People QuickFacts	Columbia	Missouri
 	Population, 2011 estimate    	110,438	6,010,688
 	Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base    	108,500	5,988,927
 	Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011    	1.8%	0.4%
 	Population, 2010    	108,500	5,988,927
 	Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010    	6.0%	6.5%
 	Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010    	18.8%	23.8%
 	Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010    	8.5%	14.0%
 	Female persons, percent, 2010    	51.7%	51.0% 			
 	White persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	79.0%	82.8%
 	Black persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	11.3%	11.6%
 	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.3%	0.5%
 	Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	5.2%	1.6%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.1%	0.1%
 	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010    	3.1%	2.1%
 	Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b)    	3.4%	3.5%
 	White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010    	77.0%	81.0% 			
 	Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010    	66.0%	83.2%
 	Foreign born persons, percent,  2006-2010    	8.1%	3.7%
 	Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010    	10.7%	5.9%
 	High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	92.6%	86.2%
 	Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	51.6%	25.0%
 	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010    	16.0	23.2 			
 	Homeownership rate, 2006-2010    	48.5%	70.0%
 	Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010    	39.9%	19.6%
 	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010    	$164,700	$137,700
 	Households, 2006-2010    	42,114	2,349,955
 	Persons per household, 2006-2010    	2.26	2.45
 	Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010    	$23,859	$24,724
 	Median household income 2006-2010    	$41,287	$46,262
 	Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010    	22.9%	14.0%

   	Business QuickFacts	Columbia	Missouri
 	Total number of firms, 2007    	10,138	501,064
 	Black-owned firms, percent, 2007    	S	4.9%
 	American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.6%
 	Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007    	3.2%	1.9%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.1%
 	Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007    	1.0%	1.2%
 	Women-owned firms, percent, 2007    	24.8%	26.1% 			
 	Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)    	1,259,892	110,907,604
 	Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)    	508,281	81,032,913
 	Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)    	2,672,828	76,575,216
 	Retail sales per capita, 2007    	$26,888	$12,957
 	Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)    	286,281	11,070,634

   	Geography QuickFacts	Columbia	Missouri
 	Land area in square miles, 2010    	63.08	68,741.52
 	Persons per square mile, 2010    	1,720.1	87.1
 	FIPS Code    	15670	29
 	Counties    	Boone County
 	

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms

Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts