Columbia County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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• • 60,64792.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,9313.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,1341.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7651.2%Asian alone
  • 6841.0%Two or more races
  • 920.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 430.07%Some other race alone
  • 190.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $207,806

Here:	$207,806
State:	$255,931

Townhouses or other attached units: $160,773

Here:	$160,773
State:	$201,403

In 2-unit structures: $136,513

Here:	$136,513
State:	$189,304

Mobile homes: $48,602

Here:	$48,602
State:	$62,605

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,215 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,108 (1.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Columbia County is $472 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $575 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $735 a month.

Cities in this county include: Bloomsburg, Berwick, Catawissa, Espy, Mifflinville, Almedia, Millville, Benton, Lime Ridge, Lightstreet.

Neighboring counties: Humboldt County, California , Deuel County, Nebraska , Larimer County, Colorado , Lucas County, Ohio , Suffolk County, New York , Lancaster County, Nebraska , Porter County, Indiana .

Current college students: 6,640
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,967 (93.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2122010 or later
• 4432000 to 2009
• 3081990 to 1999
• 1811980 to 1989
• 1511970 to 1979
• 269Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 20,321
• One, attached: 1,189
• Two: 1,382
• 3 or 4: 1,706
• 5 to 9: 1,354
• 10 to 19: 190
• 20 to 49: 630
• 50 or more: 792
• Mobile homes: 2,867

Housing units in Columbia County with a mortgage: 9,279 (132 second mortgage, 1,107 home equity loan, 54 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,468

Religion statistics for Columbia County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Columbia County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Pennsylvania Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4506-PA: March 30, 2020, FEMA Id: 4506, Natural disaster type: Other
• Pennsylvania Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: August 10, 2018 - August 15, 2018, FEMA Id: 4408, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3356: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3356, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 03, 2011 to October 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared EM-3340: September 08, 2011, FEMA Id: 3340, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Pennsylvania Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 03, 2011 to October 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4030: September 12, 2011, FEMA Id: 4030, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Pennsylvania Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: June 23, 2006 to July 10, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1649: June 30, 2006, FEMA Id: 1649, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3235: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3235, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 02, 2005 to April 23, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1587: April 14, 2005, FEMA Id: 1587, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Pennsylvania Tropical Depression Ivan, Incident Period: September 17, 2004 to October 01, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1557: September 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1557, Natural disaster type: Tropical Depression
• Pennsylvania Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 14, 2003 to February 19, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3180: March 14, 2003, FEMA Id: 3180, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
• 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.80% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($43,320 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.65% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($32,010 average AGI)
1.15% relocated from other states ($11,310 average AGI)

Columbia County:	1.15%
Pennsylvania average:	1.90%

from Luzerne County, PA	1.15% ($37,469 average AGI)
from Montour County, PA	0.56% ($41,547)
from Northumberland County, PA	0.51% ($41,219)
from Lycoming County, PA	0.16% ($44,268)
from Schuylkill County, PA	0.12% ($33,903)
from Philadelphia County, PA	0.10% ($34,667)
from Union County, PA	0.10% ($56,958)

5.13% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($47,027 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.39% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($26,078 average AGI)
1.74% relocated to other states ($20,950 average AGI)

Columbia County:	1.74%
Pennsylvania average:	2.27%

to Luzerne County, PA	1.05% ($37,285 average AGI)
to Montour County, PA	0.51% ($39,102)
to Northumberland County, PA	0.44% ($34,387)
to Lycoming County, PA	0.16% ($45,179)
to Schuylkill County, PA	0.12% ($34,333)
to Philadelphia County, PA	0.10% ($42,240)
to Lancaster County, PA	0.08% ($43,857)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.8

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: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 13,490 (3,306 living alone), Female householders: 12,729 (4,691 living alone)

• 12,405 spouses (12,340 opposite-sex spouses), 2,413 unmarried partners, (2,332 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 14,834 children (13,781 natural, 309 adopted, 744 stepchildren), 947 grandchildren, 578 brothers or sisters, 844 parents, 0 foster children, 732 other relatives, 1,910 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 4,082

Size of family households: 8,790 2-persons, 3,974 3-persons, 2,435 4-persons, 890 5-persons, 301 6-persons, 241 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,997 1-person, 1,318 2-persons, 135 3-persons, 107 4-persons, 31 5-persons.

7,162 married couples with children.
2,973 single-parent households (597 men, 2,376 women).

97.0% of residents of Columbia speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $341,362,000 ($5,251 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $14,198,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $168,832,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $92,810,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,034,000
Federal grants: $55,460,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,123,000 ($193,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $18,102,000 ($7,615,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,287,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $17,106,000
Federal Government insurance: $38,875,000

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

Here:	+17 per 1000 residents
State:	-2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.31 millions of gallons per day (53% from ground, 47% from surface)

• Year house built in Columbia County, Pennsylvania
• 6362014 or later
• 3962010 to 2013
• 2,0612000 to 2009
• 2,7971990 to 1999
• 3,3531980 to 1989
• 5,5421970 to 1979
• 2,5681960 to 1969
• 3,5461950 to 1959
• 1,1671940 to 1949
• 8,3651939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbia County, Pennsylvania
• 01 room
• 152 rooms
• 2823 rooms
• 1,3984 rooms
• 3,3295 rooms
• 4,2166 rooms
• 3,6087 rooms
• 2,7848 rooms
• 3,1159+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia County, Pennsylvania
• 981 room
• 4132 rooms
• 1,6483 rooms
• 2,4544 rooms
• 1,1605 rooms
• 1,1466 rooms
• 3137 rooms
• 1358 rooms
• 1059+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbia County, Pennsylvania
• 0no bedroom
• 3801 bedroom
• 3,7842 bedrooms
• 10,3613 bedrooms
• 3,2874 bedrooms
• 9355+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia County, Pennsylvania
• 98no bedroom
• 3,2721 bedroom
• 1,6942 bedrooms
• 2,0233 bedrooms
• 2654 bedrooms
• 1205+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 566no vehicle
• 4,1361 vehicle
• 7,1892 vehicles
• 4,8053 vehicles
• 1,5434 vehicles
• 5085+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,153no vehicle
• 4,1471 vehicle
• 1,6412 vehicles
• 4923 vehicles
• 174 vehicles
• 225+ vehicles

88.6% of Columbia County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

• This state: 53,172
• Other state: 9,395
• Northeast: 4,105
• Midwest: 1,351
• South: 2,290
• West: 1,649

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,401
• Number of aged recipients: 79
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,322
• Number of recipients under 18: 292
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 921
• Number of recipients older than 64: 188
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 470
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 620