Columbia County, Florida

Columbia County has a population of 71,789 and has grown 6.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $194,900, about 3.3 times the county's median household income of $59,205.

Home price
$194,900
Income
$59,205
Population
71,789
Unemployment
5.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$194,900county
Median gross rent$976county
Median year homes here were built1992county
Share of homes built before 198031.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile35.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,546county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,318county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,034county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,580county
Home insurance / yr$7,136(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$59,205county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate16.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.3%county
Unemployment rate5.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.8%county
Share of workers employed by government20.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.9%county
Economic output per resident$49,072county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.74%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service38 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport290563county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station59 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.5%county
Traffic deaths90.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher16.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.0%county
Public schools in the county15county
Public school enrollment9508county
Students per full-time teacher18.1county
Free lunch eligible54.2%county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution7.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians51county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.6%county
Frequent mental distress19.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population71,789county
Land area in square miles797county
People per square mile of land90.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores9county
Convenience stores7county
Share living far from a food store10.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract11.9%county
Population change since 2020+6.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age40.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.3%county
Share of households that are one person25.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.7%county
Second languages7.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls56.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents184county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in2,024county
Households that moved away1,736county
Average income of arriving households$54,302county
Average income of departing households$46,588county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year182county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings4.4%county
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature69.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation41.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.80 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F124 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing22 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days285 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 22county
Average first fall frostDec 5county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$163county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh14.3¢county
Household electricity use1,118 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity88.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.9%county
Homes heated by propane3.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.5%county
Homes heated by wood0.9%county
Households with broadband89.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk68.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk27.8county
Landslide risk27.4county
Hail risk5.4county
Earthquake risk58.3county
Tornado risk66.8county
Tropical cyclone risk90.4county
Extreme heat risk76.2county
Winter weather risk13.4county
Strong wind risk49.7county
Wildfire risk88.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Columbia County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Florida figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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