Columbia, MO (Missouri) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 99,174 (Urban population: 98,025, Rural population: 1,149 (all nonfarm))

Columbia, Missouri Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 35,963 (33,754 occupied: 15,926 owner occupied, 17,828 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	53%
State:	30%

Housing density: 678 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $143,730.

Median contract rent in 2007: $564 (lower quartile is $441, upper quartile is $676)

Housing units in Columbia with a mortgage: 9,978 (1,153 second mortgage, 1,043 home equity loan, 55 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,528

Columbia,MO index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $156,400 (it was $110,700 in 2000)

Columbia:	$156,400
Missouri:	$138,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $117,000 - $231,400

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $192,837
Here: $192,837
State: $182,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $282,892
Here: $282,892
State: $185,799

In 2-unit structures: $450,000
Here: $450,000
State: $155,066

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $77,772
Here: $77,772
State: $141,353

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $96,565
Here: $96,565
State: $200,791

Mobile homes: $21,453
Here: $21,453
State: $37,932

Median year house/condo built: 1982

Median year apartment built: 1976

Household type by relationship

Households: 76,310

In family households: 52,594 (12,559 male householders, 5,020 female householders)
13,475 spouses, 18,019 children (16,739 natural, 526 adopted, 754 stepchildren), 561 grandchildren, 648 brothers or sisters, 306 parents, 679 other relatives, 1,327 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 23,716 (7,927 male householders (5,141 living alone)), 8,313 female householders (6,021 living alone)), 7,476 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 8,470 (677 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,826 2-persons, 4,288 3-persons, 3,576 4-persons, 1,365 5-persons, 395 6-persons, 129 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,162 1-person, 3,487 2-persons, 1,120 3-persons, 397 4-persons, 40 5-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons.

10,828 married couples with children.
4,754 single-parent households (767 men, 3,987 women).

90.7% of residents of Columbia speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 5,442 (6.4%)
(27.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.9
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbia, Missouri:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 73 3 rooms: 302 4 rooms: 1,291 5 rooms: 2,397 6 rooms: 2,764 7 rooms: 2,586 8 rooms: 2,595 9 or more rooms: 3,918

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia, Missouri:
	1 room: 713 2 rooms: 1,768 3 rooms: 2,854 4 rooms: 5,636 5 rooms: 3,773 6 rooms: 1,855 7 rooms: 671 8 rooms: 258 9 or more rooms: 300

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 889
1995 to 1998: 4,801
1990 to 1994: 4,244
1980 to 1989: 6,263
1970 to 1979: 6,565
1960 to 1969: 5,921
1950 to 1959: 3,340
1940 to 1949: 1,541
1939 or earlier: 2,399

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Columbia:
	no bedroom: 27 1 bedroom: 195 2 bedrooms: 2,549 3 bedrooms: 7,251 4 bedrooms: 4,373 5 or more bedrooms: 1,531

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia:
	no bedroom: 945 1 bedroom: 3,780 2 bedrooms: 8,016 3 bedrooms: 3,962 4 bedrooms: 921 5 or more bedrooms: 204

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: 465 1 vehicle: 4,698 2 vehicles: 8,051 3 vehicles: 2,099 4 vehicles: 497 5 or more vehicles: 116

Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2,443 1 vehicle: 8,835 2 vehicles: 4,864 3 vehicles: 1,158 4 vehicles: 444 5 or more vehicles: 84

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

Less than $10,000: 325
$10,000 to $14,999: 156
$15,000 to $19,999: 125
$20,000 to $24,999: 162
$25,000 to $29,999: 161
$30,000 to $34,999: 137
$35,000 to $39,999: 170
$40,000 to $49,999: 352
$50,000 to $59,999: 257
$60,000 to $69,999: 365
$70,000 to $79,999: 515
$80,000 to $89,999: 584
$90,000 to $99,999: 658
$100,000 to $124,999: 2324
$125,000 to $149,999: 3059
$150,000 to $174,999: 2215
$175,000 to $199,999: 1862
$200,000 to $249,999: 2678
$250,000 to $299,999: 1438
$300,000 to $399,999: 1277
$400,000 to $499,999: 436
$500,000 to $749,999: 419
$750,000 to $999,999: 61
$1,000,000 or more: 89

Columbia rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Columbia:

Less than $100: 314 people
$100 to $149: 206
$150 to $199: 294
$200 to $249: 263
$250 to $299: 524
$300 to $349: 770
$350 to $399: 1,048
$400 to $449: 1,798
$450 to $499: 2,149
$500 to $549: 2,246
$550 to $599: 2,139
$600 to $649: 1,483
$650 to $699: 1,300
$700 to $749: 1,167
$750 to $799: 1,033
$800 to $899: 1,647
$900 to $999: 732
$1,000 to $1,249: 780
$1,250 to $1,499: 346
$1,500 to $1,999: 192
$2,000 or more: 61
No cash rent: 438

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,509 1990 to 1994: 898 1985 to 1989: 553 1980 to 1984: 554 1975 to 1979: 398 1970 to 1974: 221 1970 to 1974: 101 1965 to 1969: 208

Columbia, MO Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.3%
Number of people working at home: 1,320 (2.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 2127
5 to 9 minutes: 8673
10 to 14 minutes: 14009
15 to 19 minutes: 9604
20 to 24 minutes: 3508
25 to 29 minutes: 698
30 to 34 minutes: 1874
35 to 39 minutes: 569
40 to 44 minutes: 616
45 to 59 minutes: 1034
60 to 89 minutes: 426
90 or more minutes: 461

Columbia mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 33,767 (75%)
Carpooled: 5,240 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 393 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 6 (0%)
Taxi: 85 (0%)
Motorcycle: 87 (0%)
Bicycle: 668 (1%)
Walked: 3,153 (7%)
Other means: 200 (0%)
Worked at home: 1,320 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 5007
$10,000 to $14,999: 2705
$15,000 to $19,999: 2485
$20,000 to $24,999: 2723
$25,000 to $29,999: 2346
$30,000 to $34,999: 2090
$35,000 to $39,999: 1816
$40,000 to $44,999: 1868
$45,000 to $49,999: 1186
$50,000 to $59,999: 2515
$60,000 to $74,999: 2832
$75,000 to $99,999: 3072
$100,000 to $124,999: 1565
$125,000 to $149,999: 560
$150,000 to $199,999: 509
$200,000 or more: 540

First ancestries reported:

German: 16693

Other groups: 15109

English: 7294

Irish: 6952

United States or American: 6096

Italian: 1864

Scotch-Irish: 1465

Scottish: 1351

European: 1142

French (except Basque): 1122

Swedish: 899

Subsaharan African:: 884

Dutch: 778

Polish: 748

Norwegian: 700

Arab:: 678

Russian: 540

Welsh: 527

African: 524

British: 393

Danish: 267

Czech: 252

French Canadian: 228

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 185

Nigerian: 159

Greek: 158

Iranian: 150

Swiss: 146

Hungarian: 137

Other Arab: 130

Haitian: 130

Canadian: 129

Ukrainian: 119

Romanian: 109

Scandinavian: 108

Egyptian: 107

Lebanese: 105

Austrian: 102

Czechoslovakian: 100

Yugoslavian: 100

Eastern European: 92

Ethiopian: 92

Portuguese: 91

Northern European: 90

Iraqi: 87

Belgian: 78

Other Subsaharan African: 75

Turkish: 75

Arab/Arabic: 67

Croatian: 65

Jordanian: 63

Syrian: 50

Palestinian: 39

Moroccan: 30

Jamaican: 30

Slovak: 29

Bulgarian: 29

Serbian: 28

Icelander: 26

Slovene: 25

Armenian: 23

Australian: 22

Brazilian: 19

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 18

Lithuanian: 17

Basque: 17

German Russian: 15

South African: 14

Finnish: 13

Macedonian: 10

Somalian: 9

Slavic: 8

New Zealander: 8

Other West Indian: 7

Ghanian: 6

Celtic: 6

Kenyan: 5

Albanian: 5

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

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (12%)
India (8%)
Mexico (8%)
Korea (7%)
Taiwan (4%)
Canada (4%)
Japan (3%)

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

This state: 48807
Northeast: 2823
Midwest: 14503
South: 7506
West: 5010

33% of Columbia residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Missouri.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 97
Nursery to 4th grade: 21
5th and 6th grade: 96
7th and 8th grade: 363
9th grade: 198
10th grade: 360
11th grade: 359
12th grade, no diploma: 425
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,364
Less than 1 year of college: 1,136
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,815
Associate degree: 722
Bachelor's degree: 5,584
Master's degree: 2,691
Professional school degree: 1,404
Doctorate degree: 1,923

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 67
Nursery to 4th grade: 62
5th and 6th grade: 42
7th and 8th grade: 521
9th grade: 256
10th grade: 395
11th grade: 377
12th grade, no diploma: 428
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,745
Less than 1 year of college: 1,285
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,232
Associate degree: 1,253
Bachelor's degree: 6,500
Master's degree: 3,245
Professional school degree: 912
Doctorate degree: 772

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 15.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.3%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 22.1%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 15.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 11.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 9.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 13.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 13.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 19.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $43,152
Black householders: $20,494
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $9,736
Asian householders: $29,795
Some other race householders: $75,828
Two or more races householders: $28,357
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $62,202

Columbia household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Columbia household income for Black householders

Columbia household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Columbia household income for Asian householders

Columbia household income for Some other race householders

Columbia household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Columbia marital status for males

Columbia marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $169,821
Black or African American householders: $109,070
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $190,025
Asian householders: $195,676
Some other race householders: $211,924
Two or more races householders: $232,551
Hispanic or Latino householders: $170,669

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 17,238
One, attached: 1,787
Two: 3,724
3 or 4: 3,061
5 to 9: 3,776
10 to 19: 2,237
20 to 49: 864
50 or more: 1,533
Mobile homes: 1,737
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $30,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Columbia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (81%) Electricity (18%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (59%) Electricity (39%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 634

Here:	8.6%
Missouri:	13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 101

Here:	3.0%
Missouri:	11.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,597

Here:	9.0%
Missouri:	24.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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