Columbia, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 9,342 (Urban population: 9,286, Rural population: 56 (all nonfarm))

Columbia, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,294 (3,166 occupied: 2,418 owner occupied, 748 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

Housing density: 350 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $284,819.

Median contract rent in 2007: $662 (lower quartile is $540, upper quartile is $748)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $541

Median gross rent in Columbia, IL in 2007: $788

Housing units in Columbia with a mortgage: 1,414 (89 second mortgage, 191 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 845

Columbia,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $207,260 (it was $126,000 in 2000)

Columbia:	$207,260
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $148,311 - $295,192

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $236,238
Here: $236,238
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $230,432
Here: $230,432
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $253,688
Here: $253,688
State: $320,810

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $107,787
Here: $107,787
State: $275,408

Mobile homes: $28,714
Here: $28,714
State: $35,670

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,881

In family households: 6,749 (1,892 male householders, 347 female householders)
1,967 spouses, 2,378 children (2,214 natural, 88 adopted, 76 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 51 other relatives, 86 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,132 (404 male householders (319 living alone)), 538 female householders (492 living alone)), 190 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 131 (126 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 996 2-persons, 451 3-persons, 557 4-persons, 178 5-persons, 48 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 811 1-person, 79 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

1,702 married couples with children.
267 single-parent households (70 men, 197 women).

96.8% of residents of Columbia speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 35% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 84 (1.0%)
(52.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbia, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 9 4 rooms: 216 5 rooms: 647 6 rooms: 731 7 rooms: 342 8 rooms: 253 9 or more rooms: 220

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 38 3 rooms: 72 4 rooms: 348 5 rooms: 144 6 rooms: 90 7 rooms: 36 8 rooms: 20 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 73
1995 to 1998: 245
1990 to 1994: 480
1980 to 1989: 616
1970 to 1979: 345
1960 to 1969: 505
1950 to 1959: 341
1940 to 1949: 175
1939 or earlier: 514

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Columbia:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 31 2 bedrooms: 507 3 bedrooms: 1,460 4 bedrooms: 380 5 or more bedrooms: 40

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 182 2 bedrooms: 421 3 bedrooms: 110 4 bedrooms: 35 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 44 1 vehicle: 549 2 vehicles: 1,275 3 vehicles: 409 4 vehicles: 97 5 or more vehicles: 44

Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 59 1 vehicle: 349 2 vehicles: 250 3 vehicles: 73 4 vehicles: 17 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Columbia, IL:

Less than $10,000: 6
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 6
$20,000 to $24,999: 6
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 11
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 26
$90,000 to $99,999: 33
$100,000 to $124,999: 124
$125,000 to $149,999: 336
$150,000 to $174,999: 461
$175,000 to $199,999: 333
$200,000 to $249,999: 673
$250,000 to $299,999: 330
$300,000 to $399,999: 356
$400,000 to $499,999: 92
$500,000 to $749,999: 40
$750,000 to $999,999: 4
$1,000,000 or more: 11

Columbia rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Columbia:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 2
$200 to $249: 10
$250 to $299: 9
$300 to $349: 3
$350 to $399: 20
$400 to $449: 56
$450 to $499: 56
$500 to $549: 75
$550 to $599: 80
$600 to $649: 87
$650 to $699: 109
$700 to $749: 100
$750 to $799: 101
$800 to $899: 98
$900 to $999: 5
$1,000 to $1,249: 39
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 27

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 42 1990 to 1994: 5 1985 to 1989: 8 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 9 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 20

Columbia, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 27.5%
Number of people working at home: 140 (3.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 228
5 to 9 minutes: 429
10 to 14 minutes: 356
15 to 19 minutes: 335
20 to 24 minutes: 604
25 to 29 minutes: 343
30 to 34 minutes: 676
35 to 39 minutes: 171
40 to 44 minutes: 346
45 to 59 minutes: 443
60 to 89 minutes: 58
90 or more minutes: 26

Columbia mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,617 (87%)
Carpooled: 306 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 5 (0%)
Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 41 (1%)
Other means: 22 (1%)
Worked at home: 140 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 119
$10,000 to $14,999: 100
$15,000 to $19,999: 125
$20,000 to $24,999: 118
$25,000 to $29,999: 123
$30,000 to $34,999: 176
$35,000 to $39,999: 154
$40,000 to $44,999: 76
$45,000 to $49,999: 182
$50,000 to $59,999: 475
$60,000 to $74,999: 519
$75,000 to $99,999: 511
$100,000 to $124,999: 284
$125,000 to $149,999: 113
$150,000 to $199,999: 72
$200,000 or more: 34

First ancestries reported:

German: 3377

Irish: 669

English: 409

United States or American: 393

Other groups: 307

Italian: 249

French (except Basque): 202

Polish: 172

Scotch-Irish: 148

Welsh: 72

Hungarian: 71

Swedish: 54

Scottish: 52

Norwegian: 44

French Canadian: 43

Belgian: 37

Canadian: 36

Finnish: 26

Czech: 26

Dutch: 25

Lithuanian: 18

Russian: 17

Swiss: 14

Portuguese: 9

European: 8

Slovak: 8

Czechoslovakian: 8

Arab:: 7

Lebanese: 7

Slavic: 7

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (32%)
Yugoslavia (24%)
Hungary (11%)
Russia (10%)
Bolivia (10%)
Colombia (8%)
Mexico (6%)

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

This state: 4196
Northeast: 120
Midwest: 3167
South: 312
West: 133

61% of Columbia residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 23
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 69
9th grade: 32
10th grade: 34
11th grade: 12
12th grade, no diploma: 73
High school graduate (or equivalency): 580
Less than 1 year of college: 401
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 398
Associate degree: 246
Bachelor's degree: 432
Master's degree: 246
Professional school degree: 17
Doctorate degree: 17

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 174
9th grade: 33
10th grade: 35
11th grade: 17
12th grade, no diploma: 41
High school graduate (or equivalency): 853
Less than 1 year of college: 317
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 397
Associate degree: 180
Bachelor's degree: 592
Master's degree: 196
Professional school degree: 43
Doctorate degree: 23

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.1%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $68,782
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $49,586
Two or more races householders: $109,796

Columbia household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Columbia marital status for males

Columbia marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $208,309
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $89,859
Two or more races householders: $367,605

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,428
One, attached: 169
Two: 97
3 or 4: 134
5 to 9: 310
10 to 19: 111
Mobile homes: 45

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,780

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Columbia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (63%) Electricity (26%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (60%) Utility gas (37%) No fuel used (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 281

Here:	28.3%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 59

Here:	12.6%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 81

Here:	25.3%
Illinois:	25.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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