Columbia, MO

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US Senator

N/AJosh Hawley

Republican Party

US Senator

N/AEric Schmitt

Republican Party

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The 5 largest ethnic groups in Columbia, MO are White (Non-Hispanic) (72.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (12%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (6.05%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (4.42%), and White (Hispanic) (1.81%).

N/A of the households in Columbia, MO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.3% of the residents in Columbia, MO are U.S. citizens.

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Population & Diversity

Columbia, MO is home to a population of N/A people, from which 95.3% are citizens. As of N/A, NaNN% of Columbia, MO residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2023, there were 6.05 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (92.2k people) in Columbia, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 15.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 7.7k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.3%

2023 Citizenship

94.7%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Columbia, MO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Columbia, MO

White (Non-Hispanic)
92.2k ± 927
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
15.2k ± 867
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
7.7k ± 645

4.29%

Hispanic Population

5.46k people

4.29% of the people in Columbia, MO are hispanic (5.46k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Columbia, MO as a share of the total population.

Economy

The economy of Columbia, MO employs N/A people. In 2023, the largest industries in Columbia, MO were Educational Services (12,774 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (11,477 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (6,980 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($108,958), Finance & Insurance ($64,684), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,429).

Employment

Occupations

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in N/A (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Columbia, MO, are Educational Services (12,774 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (11,477 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (6,980 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Columbia, MO, though some of these residents may live in Columbia, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.17%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.94M people employed in Missouri. This represents a 2.17% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Missouri.

Education

The median tuition costs in Columbia, MO are $19,034 for private four year colleges, and $13,008 and $33,216 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2023 in Columbia, MO, the percentage of applicants admitted was 77.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 30.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 37,740 (42.6% men and 57.4% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 37,740 students enrolled in Columbia, MO, 42.6% men and 57.4% women.

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Completions

Concentrations

In 2023, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Columbia, MO was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Columbia, MO according to their major.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Columbia, MO colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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The following chart displays the households in Columbia, MO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Columbia, MO is from Missouri.

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Missouri

0.455

2022 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2023, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.848% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was approximately the same as than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Missouri across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Columbia, MO have a similar commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 1.3% of the workforce in Columbia, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Columbia, MO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Car Ownership

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The following chart displays the households in Columbia, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Columbia, MO have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Columbia, MO (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Columbia, MO is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

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Health

N/A% of the population of Columbia, MO has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Columbia, MO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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