Columbia, LA Population

Overview

377

Total Population

35.4

Median age

42.71%

Female population %

134.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

37.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

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

The median age in Columbia is 35.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Columbia's population under 18 was 25.46%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Columbia's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.94% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Columbia, 15.12% were under the age of 15, 22.02% aged 15 to 29, 50.93% aged 30 to 64, 10.34% aged 65 to 84, and 1.59% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 55 less females than males in Columbia:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 42.71% females and 57.29% males in Columbia, LA.
The Columbia, LA gender ratio is 134.2:100 i.e. 134.2 men to 100 women (1.342).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 32.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 20.

Columbia's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Columbia population: 69.50% are White, 28.91% are Black or African American, 1.06% are some other race and 0.53% are multiracial.
Columbia's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 374 (99.20% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Columbia is White with a population of 262 (69.50% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 470 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Columbia's population decreased by 80 (17.02%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Columbia's population decreased by 112 (28.72%), 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 2022 at 272.