What is the population of Columbia County, New York?

The population of Columbia County, New York is 59,728, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Columbia County, New York?

The median household income in Columbia County, New York is $84,090, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Columbia County, New York is $277,196, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Columbia County, New York is 5.3%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

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

Health B

Income B

Education B

Metric	Columbia County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Population	59,728	19,009,591	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	92.2	348.5	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.14%	0.06%	0.57%
Median age	47.8	38.5	37.1
Households	26,098	7,641,851	128,459,983

Year	Columbia County

Group	Share

Columbia County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Columbia County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$84,090	$85,191	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.04%	4.93%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	6.2%	5.2%

Metric	Columbia County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$277,196	$436,407	$242,182
Median rent	$1,198	$1,576	$1,342
Homeownership rate	75.4%	54.2%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Metric	Columbia County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	21.9	29.0	22.5
Work from home	15.7%	13.4%	13.4%

Columbia County has a education index of B, which means it is quite educated.

Metric	Columbia County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.0%	36.5%	31.6%
Average household size	2.27	2.51	2.54

Columbia County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Columbia County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	81.8	80.3	78.3
Self-rated poor health	12.2%	13.2%	16.3%
Smokers	16.1%	17.4%	19.0%