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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Columbia Area is $22,624, which is lower than the state average of $24,294 and is lower than the national average of $28,051. Columbia Area median household income is $45,603. On average Columbia Area residents spend 28.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.0 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.4 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #497

Columbia Area	22,624 USD
Tennessee	24,294 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Columbia Area	26,634 USD
Tennessee	27,053 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Columbia Area	31,865 USD
Tennessee	31,679 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Columbia Area	22,014 USD
Tennessee	22,735 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #454

Columbia Area	45,603 USD
Tennessee	44,140 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Columbia Area	56,281 USD
Tennessee	60,861 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Columbia Area		-0.26%
Tennessee		22.72%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Columbia Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Tennessee and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Columbia Area		Tennessee		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.42%	$9,010, see rank	18.39%	$13,502	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	29.73%	$16,627, see rank	30.85%	$16,312	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	2.51%	$2,529, see rank	2.94%	$2,864	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	21.01%	$19,146, see rank	18.10%	$19,345	17.61%	$23,126

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Columbia Area	54,903 USD
Tennessee	54,737 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Columbia Area	65,568 USD
Tennessee	71,757 USD
U.S.	85,065 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Columbia Area	Tennessee	U.S.
White	$49,560, see rank	$46,941	$56,203
Black	$27,995, see rank	$31,979	$35,564
Hispanic	$33,911, see rank	$33,956	$41,994
Asian	$46,577, see rank	$65,058	$71,709
American Indian, Alaska Native	$26,250, see rank	$33,097	$37,469
One Race, Other	$38,550, see rank	$32,828	$40,405
Two or More Races	$21,447, see rank	$34,115	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Columbia Area	Tennessee	U.S.
less than 25	$20,464, see rank	$21,546	$25,955
25 to 44	$48,319, see rank	$48,640	$58,073
45 to 64	$56,238, see rank	$52,894	$64,486
65 or over	$31,983, see rank	$31,905	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Columbia Area	Tennessee	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	63,410, see rank	5,030,090	243,810,053
Male¹	30,136, 47.53%, see rank	48.13%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	20,968, 69.58%, see rank	68.08%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	146, 0.48%, see rank	0.63%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	20,822, 69.09%, see rank	67.45%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	18,787, 90.23%, see rank	89.96%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,035, 9.77%, see rank	10.04%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	9,168, 30.42%, see rank	31.92%	29.80%
Female¹	33,274, 52.47%, see rank	51.87%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	20,196, 60.70%, see rank	57.07%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	11, 0.03%, see rank	0.08%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	20,185, 60.66%, see rank	56.99%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	18,663, 92.46%, see rank	90.54%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,522, 7.54%, see rank	9.46%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	13,078, 39.30%, see rank	42.93%	40.57%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Columbia Area	Tennessee	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	36,399, 100%	2,762,765	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	29,711, 81.63%, see rank	83.36%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	4,532, 12.45%, see rank	9.96%	10.03%
Public Transportation	48, 0.13%, see rank	0.80%	4.98%
Walked	396, 1.09%, see rank	1.34%	2.82%
Other Means	309, 0.85%, see rank	1.09%	1.76%
Worked at Home	1,403, 3.85%, see rank	3.45%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Columbia Area	28.1 minutes
Tennessee	24.0 minutes
U.S.	25.4 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Columbia Area	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	37,450	2,815,491	141,996,548
Male¹	18,787, 50.17%, see rank	52.18%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,820, 25.66%, see rank	29.26%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	2,632, 14.01%, see rank	13.92%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,176, 16.91%, see rank	17.79%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	160, 0.85%, see rank	0.79%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,057, 10.95%, see rank	9.82%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,506, 23.98%, see rank	21.73%	17.87%
Female¹	18,663, 49.83%, see rank	47.82%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,279, 33.64%, see rank	37.41%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	4,761, 25.51%, see rank	20.09%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,157, 32.99%, see rank	34.13%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	97, 0.52%, see rank	0.16%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	83, 0.44%, see rank	0.32%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,219, 6.53%, see rank	7.61%	5.77%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Columbia Area	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	37,450, 100%	2,815,491	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	547, 1.46%, see rank	1.12%	1.90%
Construction	2,776, 7.41%, see rank	6.73%	6.49%
Manufacturing	5,408, 14.44%, see rank	12.95%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	754, 2.01%, see rank	2.95%	2.83%
Retail Trade	5,094, 13.60%, see rank	12.09%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,435, 3.83%, see rank	6.19%	5.00%
Information	492, 1.31%, see rank	1.98%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,227, 5.95%, see rank	5.91%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,029, 8.09%, see rank	8.96%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	8,562, 22.86%, see rank	22.53%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,691, 9.86%, see rank	9.13%	9.18%
Public Administration	1,468, 3.92%, see rank	4.46%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,967, 5.25%, see rank	5.00%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Columbia Area	%	Tennessee	U.S.
Population in Poverty	12,590	15.83%, see rank	17.26%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	2,659	12.12%, see rank	12.99%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.