Columbia, TN

Diversity

There are 39.5k people living in Columbia, Tennessee, and 96.9% of them are citizens. In 2020, 4.63% of Columbia, Tennessee residents were foreign-born (1.83k people).

In Columbia, Tennessee, White (non-Hispanic) residents made up 26.9k of the population in 2020, which was 4.1 times more than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groupings were 2.62k White (Hispanic) and 6.58k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents.

Ethnicity and Race

In Columbia, Tennessee, White (non-Hispanic) residents made up 26.9k of the population in 2020, which was 4.1 times more than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groupings were 2.62k White (Hispanic) and 6.58k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents.

The Hispanic population of Columbia, Tennessee, is 10.8%. (4.25k people).

Population Born Abroad

1.83k persons in Columbia, Tennessee were born outside of the country in 2020, which is less than the 13.5% national average. The percentage of citizens who were born outside of the United States in Columbia, Tennessee, was 4.1% in 2019, and it has been rising since then.

By Nativity, Age

The average age of all residents in Columbia, Tennessee, in 2020 was 35.5. The median age of citizens of domestic birth was 35, which was generally younger than the median age of citizens of foreign birth, which was 40. However, the population of Columbia, Tennessee, is getting younger. The average age of all people living in Columbia, Tennessee, in 2019 was 37.

Worldwide Diversity

Mexico was the nation of birth of 88,072 Tennessee people who were foreign-born as of the year 2020, followed by India with 23,811 and Guatemala with 14,944.

Citizenship

The percentage of US citizens living in Columbia, Tennessee as of 2020 was 96.9%, greater than the 93.4% average for the entire country. The proportion of US citizens in Columbia, Tennessee, which was 97.4% in 2019, indicates a declining citizenship rate.

Veterans

1.74 times more military troops from Vietnam than from any other combat reside in Columbia, Tennessee.

Economy

Columbia, Tennessee's median household income is $50,378. Census Tract 102.01 in Columbia, Tennessee had the highest median household income in 2020, at $82,705, followed by Census Tract 111.01 and Census Tract 103.01, at $77,886 and $75,709, respectively.

In Tennessee, the average income of men is $1.37 times greater than that of women, who earn $46,310 on average. Tennessee's level of income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is 0.463, which is lower than the national average.

18.8k persons are employed in Columbia, Tennessee's economy. Manufacturing (3,023 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,020 people), and Retail Trade (2,289 people) employ the most people in Columbia, Tennessee. The industries with the highest salaries are Utilities ($58,125), Finance & Insurance ($49,316), and Management of Companies & Enterprises ($48,088).