| | People QuickFacts | Columbia | Illinois |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 9,811 | 12,869,257 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 9,707 | 12,830,632 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.1% | 0.3% |
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Population, 2010 | 9,707 | 12,830,632 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.3% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 25.0% | 24.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 14.3% | 12.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.4% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 97.4% | 71.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 14.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.7% | 4.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 0.9% | 2.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 2.0% | 15.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 96.2% | 63.7% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 83.4% | 86.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 0.8% | 13.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 3.8% | 21.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 91.3% | 86.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 30.2% | 30.3% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 24.2 | 28.1 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 76.9% | 69.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 15.5% | 33.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $203,300 | $202,500 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 3,692 | 4,769,951 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.56 | 2.61 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $33,460 | $28,782 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $73,264 | $55,735 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 3.9% | 12.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Columbia | Illinois |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,017 | 1,123,817 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 9.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 5.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 5.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 20.9% | 30.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | NA | 257,760,713 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 231,082,768 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 197,727 | 165,450,520 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $21,387 | $12,947 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 14,889 | 25,469,026 |