Columbia, Tennessee
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City Overview
As of 2009, Columbia's population is 33,983 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 2.29 percent.
The median home cost in Columbia is $113,690. Home appreciation the last year has been -2.60 percent.
Compared to the rest of the country, Columbia's cost of living is 21.13% Lower than the U.S. average.
Columbia public schools spend $4,968 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $6,058. There are about 0 students per teacher in Columbia.
The unemployment rate in Columbia is 11.80 percent(U.S. avg. is 8.50%). Recent job growth is Negative. Columbia jobs have Decreased by 7.20 percent.
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People
The 2009 Columbia, TN, population is 33,983. There are 1,141 people per square mile (population density).
Family in Columbia, TN
The median age is 36.1. The US median is 37.6. 52.57% of people in Columbia, TN, are married. 12.64% are divorced.
The average household size is 2.5 people. 20.62% of people are married, with children. 11.74% have children, but are single.
Race in Columbia, TN
73.47% of people are white, 20.90% are black, 0.61% are asian, 0.33% are native american, and 4.66% claim 'Other'.
6.20% of the people in Columbia, TN, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 93.80% are non-hispanic).
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Mule Capital of The World: Every year in the spring, Columbia Tennessee hosts Mule Day. Mule Day is a 4 day long event which features the Mule. Activites include: Arts and Crafts shows, Mule... (read more)Columbia, Tennessee: The jobs in Columbia, Tennessee are scarce in comparison to cities. It has been that way since the '90's. In the 90's General Electric and other major companies left the... (read more)Nice climate: Small old fashioned city. Not very progressive. great weather adequate schools no job growth. reasonable housing costs close to Nashville very few... (read more)Have an opinion about Columbia? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Columbia Click Here
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Health
There are 216 physicians per 100,000 population in Columbia, TN. The US average is 170.
Columbia, TN Health Index
Air quality in Columbia, TN is 55 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is based on ozone alert days and number of pollutants in the air, as reported by the EPA.
Water quality in Columbia, TN is 88 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.
Superfund index is 99 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts.
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Columbia, Tennessee: The jobs in Columbia, Tennessee are scarce in comparison to cities. It has been that way since the '90's. In the 90's General Electric and other major companies left the... (read more)Mule Capital of The World: Every year in the spring, Columbia Tennessee hosts Mule Day. Mule Day is a 4 day long event which features the Mule. Activites include: Arts and Crafts shows, Mule... (read more)Nice climate: Small old fashioned city. Not very progressive. great weather adequate schools no job growth. reasonable housing costs close to Nashville very few... (read more)Have an opinion about Columbia? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Columbia Click Here
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Economy
| Unemployment Rate | 11.80% | 8.50% |
| Recent Job Growth | -7.20% | -3.10% |
| Future Job Growth | 13.90% | 26.40% |
| Sales Taxes | 9.25% | 6.00% |
| Income Taxes | 0.00% | 5.02% |
| Income per Cap. | $19,898 | $24,020 |
| Household Income | $39,490 | $44,684 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 17.73% | 13.64% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 14.04% | 11.21% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 13.31% | 11.46% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 17.66% | 15.84% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 19.33% | 19.28% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 8.43% | 11.53% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 7.04% | 10.70% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 1.60% | 4.43% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 0.53% | 1.31% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.32% | 0.61% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 9.91% | 13.61% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 14.30% | 20.24% |
| Service | 15.57% | 14.75% |
| Sales and Office | 25.08% | 26.74% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.47% | 0.74% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 10.06% | 9.48% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 24.61% | 14.44% |
The unemployment rate in Columbia, TN, is 11.80%, with job growth of -7.20%. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 13.90%.
Columbia, TN Taxes
Columbia, TN,sales tax rate is 9.25%. Income tax is 0.00%.
Columbia, TN Income and Salaries
The income per capita is $19,898, which includes all adults and children. The median household income is $39,490.
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Mule Capital of The World: Every year in the spring, Columbia Tennessee hosts Mule Day. Mule Day is a 4 day long event which features the Mule. Activites include: Arts and Crafts shows, Mule... (read more)Columbia, Tennessee: The jobs in Columbia, Tennessee are scarce in comparison to cities. It has been that way since the '90's. In the 90's General Electric and other major companies left the... (read more)Nice climate: Small old fashioned city. Not very progressive. great weather adequate schools no job growth. reasonable housing costs close to Nashville very few... (read more)Have an opinion about Columbia? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Columbia Click Here
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Housing
| Median Home Age | 34 | 27 |
| Median Home Cost | $113,690 | $202,300 |
| Home Appreciation | -2.60% | -4.60% |
| Homes Owned | 58.28% | 64.07% |
| Housing Vacant | 8.96% | 14.48% |
| Homes Rented | 32.64% | 21.45% |
| Property Tax Rate | $8.39 | $13.28 |
| OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS BY VALUE | | |
| Less Than $20,000 | 3.88% | 3.01% |
| $20,000 to $39,999 | 4.31% | 4.37% |
| $40,000 to $59,999 | 8.80% | 5.74% |
| $60,000 to $79,999 | 13.97% | 7.07% |
| $80,000 to $99,999 | 18.56% | 8.41% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 32.71% | 19.74% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 11.13% | 14.06% |
| $200,000 to $299,999 | 4.37% | 16.59% |
| $300,000 to $399,999 | 1.02% | 8.21% |
| $400,000 to $499,999 | 0.47% | 4.53% |
| $500,000 to $749,999 | 0.42% | 4.75% |
| $1,000,000 or more | 0.24% | 1.86% |
| HOUSING UNITS BY YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | | |
| 1999 to October 2005 | 6.85% | 10.15% |
| 1995 to 1998 | 8.25% | 6.69% |
| 1990 to 1994 | 8.62% | 6.70% |
| 1980 to 1989 | 14.04% | 14.75% |
| 1970 to 1979 | 13.87% | 17.11% |
| 1960 to 1969 | 16.75% | 12.78% |
| 1950 to 1959 | 16.14% | 11.64% |
| 1940 to 1949 | 7.07% | 6.64% |
| 1939 or Earlier | 8.42% | 13.55% |
The median home value in Columbia, TN, is $113,690. Home appreciation is -2.60% over the last year. The median age of Columbia, TN, real estate is 34 years.
Columbia, TN Apartments and Rentals
Renters make up 32.64% of the Columbia, TN, population. 8.96% of houses and apartments in Columbia, TN, are unoccupied (vacancy rate).
Columbia Housing SperlingViews
Looking to finding a nice home and area to retiree: we live in a mobil park in davie,florida. This is just tempory until my husband retiree in 2 years. We love visting Tenn.and NC.and would like to maybe retire in one of... (read more)Looking to finding a nice home and area to retiree: we live in a mobil park in davie,florida. This is just tempory until my husband retiree in 2 years. We love visting Tenn.and NC.and would like to maybe retire in one of... (read more)Nice climate: Small old fashioned city. Not very progressive. great weather adequate schools no job growth. reasonable housing costs close to Nashville very few... (read more)Have an opinion about Columbia? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Columbia Click Here
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Crime
Columbia, TN, violent crime, on a scale from 1 (low crime) to 10, is 6. Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The US average is 3.
Columbia, TN, property crime, on a scale from 1 (low) to 10, is 7. Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. The US average is 3.
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Mule Capital of The World: Every year in the spring, Columbia Tennessee hosts Mule Day. Mule Day is a 4 day long event which features the Mule. Activites include: Arts and Crafts shows, Mule... (read more)Nice climate: Small old fashioned city. Not very progressive. great weather adequate schools no job growth. reasonable housing costs close to Nashville very few... (read more)like to all: I like to about jobs,housing,crime rates in calif. the jobs in columbia is low,, housing is fair... (read more)Have an opinion about Columbia? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Columbia Click Here
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Climate
Columbia, TN, gets 54 inches of rain per year. The US average is 37. Snowfall is 4 inches. The average US city gets 25 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 108.
On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Columbia, TN. The July high is around 89 degrees. The January low is 27. Our comfort index, which is based on humidity during the hot months, is a 33 out of 100, where higher is more comfortable. The US average on the comfort index is 44.
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Mule Capital of The World: Every year in the spring, Columbia Tennessee hosts Mule Day. Mule Day is a 4 day long event which features the Mule. Activites include: Arts and Crafts shows, Mule... (read more)Columbia, Tennessee: The jobs in Columbia, Tennessee are scarce in comparison to cities. It has been that way since the '90's. In the 90's General Electric and other major companies left the... (read more)Nice climate: Small old fashioned city. Not very progressive. great weather adequate schools no job growth. reasonable housing costs close to Nashville very few... (read more)Have an opinion about Columbia? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Columbia Click Here
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Education
Columbia, TN, schools spend $4,968 per student. There are 0 pupils per teacher, 562 students per librarian, and 495 children per counselor in Columbia, TN schools.
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Columbia, Tennessee: The jobs in Columbia, Tennessee are scarce in comparison to cities. It has been that way since the '90's. In the 90's General Electric and other major companies left the... (read more)Mule Capital of The World: Every year in the spring, Columbia Tennessee hosts Mule Day. Mule Day is a 4 day long event which features the Mule. Activites include: Arts and Crafts shows, Mule... (read more)Nice climate: Small old fashioned city. Not very progressive. great weather adequate schools no job growth. reasonable housing costs close to Nashville very few... (read more)Have an opinion about Columbia? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Columbia Click Here
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Transportation
The average one-way commute in Columbia, TN, takes 26 minutes. 80% of commuters drive their own car alone. 16% carpool with others. 0% take mass transit and 2% work from home.
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Mule Capital of The World: Every year in the spring, Columbia Tennessee hosts Mule Day. Mule Day is a 4 day long event which features the Mule. Activites include: Arts and Crafts shows, Mule... (read more)Columbia, Tennessee: The jobs in Columbia, Tennessee are scarce in comparison to cities. It has been that way since the '90's. In the 90's General Electric and other major companies left the... (read more)Nice climate: Small old fashioned city. Not very progressive. great weather adequate schools no job growth. reasonable housing costs close to Nashville very few... (read more)Have an opinion about Columbia? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Columbia Click Here
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Cost of Living
Our cost of living indices are based on a US average of 100. An amount below 100 means Columbia, TN is cheaper than the US average. A cost of living index above 100 means Columbia, TN is more expensive.
Overall, Columbia, TN cost of living is 78.87.
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Religion
| Percent Religious | 48.43% | 50.03% |
| Catholic | 5.12% | 21.92% |
| Protestant | 29.56% | 19.12% |
| LDS | 0.96% | 1.57% |
| Baptist | 15.27% | 8.16% |
| Episcopalian | 0.72% | 8.12% |
| Pentecostal | 1.55% | 1.89% |
| Lutheran | 1.13% | 2.81% |
| Methodist | 7.23% | 3.84% |
| Presbyterian | 3.65% | 1.33% |
| Other Christian | 12.78% | 4.66% |
| Jewish | 0.00% | 2.16% |
| Eastern | 0.01% | 0.05% |
| Islam | 0.00% | 0.54% |
48.43% of the people in Columbia, TN are religious, meaning they affiliate with a religion. 5.12% are Catholic; 29.56% are Protestant; 0.96% are LDS; 12.78% are another Christian faith; 0.00% in Columbia, TN are Jewish; 0.01% are an eastern faith; 0.00% affilitates with Islam.
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Columbia, Tennessee: The jobs in Columbia, Tennessee are scarce in comparison to cities. It has been that way since the '90's. In the 90's General Electric and other major companies left the... (read more)Mule Capital of The World: Every year in the spring, Columbia Tennessee hosts Mule Day. Mule Day is a 4 day long event which features the Mule. Activites include: Arts and Crafts shows, Mule... (read more)Nice climate: Small old fashioned city. Not very progressive. great weather adequate schools no job growth. reasonable housing costs close to Nashville very few... (read more)Have an opinion about Columbia? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Columbia Click Here
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Voting
41.20% of the people in Columbia, TN are registered as Democrats. 58.27% are registered Republican. Remaining are independent: 0.53%.
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