Demographic Profile for Columbia, MO
The Columbia metro area had a population that was estimated at 153,283 in the year 2005. The population has increased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 145,937. This growth shows an increase of 5 percent. Columbia ranks 5 of 7 MSAs when analyzing total population change in Missouri and the metro area ranks 202 of 361 metro areas when analyzing total MSA population change across the nation.
In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in the Columbia metro area to be 32.7 years old. The median in Columbia is less than the median age for the State of Missouri of 37.4. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 29.5 years of age. With a total of 58.4 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Columbia can be understood as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 64.2 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 13.3 percent of the population. When compared to other metro areas in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.
The Columbia metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population that is made up of 84.5 percent White, 8.3 percent African American, 2.9 percent Asian, and 2.1 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 13.3 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Missouri percent of 15.4. Since 2000, Columbia has increased the percent of minority population when 12.9 percent of the total population were minorities.
Since the year 2000, a high amount of people migrated into the Columbia metro area, with 2,385 people migrating in internationally. The international migration into Columbia makes up 5.6 percent of the total migration into the State of Missouri. This percent of international migration is high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.
When measuring the total land area, the Columbia metro area covers a total land area of 1151 square miles. This area has a medium-low average population density of 133 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar metro areas, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Cumberland (134 per sq. mile ), Bloomington-Normal (134 per sq. mile ), Bloomington (135 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Macon (133 per sq. mile ), Springfield (132 per sq. mile ), Joplin (131 per sq. mile ).
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in the Columbia metro area to be 32.7 years old. The median in Columbia is less than the median age for the State of Missouri of 37.4. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 29.5 years of age. With a total of 58.4 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Columbia can be understood as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the population, making up 64.2 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 13.3 percent of the population. When compared to other metro areas in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.
The Columbia metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population that is made up of 84.5 percent White, 8.3 percent African American, 2.9 percent Asian, and 2.1 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 13.3 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Missouri percent of 15.4. Since 2000, Columbia has increased the percent of minority population when 12.9 percent of the total population were minorities.
Since the year 2000, a high amount of people migrated into the Columbia metro area, with 2,385 people migrating in internationally. The international migration into Columbia makes up 5.6 percent of the total migration into the State of Missouri. This percent of international migration is high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.
When measuring the total land area, the Columbia metro area covers a total land area of 1151 square miles. This area has a medium-low average population density of 133 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar metro areas, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Cumberland (134 per sq. mile ), Bloomington-Normal (134 per sq. mile ), Bloomington (135 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Macon (133 per sq. mile ), Springfield (132 per sq. mile ), Joplin (131 per sq. mile ).
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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