Columbia County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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• • 58,83791.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,1703.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,2912.0%Two or more races
  • 9911.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6861.1%Asian alone
  • 1900.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 1050.2%Some other race alone
  • 110.02%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $222,933

Here:	$222,933
State:	$284,712

Townhouses or other attached units: $176,338

Here:	$176,338
State:	$229,107

In 2-unit structures: $147,635

Here:	$147,635
State:	$229,344

Mobile homes: $54,736

Here:	$54,736
State:	$85,730

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 2021: $2,049 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $2,047 (1.2%)

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: 91.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,629 (79.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3032010 or later
• 3772000 to 2009
• 2201990 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: 20,828
• One, attached: 1,605
• Two: 1,513
• 3 or 4: 1,293
• 5 to 9: 646
• 10 to 19: 446
• 20 to 49: 685
• 50 or more: 500
• Mobile homes: 2,266
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 32

Housing units in Columbia County with a mortgage: 9,294 (1,245 second mortgage, 32 home equity loan, 1,062 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 466

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.

5.66% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($53,820 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.19% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($35,778 average AGI)
1.47% relocated from other states ($18,042 average AGI)

Columbia County:	1.47%
Pennsylvania average:	2.30%

from Luzerne County, PA	1.35% ($44,602 average AGI)
from Northumberland County, PA	0.57% ($50,917)
from Montour County, PA	0.46% ($53,983)
from Schuylkill County, PA	0.26% ($40,179)
from Lycoming County, PA	0.23% ($40,293)
from Philadelphia County, PA	0.11% ($35,821)
from Lackawanna County, PA	0.09% ($39,417)

5.09% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($52,622 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.67% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($35,252 average AGI)
1.42% relocated to other states ($17,371 average AGI)

Columbia County:	1.42%
Pennsylvania average:	2.47%

to Luzerne County, PA	1.14% ($41,383 average AGI)
to Northumberland County, PA	0.52% ($59,496)
to Montour County, PA	0.50% ($50,992)
to Lycoming County, PA	0.22% ($40,764)
to Schuylkill County, PA	0.11% ($42,036)
to Union County, PA	0.09% ($96,565)
to Philadelphia County, PA	0.09% ($37,909)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 10.4

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: 12,967 (3,884 living alone), Female householders: 13,140 (4,448 living alone)

• 11,731 spouses (11,668 opposite-sex spouses), 2,544 unmarried partners, (2,474 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 15,306 children (14,071 natural, 256 adopted, 984 stepchildren), 1,205 grandchildren, 450 brothers or sisters, 986 parents, 16 foster children, 570 other relatives, 2,119 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 3,882

Size of family households: 7,724 2-persons, 3,816 3-persons, 2,706 4-persons, 994 5-persons, 335 6-persons, 275 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,332 1-person, 1,599 2-persons, 129 3-persons, 194 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 26 6-persons.

6,855 married couples with children.
3,254 single-parent households (1,185 men, 2,069 women).

97.1% of residents of Columbia speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English 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
• 102020 or later
• 1,7122010 to 2019
• 1,9852000 to 2009
• 2,3321990 to 1999
• 3,4311980 to 1989
• 5,0131970 to 1979
• 2,8521960 to 1969
• 2,7291950 to 1959
• 1,6601940 to 1949
• 8,0951939 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
• 172 rooms
• 3833 rooms
• 1,3504 rooms
• 3,1875 rooms
• 4,7386 rooms
• 3,3627 rooms
• 2,5168 rooms
• 2,9789+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia County, Pennsylvania
• 2231 room
• 1862 rooms
• 1,1083 rooms
• 1,7824 rooms
• 1,8505 rooms
• 1,2906 rooms
• 4867 rooms
• 3448 rooms
• 2779+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbia County, Pennsylvania
• 0no bedroom
• 5951 bedroom
• 3,6022 bedrooms
• 9,9863 bedrooms
• 3,5464 bedrooms
• 8455+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia County, Pennsylvania
• 245no bedroom
• 1,5741 bedroom
• 2,7872 bedrooms
• 2,2443 bedrooms
• 5514 bedrooms
• 1515+ 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
• 482no vehicle
• 4,9131 vehicle
• 7,5402 vehicles
• 3,8323 vehicles
• 1,3164 vehicles
• 4485+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,047no vehicle
• 3,7491 vehicle
• 2,1372 vehicles
• 5063 vehicles
• 1674 vehicles
• 55+ vehicles

90.1% 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 Pennsylvania.

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

• This state: 54,505
• Other state: 8,501
• Northeast: 4,201
• Midwest: 1,203
• South: 1,994
• West: 1,136

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