Columbia, AL Population

Overview

876

Total Population

32.8

Median age

50.91%

Female population %

96.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

93.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Columbia's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Columbia is 32.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Columbia's population under 18 was 32.08%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Columbia's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Columbia, 28.65% were under the age of 15, 9.70% aged 15 to 29, 42.12% aged 30 to 64, 16.21% aged 65 to 84, and 3.31% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 16 more females than males in Columbia:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.91% females and 49.09% males in Columbia, AL.
The Columbia, AL gender ratio is 96.4:100 i.e. 96.4 men to 100 women (0.964).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 114.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 80.

Columbia's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Columbia population: 91.55% are White, 6.62% are Black or African American and 1.83% are multiracial.
Columbia's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 874 (99.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Columbia is White with a population of 802 (91.55% of the total population).

Columbia's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 859 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Columbia's population decreased by 62 (7.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Columbia's population decreased by 46 (6.21%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Columbia's population was lowest in year 2020 at 695.