 3,3953 vehicles
- 1,0894 vehicles
- 3915+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,087no vehicle
- 3,8021 vehicle
- 1,6382 vehicles
- 2443 vehicles
- 624 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
90.2% of Columbia County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in New York.
| Columbia County: | 90.2% |
| State average: | 89.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 42,977
- Other state: 13,307
- Northeast: 7,850
- Midwest: 1,698
- South: 2,473
- West: 1,224
- 54.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 16.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 10.3%Utility gas
- 8.5%Electricity
- 7.8%Wood
- 1.4%Other fuel
- 0.5%Solar energy
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.2%Coal or coke
- 33.3%Electricity
- 30.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 18.4%Utility gas
- 12.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.2%Wood
- 1.3%No fuel used
- 1.1%Other fuel
- 0.5%Solar energy
- 0.1%Coal or coke
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 649
| Here: | 14.4% |
| New York: | 16.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 375
| Here: | 14.7% |
| New York: | 16.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 440
| Here: | 31.5% |
| New York: | 39.3% |
Columbia County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $4,956,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,918,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,203,000
- Charges - Other: $8,396,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,943,000
Higher Education - Other: $1,929,000
Parks and Recreation: $124,000
Sewerage: $113,000
Air Transportation: $84,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,220,000
Local Fire Protection: $891,000
Air Transportation: $234,000
General - Other: $122,000
General Public Buildings: $12,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $29,674,000
Other Higher Education: $16,266,000
Public Welfare - Other: $15,513,000
Health - Other: $12,336,000
Regular Highways: $11,132,000
Police Protection: $5,946,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,482,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,613,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,202,000
Central Staff Services: $2,216,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,846,000
Financial Administration: $1,635,000
Hospitals: $1,175,000
Corrections - Other: $1,158,000
Natural Resources - Other: $925,000
General Public Buildings: $713,000
Transit Utilities: $464,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $223,000
Sewerage: $127,000
Air Transportation: $81,000
Libraries: $68,000
Local Fire Protection: $66,000
Water Utilities: $63,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $42,000
Housing and Community Development: $10,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,383,000
Education: $1,000,000
Health and Hospitals: $17,000
Other: $3,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,085,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $24,191,000
Other - Financial Administration: $35,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $10,944,000
Corrections: $111,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $7,547,000
Other: $918,000
Highways: $769,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,795,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,970,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $11,598,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $10,947,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,990,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,165,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $651,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,076,000
Rents: $183,000
Interest Earnings: $143,000
Fines and Forfeits: $91,000
Donations From Private Sources: $55,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $684,000
General - Other: $221,000
Police Protection: $215,000
Public Welfare - Other: $193,000
Other Higher Education: $76,000
Correctional Institutions: $61,000
Health - Other: $20,000
Central Staff Services: $15,000
Local Fire Protection: $15,000
Corrections - Other: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,756,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $64,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $5,083,000
Beginning: $3,967,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,947,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $19,770,000
Health and Hospitals: $6,796,000
Education: $3,441,000
Highways: $3,077,000
Other: $2,976,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $51,678,000
Property: $42,668,000
Other: $2,368,000
Other License: $9,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $39,088,000
Columbia County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $4,956,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,918,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,203,000
- Charges - Other: $8,396,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,943,000
Higher Education - Other: $1,929,000
Parks and Recreation: $124,000
Sewerage: $113,000
Air Transportation: $84,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,220,000
Local Fire Protection: $891,000
Air Transportation: $234,000
General - Other: $122,000
General Public Buildings: $12,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $29,674,000
Other Higher Education: $16,266,000
Public Welfare - Other: $15,513,000
Health - Other: $12,336,000
Regular Highways: $11,132,000
Police Protection: $5,946,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,482,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,613,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,202,000
Central Staff Services: $2,216,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,846,000
Financial Administration: $1,635,000
Hospitals: $1,175,000
Corrections - Other: $1,158,000
Natural Resources - Other: $925,000
General Public Buildings: $713,000
Transit Utilities: $464,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $223,000
Sewerage: $127,000
Air Transportation: $81,000
Libraries: $68,000
Local Fire Protection: $66,000
Water Utilities: $63,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $42,000
Housing and Community Development: $10,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,383,000
Education: $1,000,000
Health and Hospitals: $17,000
Other: $3,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,085,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $24,191,000
Other - Financial Administration: $35,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $10,944,000
Corrections: $111,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $7,547,000
Other: $918,000
Highways: $769,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,795,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,970,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $11,598,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $10,947,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,990,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,165,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $651,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,076,000
Rents: $183,000
Interest Earnings: $143,000
Fines and Forfeits: $91,000
Donations From Private Sources: $55,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $684,000
General - Other: $221,000
Police Protection: $215,000
Public Welfare - Other: $193,000
Other Higher Education: $76,000
Correctional Institutions: $61,000
Health - Other: $20,000
Central Staff Services: $15,000
Local Fire Protection: $15,000
Corrections - Other: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,756,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $64,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $5,083,000
Beginning: $3,967,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,947,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $19,770,000
Health and Hospitals: $6,796,000
Education: $3,441,000
Highways: $3,077,000
Other: $2,976,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $51,678,000
Property: $42,668,000
Other: $2,368,000
Other License: $9,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $39,088,000
Columbia County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $4,956,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,918,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,203,000
- Charges - Other: $8,396,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,943,000
Higher Education - Other: $1,929,000
Parks and Recreation: $124,000
Sewerage: $113,000
Air Transportation: $84,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,220,000
Local Fire Protection: $891,000
Air Transportation: $234,000
General - Other: $122,000
General Public Buildings: $12,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $29,674,000
Other Higher Education: $16,266,000
Public Welfare - Other: $15,513,000
Health - Other: $12,336,000
Regular Highways: $11,132,000
Police Protection: $5,946,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,482,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,613,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,202,000
Central Staff Services: $2,216,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,846,000
Financial Administration: $1,635,000
Hospitals: $1,175,000
Corrections - Other: $1,158,000
Natural Resources - Other: $925,000
General Public Buildings: $713,000
Transit Utilities: $464,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $223,000
Sewerage: $127,000
Air Transportation: $81,000
Libraries: $68,000
Local Fire Protection: $66,000
Water Utilities: $63,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $42,000
Housing and Community Development: $10,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,383,000
Education: $1,000,000
Health and Hospitals: $17,000
Other: $3,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,085,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $24,191,000
Other - Financial Administration: $35,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $10,944,000
Corrections: $111,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $7,547,000
Other: $918,000
Highways: $769,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,795,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,970,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $11,598,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $10,947,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,990,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,165,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $651,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,076,000
Rents: $183,000
Interest Earnings: $143,000
Fines and Forfeits: $91,000
Donations From Private Sources: $55,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $684,000
General - Other: $221,000
Police Protection: $215,000
Public Welfare - Other: $193,000
Other Higher Education: $76,000
Correctional Institutions: $61,000
Health - Other: $20,000
Central Staff Services: $15,000
Local Fire Protection: $15,000
Corrections - Other: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,756,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $64,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $5,083,000
Beginning: $3,967,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,947,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $19,770,000
Health and Hospitals: $6,796,000
Education: $3,441,000
Highways: $3,077,000
Other: $2,976,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $51,678,000
Property: $42,668,000
Other: $2,368,000
Other License: $9,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $39,088,000
Columbia County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $4,956,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,918,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,203,000
- Charges - Other: $8,396,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,943,000
Higher Education - Other: $1,929,000
Parks and Recreation: $124,000
Sewerage: $113,000
Air Transportation: $84,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,220,000
Local Fire Protection: $891,000
Air Transportation: $234,000
General - Other: $122,000
General Public Buildings: $12,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $29,674,000
Other Higher Education: $16,266,000
Public Welfare - Other: $15,513,000
Health - Other: $12,336,000
Regular Highways: $11,132,000
Police Protection: $5,946,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,482,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,613,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,202,000
Central Staff Services: $2,216,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,846,000
Financial Administration: $1,635,000
Hospitals: $1,175,000
Corrections - Other: $1,158,000
Natural Resources - Other: $925,000
General Public Buildings: $713,000
Transit Utilities: $464,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $223,000
Sewerage: $127,000
Air Transportation: $81,000
Libraries: $68,000
Local Fire Protection: $66,000
Water Utilities: $63,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $42,000
Housing and Community Development: $10,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,383,000
Education: $1,000,000
Health and Hospitals: $17,000
Other: $3,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,085,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $24,191,000
Other - Financial Administration: $35,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $10,944,000
Corrections: $111,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $7,547,000
Other: $918,000
Highways: $769,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,795,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,970,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $11,598,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $10,947,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,990,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,165,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $651,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,076,000
Rents: $183,000
Interest Earnings: $143,000
Fines and Forfeits: $91,000
Donations From Private Sources: $55,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $684,000
General - Other: $221,000
Police Protection: $215,000
Public Welfare - Other: $193,000
Other Higher Education: $76,000
Correctional Institutions: $61,000
Health - Other: $20,000
Central Staff Services: $15,000
Local Fire Protection: $15,000
Corrections - Other: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,756,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $64,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $5,083,000
Beginning: $3,967,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,947,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $19,770,000
Health and Hospitals: $6,796,000
Education: $3,441,000
Highways: $3,077,000
Other: $2,976,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $51,678,000
Property: $42,668,000
Other: $2,368,000
Other License: $9,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $39,088,000
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
| Most common first names in Columbia County, NY among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 769 | 76.1 years |
| William | 631 | 75.5 years |
| Mary | 627 | 81.8 years |
| George | 405 | 77.1 years |
| Charles | 398 | 76.3 years |
| Joseph | 375 | 76.2 years |
| Anna | 353 | 83.2 years |
| Robert | 339 | 70.7 years |
| Helen | 329 | 80.8 years |
| James | 303 | 73.5 years |
| Most common last names in Columbia County, NY among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 214 | 77.2 years |
| Miller | 210 | 80.0 years |
| Johnson | 128 | 75.1 years |
| Moore | 109 | 74.3 years |
| Williams | 88 | 74.5 years |
| Coons | 84 | 77.6 years |
| Decker | 75 | 75.2 years |
| White | 66 | 78.2 years |
| Brown | 65 | 75.8 years |
| Martin | 62 | 80.4 years |
| Businesses in Columbia County, NY | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDI | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 6 | |
| AT&T | 3 | McDonald's | 2 | |
| Ace Hardware | 2 | New Balance | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Burger King | 1 | Rite Aid | 2 | |
| CVS | 3 | Sears | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | Subway | 3 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 6 | T-Mobile | 1 | |
| Fashion Bug | 1 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
| FedEx | 5 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
| GNC | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
| Goodwill | 4 | U-Haul | 5 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | UPS | 8 | |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
| Long John Silver's | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
| Lowe's | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
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+)"