What is the population of Columbia, Maryland?

The population of Columbia, Maryland is 107,024.

What is the median household income in Columbia, Maryland?

The median household income in Columbia, Maryland is $130,153, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Columbia, Maryland is $385,793, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Columbia, Maryland is 4.4%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A+

Income A+

Education A+

Metric	Columbia	Maryland Avg	U.S. Average
Population	107,024	6,103,597	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	3324.8	492.0	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.29%	0.50%	0.57%
Median age	37.3	37.9	37.1
Households	41,566	2,338,890	128,459,983

Year	Columbia

Group	Share

Columbia has a the economy index of A+, which means it is exceptionally prosperous.

Metric	Columbia	Maryland Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$130,153	$101,971	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	3.24%	4.27%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.9%	5.2%

Metric	Columbia	Maryland Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$385,793	$285,029	$242,182
Median rent	$1,997	$1,661	$1,342
Homeownership rate	65.0%	67.5%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Metric	Columbia	Maryland Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	25.1	28.8	22.5
Work from home	22.3%	17.2%	13.4%

Columbia has a education index of A+, which means it is exceptionally educated.

Metric	Columbia	Maryland Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.0%	39.3%	31.6%
Average household size	2.58	2.58	2.54

Columbia has a health index of A+, which means it is exceptionally healthy.

Metric	Columbia	Maryland Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	82.1	78.4	78.3
Self-rated poor health	8.6%	13.2%	16.3%
Smokers	9.6%	15.9%	19.0%