| | People QuickFacts | Columbia | Pennsylvania |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 10,381 | 12,763,536 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 10,400 | 12,702,379 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -0.2% | 0.5% |
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Population, 2010 | 10,400 | 12,702,379 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.3% | 5.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.0% | 22.0% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 15.9% | 15.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.7% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 87.1% | 81.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 5.1% | 10.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.6% | 2.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.5% | 1.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 9.0% | 5.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 83.3% | 79.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 86.4% | 87.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 4.8% | 5.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 10.5% | 10.0% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 79.3% | 87.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 9.3% | 26.7% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 977 | 1,007,939 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 23.8 | 25.7 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 4,672 | 5,567,315 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 61.0% | 70.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 31.6% | 20.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $99,700 | $163,200 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 4,433 | 4,952,566 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.31 | 2.47 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $19,784 | $27,824 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $37,830 | $51,651 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 21.6% | 12.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Columbia | Pennsylvania |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 511 | 981,501 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 4.6% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 27.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 283,672 | 234,840,418 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 106,326 | 142,859,202 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 79,809 | 166,842,778 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $7,923 | $13,323 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 11,186 | 19,625,449 |