Columbia City is a somewhat small city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 7,136 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Columbia City is the 95th largest community in Indiana.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Columbia City is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.2% of the Columbia City workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Columbia City is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Columbia City who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.31%), sales jobs (9.40%), and management occupations (6.84%).

One of the benefits of Columbia City is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.93 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Columbia City is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of Columbia City isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small city, Columbia City doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Columbia City Information and Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Columbia City is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 11.75% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Columbia City in 2000 was $19,296, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,184 for a family of four.

The people who call Columbia City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Columbia City is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Columbia City include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Columbia City is English.