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In November 2015, the City of Columbia engaged The Retail Coach® to prepare a Community Demographic Profile, Retail Trade Area Demographic Profile, and a Workplace Population & Employment Summary. Below are links to view the documents and a summary table of selected demographics.

Community Demographic Profile

Retail Trade Area Demographic Profile

Workplace Population & Employment Summary

Columbia's population per the 2010 census was 9,707. A special census was finalized by the U.S. Census Bureau in June 2017, which resulted in an official population count of 10,868. 

 
COLUMBIA, ILLINOIS SELECTED DEMOGRAPHICS 2015 ESTIMATES
 Community & Retail Trade Area

DESCRIPTIONCOLUMBIARETAIL TRADE AREA
#%#%
2015 POPULATION BY RACE10,370-91,282-
White10,05897.0%76,35083.6%
Black or African American530.5%11,78212.9%
American Indian or Alaskan Native100.1%1910.2%
Asian870.8%8410.9%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander00.0%300.03%
Other Race660.6%7200.8%
Two or More Races960.9%1,3681.5%
HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN10,370-91,282-
Not Hispanic or Latino10,15197.9%89,01097.5%
Hispanic or Latino
2192.1%2,2722.5%
POPULATION BY SEX10,370-91,282-
Male5,07949.0%44,08548.3%
Female5,29151.0%47,19751.7%
POPULATION BY AGE10,370-91,282-
0-17 years2,40923.2%20,66522.6%
18-24 years8508.2%7,7898.5%
25-34 years1,16611.2%11,36412.4%
35-44 years1,31012.6%10,83211.9%
45-54 years1,59615.4%12,97414.2%
55-64 years1,45214.0%12,64413.9%
65-74 years7747.5%7,9378.7%
75-84 years5447.5%4,8865.4%
85+ years2692.6%2,1912.4%
MEDIAN AGE40.8-40.4-
Male39.1-38.5-
Female42.4-42.1-
MARITAL STATUS AGE 15+8,422-74,397-
Never Married2,07224.6%22,72730.5%
Married, Spouse Present4,61454.8%35,14047.2%
Married, Spouse Absent2022.4%3,0504.1%
Widowed5826.9%5,4957.4%
Divorced95211.3%7,98610.7%
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AGE 25+7,111-62,829-
No High School Diploma
4926.9%6,86910.9%
High School Graduate or GED2,06329.0%21,70634.5%
Some College or Associate's Degree2,46034.6%20,37332.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher2,09629.5%13,88222.1%
HOUSEHOLDS4,029-36,544-
Family Households2,88371.6%24,79267.8%
Nonfamily Households1,14628.4%11,75232.2%
Average Household Size2.55-2.47-
Median Household Income$64,412-$51,283-
HOUSING UNITS4,228-40,039-
Owner Occupied
3,18675.4%26,84067.0%
Renter Occupied84319.9%9,70324.2%
Vacant1994.7%3,4968.7%
Median Year Built1986-1971-
Median Value (owner occupied)$195,227-$151,330-