Demographics of Columbia County, Georgia

Columbia County, Georgia had 169,189 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +12,329 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Columbia County, in four figures

169,189
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +7.9%
Change since July 2020: +12,329 people.; 37.9 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $95,592 ±$3,151
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Columbia County, Georgia's population grew 7.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Columbia County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Columbia County, Georgia's population grew 7.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Columbia County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	156,860	100.0	100.0
2021	159,649	101.8	100.2
2022	162,441	103.6	100.7
2023	165,093	105.2	101.6
2024	167,263	106.6	102.5
2025	169,189	107.9	103.1

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Population of Columbia County, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	156,860	+841	+133	+13	+690
2021	159,649	+2,789	+370	+66	+2,342
2022	162,441	+2,792	+454	+281	+2,074
2023	165,093	+2,652	+431	+397	+1,827
2024	167,263	+2,170	+493	+701	+978
2025	169,189	+1,926	+497	+443	+979

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.9 ±0.4: for men 36.6 ±0.4 and for women 39.0 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Columbia County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	9,603 ±22	5.9% ±<0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	30,753 ±993	18.9% ±0.6	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	12,756 ±865	7.9% ±0.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	45,515 ±1,134	28.0% ±0.7	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	39,252 ±1,048	24.2% ±0.6	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	24,555 ±1,189	15.1% ±0.7	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $95,592 ±$3,151, and income per person $43,717 ±$1,145, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Columbia County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	5,156 ±710	9.3% ±1.3	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	7,637 ±908	13.8% ±1.6	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	8,851 ±866	16.0% ±1.6	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	7,229 ±830	13.1% ±1.5	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	10,395 ±794	18.8% ±1.4	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	7,237 ±892	13.1% ±1.6	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	8,644 ±687	15.7% ±1.2	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Columbia County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	12,038 ±1,837	7.5% ±1.1	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,173 ±825	10.5% ±2.0	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,768 ±953	6.5% ±1.1	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,097 ±441	6.4% ±1.3	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Columbia County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Columbia County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	61,668 ±48	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.4% ±1.3	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.6% ±1.3	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.1% ±1.5	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.9% ±1.7	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$305,300 ±$7,379	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,409 ±$58	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1999 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Columbia County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	12,985 ±0	8.0% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	102,633 ±466	63.2% ±0.3	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	30,392 ±814	18.7% ±0.5	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	7,675 ±476	4.7% ±0.3	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	32 to 234	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 34	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,288 ±562	0.8% ±0.3	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	7,328 ±972	4.5% ±0.6	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Columbia County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	75,810 ±2,283	46.7% ±1.4	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	70,023 ±2,324	43.1% ±1.4	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	4,673 ±843	2.9% ±0.5	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	11,928 ±1,281	7.3% ±0.8	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7,098 ±867	4.4% ±0.5	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,830 ±923	3.0% ±0.6	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Columbia County among the counties of Georgia

15th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Columbia County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Hall County	226,568	+11.4%
Richmond County	206,559	> −0.1%
Muscogee County	202,171	−2.3%
Paulding County	190,996	+12.7%
Houston County	178,214	+8.5%
Columbia County	169,189	+7.9%
Coweta County	160,240	+9.2%
Bibb County	157,556	+0.3%
Douglas County	154,293	+6.6%
Carroll County	131,036	+9.8%
Clarke County	129,921	+1.0%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 15 Counties by population in Georgia
No. 38 Counties by population growth in Georgia

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026