About Columbia

Columbia is a tiny town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 816 people and just one neighborhood, Columbia is the 294th largest community in Alabama.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Columbia is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 39.1% of the Columbia workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Columbia is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Columbia who work in sales jobs (13.13%), office and administrative support jobs (10.34%), and teaching (5.03%).

Columbia is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Columbia Information and Demographics

In Columbia, just 7.82% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Columbia in 2000 was $15,248, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $60,992 for a family of four.

Columbia is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Columbia home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Columbia is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Columbia include Irish, English, and German.

The most common language spoken in Columbia is English.