Columbia County, Pennsylvania (PA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,759
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 17,993
Renter-occupied apartments: 8,092 (it was 6,922 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 28% |
State: | 30% |
Land area: 486 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 134 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (30.7%), Manufacturing (14.8%), Retail trade (11.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 80%
- Government: 14%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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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
Median resident age: | 41.5 years |
Pennsylvania median age: | 40.8 years |
Males: 31,433 | ![]() |
Females: 33,531 | ![]() |

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Columbia County: | 2.0 people |
Pennsylvania: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $54,570 ($34,094 in 1999)
This county: | $54,570 |
Pennsylvania: | $63,463 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $608 (lower quartile is $464, upper quartile is $728)
This county: | $608 |
State: | $792 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $168,900 (it was $85,800 in 2000)
Columbia: | $168,900 |
Pennsylvania: | $192,600 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,282Detached 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
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $468
Institutionalized population: 737
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 192 buildings, average cost: $87,200
- 1998: 173 buildings, average cost: $94,200
- 1999: 178 buildings, average cost: $89,700
- 2000: 206 buildings, average cost: $86,400
- 2001: 168 buildings, average cost: $101,300
- 2002: 197 buildings, average cost: $121,700
- 2003: 178 buildings, average cost: $122,000
- 2004: 241 buildings, average cost: $130,800
- 2005: 209 buildings, average cost: $132,900
- 2006: 172 buildings, average cost: $147,500
- 2007: 170 buildings, average cost: $125,800
- 2008: 134 buildings, average cost: $170,400
- 2009: 149 buildings, average cost: $163,400
- 2010: 123 buildings, average cost: $176,700
- 2011: 71 buildings, average cost: $160,800
- 2012: 91 buildings, average cost: $176,000
- 2013: 105 buildings, average cost: $193,500
- 2014: 79 buildings, average cost: $199,400
- 2015: 98 buildings, average cost: $210,900
- 2016: 80 buildings, average cost: $234,600
- 2017: 79 buildings, average cost: $241,200
- 2018: 60 buildings, average cost: $220,200
- 2019: 65 buildings, average cost: $246,000
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%)
Columbia County: | 16.0% |
Pennsylvania: | 12.0% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 41.5 years old
(Males: 39.7 years old, Females: 42.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.6 years old, Black residents: 20.7 years old, American Indian residents: 66.2 years old, Asian residents: 37.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22.5 years old, Other race residents: 36.5 years old)
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
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Here: | 4.9% |
Pennsylvania: | 6.1% |
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)
Columbia County: | 3.0% |
Whole state: | 7.0% |
- 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
Here: | 50.0% with mortgage |
State: | 59.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Columbia County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 16,858 | 79 |
Catholic | 8,035 | 7 |
Evangelical Protestant | 5,572 | 34 |
Other | 693 | 4 |
Orthodox | 120 | 1 |
None | 36,017 | - |
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:
Columbia County: | 2.01 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.62 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Columbia County: | 3.39 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.87 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Columbia County: | 8.4% |
Pennsylvania: | 9.1% |
Columbia County: | 28.4% |
State: | 27.2% |
Here: | 12.6% |
State: | 11.5% |
Agriculture in Columbia County:
Average size of farms: 140 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $39,732
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $286.28
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 18.26%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 45.02%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $43,387
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 54.61%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.83%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $80,984
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.78%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.47
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 33.98%
Corn for grain: 18623 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 4670 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 11446 harvested acres
Vegetables: 3,112 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 520 acres
Earthquake activity:
Columbia County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 65% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 231.8 miles away from Columbia County center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 52.7 miles away from the county center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 226.9 miles away from the county center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 210.3 miles away from the county center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.5 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 276.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
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.
The number of natural disasters in Columbia County (18) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 7, Tropical Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 22,522 (82.3%)
- Carpooled: 2,156 (7.9%)
- Bus: 95 (0.3%)
- Ferryboat: 3 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 188 (0.7%)
- Bicycle: 82 (0.3%)
- Walked: 1,108 (4.0%)
- Worked at home: 1,220 (4.5%)
- Health care and social assistance (29%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (30%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Production occupations (11%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Transportation occupations (5%)
- Sales and related occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
- Healthcare support occupations (10%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- India (8%)
- Mexico (7%)
- El Salvador (6%)
- Guatemala (6%)
- England (5%)
- Bangladesh (5%)
- Germany (5%)
- German (33%)
- American (9%)
- English (8%)
- Italian (7%)
- Polish (5%)
- Irish (5%)
- Pennsylvania German (4%)
People in group quarters in Columbia County, Pennsylvania in 2000:
- 2,722 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 738 people in nursing homes
- 137 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 54 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 38 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 24 people in other group homes
- 17 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 11 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 9 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 8 people in religious group quarters
People in group quarters in Columbia County, Pennsylvania in 2010:
- 3,606 people in college/university student housing
- 545 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 192 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 17 people in group homes intended for adults
- 12 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 11 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 4 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
4.80% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($43,320 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.80% |
Pennsylvania average: | 4.58% |
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%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Luzerne County, PA | ![]() |
from Montour County, PA | ![]() |
from Northumberland County, PA | ![]() |
from Lycoming County, PA | ![]() |
from Schuylkill County, PA | ![]() |
from Philadelphia County, PA | ![]() |
from Union County, PA | ![]() |
5.13% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($47,027 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.13% |
Pennsylvania average: | 4.96% |
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%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Luzerne County, PA | ![]() |
to Montour County, PA | ![]() |
to Northumberland County, PA | ![]() |
to Lycoming County, PA | ![]() |
to Schuylkill County, PA | ![]() |
to Philadelphia County, PA | ![]() |
to Lancaster County, PA | ![]() |
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
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.0%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 12,156 (10,180 aged, 1,976 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,052 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Columbia County, Pennsylvania in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (965)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (869)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (801)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (784)
- Congestive heart failure (588)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (560)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (502)
- Unspecified dementia (466)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (349)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (210)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9,867
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 629
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 41,663
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 936
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 981
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 12
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 44
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 97
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 17
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 106.4. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 75.4
- Other - 31.0
Household type by relationship:
Households: 64,964- 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:
Births: 3,209Here: | 49 per 1000 residents |
State: | 61 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,534
Here: | 54 per 1000 residents |
State: | 54 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +101
Here: | +2 per 1000 residents |
State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +1,088
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State: | ![]() ![]() |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.31 millions of gallons per day (53% from ground, 47% from surface)
Here: | 6.5 |
State: | 6.7 |
Here: | 4.1 |
State: | 4.4 |
- 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 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 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 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.
Columbia County: | 88.6% |
State average: | 87.6% |
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
- 30.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 26.5%Electricity
- 19.8%Utility gas
- 7.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.8%Coal or coke
- 6.6%Wood
- 0.9%Other fuel
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 0.2%Solar energy
- 57.0%Electricity
- 19.7%Utility gas
- 16.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.3%Wood
- 0.7%No fuel used
- 0.7%Coal or coke
- 0.2%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 13.1% |
Pennsylvania: | 13.5% |
Here: | 5.0% |
Pennsylvania: | 13.5% |
Here: | 9.2% |
Pennsylvania: | 38.5% |
Columbia County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $5,544,000
- Construction - General - Other: $12,627,000
Regular Highways: $702,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $6,200,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,682,000
Financial Administration: $1,589,000
Corrections - Other: $1,486,000
Central Staff Services: $1,314,000
Police Protection: $809,000
General Public Buildings: $788,000
Regular Highways: $189,000
Parks and Recreation: $79,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $251,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,400,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,595,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $845,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $237,000
General Revenue - Other: $126,000
Interest Earnings: $48,000
Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $143,000
General - Other: $100,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $51,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,001,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $11,352,000
General Local Government Support: $8,172,000
Highways: $902,000
- Tax - Property: $11,915,000
Other Selective Sales: $350,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $8,660,000
Columbia County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $5,544,000
- Construction - General - Other: $12,627,000
Regular Highways: $702,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $6,200,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,682,000
Financial Administration: $1,589,000
Corrections - Other: $1,486,000
Central Staff Services: $1,314,000
Police Protection: $809,000
General Public Buildings: $788,000
Regular Highways: $189,000
Parks and Recreation: $79,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $251,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,400,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,595,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $845,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $237,000
General Revenue - Other: $126,000
Interest Earnings: $48,000
Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $143,000
General - Other: $100,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $51,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,001,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $11,352,000
General Local Government Support: $8,172,000
Highways: $902,000
- Tax - Property: $11,915,000
Other Selective Sales: $350,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $8,660,000
Columbia County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $5,544,000
- Construction - General - Other: $12,627,000
Regular Highways: $702,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $6,200,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,682,000
Financial Administration: $1,589,000
Corrections - Other: $1,486,000
Central Staff Services: $1,314,000
Police Protection: $809,000
General Public Buildings: $788,000
Regular Highways: $189,000
Parks and Recreation: $79,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $251,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,400,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,595,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $845,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $237,000
General Revenue - Other: $126,000
Interest Earnings: $48,000
Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $143,000
General - Other: $100,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $51,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,001,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $11,352,000
General Local Government Support: $8,172,000
Highways: $902,000
- Tax - Property: $11,915,000
Other Selective Sales: $350,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $8,660,000
Columbia County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $5,544,000
- Construction - General - Other: $12,627,000
Regular Highways: $702,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $6,200,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,682,000
Financial Administration: $1,589,000
Corrections - Other: $1,486,000
Central Staff Services: $1,314,000
Police Protection: $809,000
General Public Buildings: $788,000
Regular Highways: $189,000
Parks and Recreation: $79,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $251,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,400,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,595,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $845,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $237,000
General Revenue - Other: $126,000
Interest Earnings: $48,000
Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $143,000
General - Other: $100,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $51,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,001,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $11,352,000
General Local Government Support: $8,172,000
Highways: $902,000
- Tax - Property: $11,915,000
Other Selective Sales: $350,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $8,660,000
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
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 15 full tracts) | ||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 66 | $85,212 | 670 | $89,279 | 1,931 | $83,869 | 435 | $29,646 | 1 | $139,000 | 190 | $68,763 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 4 | $73,250 | 58 | $81,862 | 303 | $83,706 | 50 | $26,640 | 0 | $0 | 16 | $66,250 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 13 | $72,077 | 139 | $68,568 | 835 | $90,019 | 147 | $26,068 | 1 | $85,000 | 45 | $71,956 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 3 | $68,667 | 49 | $98,673 | 465 | $95,230 | 26 | $32,423 | 0 | $0 | 15 | $67,467 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 1 | $78,000 | 13 | $90,538 | 70 | $105,000 | 13 | $33,308 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $100,000 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 15 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 175 | $97,577 | 143 | $106,469 | 9 | $70,778 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 22 | $90,909 | 32 | $123,375 | 2 | $73,000 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $172,000 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 8 | $89,125 | 8 | $145,375 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Columbia County, PA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Mary | 702 | 80.6 years |
John | 689 | 74.8 years |
William | 519 | 74.3 years |
Charles | 431 | 75.4 years |
Robert | 428 | 72.4 years |
Helen | 388 | 80.1 years |
George | 335 | 76.2 years |
Anna | 329 | 81.1 years |
Joseph | 317 | 74.5 years |
James | 300 | 72.5 years |
Most common last names in Columbia County, PA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Miller | 238 | 77.9 years |
Hess | 225 | 78.9 years |
Smith | 202 | 75.5 years |
Snyder | 117 | 75.2 years |
Davis | 113 | 77.6 years |
Thomas | 108 | 76.3 years |
Long | 108 | 76.3 years |
Hartman | 100 | 77.7 years |
Kline | 94 | 79.3 years |
Young | 94 | 74.6 years |
Businesses in Columbia County, PA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ALDI | 1 | KFC | 1 | |
AT&T | 1 | Kmart | 1 | |
Ace Hardware | 2 | Kroger | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 1 | |
Applebee's | 1 | LensCrafters | 1 | |
Arby's | 2 | Lowe's | 1 | |
AutoZone | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 12 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | McDonald's | 4 | |
Burger King | 3 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
CVS | 4 | New Balance | 2 | |
Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | Nike | 7 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 2 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Dennys | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 2 | RadioShack | 2 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 2 | Rite Aid | 2 | |
Econo Lodge | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
Famous Footwear | 1 | Sears | 2 | |
Fashion Bug | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
FedEx | 4 | Starbucks | 1 | |
Ford | 2 | Subway | 5 | |
GNC | 2 | Super 8 | 1 | |
GameStop | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
Giant | 1 | True Value | 3 | |
Goodwill | 3 | U-Haul | 3 | |
H&R Block | 2 | UPS | 5 | |
Hilton | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
Home Depot | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
Honda | 1 | Wendy's | 2 | |
JCPenney | 1 | YMCA | 2 | |
Jones New York | 1 |