Demographics of Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Columbia County, Pennsylvania had 66,193 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,512 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

66,193
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.3%
Change since July 2020: +1,512 people.; 41.0 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,644 ±$2,531
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, Pennsylvania's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Columbia County, Pennsylvania'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, Pennsylvania's population grew 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Columbia County, Pennsylvania'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	64,681	100.0	100.0
2021	64,981	100.5	100.2
2022	65,358	101.0	100.7
2023	65,768	101.7	101.6
2024	65,997	102.0	102.5
2025	66,193	102.3	103.1

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Population of Columbia County, Pennsylvania on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	64,681	−39	−75	0	+19
2021	64,981	+300	−315	+8	+579
2022	65,358	+377	−294	+60	+600
2023	65,768	+410	−213	+127	+504
2024	65,997	+229	−220	+101	+353
2025	66,193	+196	−219	+69	+346

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.0 ±0.4: for men 40.3 ±0.6 and for women 41.8 ±0.7. 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	Pennsylvania	United States
Under 5	2,779 ±71	4.3% ±0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,704 ±381	13.3% ±0.6	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	9,868 ±657	15.1% ±1.0	9.0% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	14,510 ±495	22.2% ±0.8	25.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	16,207 ±483	24.8% ±0.7	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	13,294 ±512	20.3% ±0.8	19.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,644 ±$2,531, and income per person $33,218 ±$1,046, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,971 ±$342 in Pennsylvania 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	Pennsylvania	United States
Under $25,000	5,046 ±501	19.1% ±1.9	15.1% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,476 ±512	20.8% ±1.9	17.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,582 ±439	17.4% ±1.6	15.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,508 ±379	13.3% ±1.4	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,439 ±383	16.8% ±1.4	17.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,884 ±252	7.1% ±1.0	9.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,415 ±178	5.4% ±0.7	11.8% ±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	Pennsylvania	United States
All ages	8,432 ±881	13.7% ±1.4	11.7% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,453 ±321	12.9% ±2.8	15.6% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,284 ±633	16.1% ±1.9	11.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,695 ±320	9.8% ±1.8	10.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Columbia County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Columbia County	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing units	29,824 ±70	5,806,452 ±672	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.4% ±1.2	90.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.6% ±1.1	9.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.5% ±1.4	69.3% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.5% ±1.8	30.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$206,200 ±$5,897	$254,500 ±$767	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$943 ±$35	$1,209 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±1	1965 ±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	Pennsylvania	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,663 ±0	4.1% ±<0.1	8.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	59,166 ±404	90.5% ±0.6	73.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,085 ±227	1.7% ±0.3	10.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	480 ±91	0.7% ±0.1	3.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 35	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	121 ±51	0.2% ±0.1	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	65 to 571	0.1% to 0.9%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,513 ±377	2.3% ±0.6	3.6% ±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	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in the state	53,876 ±756	82.4% ±1.2	70.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,327 ±703	14.3% ±1.1	19.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	348 ±89	0.5% ±0.1	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,811 ±438	2.8% ±0.7	7.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,246 ±364	1.9% ±0.6	4.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	565 ±240	0.9% ±0.4	3.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Columbia County among the counties of Pennsylvania

38th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Pennsylvania page.

Counties of Pennsylvania near Columbia County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lawrence County	83,911	−2.4%
Indiana County	82,878	−0.3%
Crawford County	81,792	−2.4%
Clearfield County	78,100	−2.9%
Somerset County	72,004	−2.7%
Columbia County	66,193	+2.3%
Carbon County	65,868	+1.7%
Armstrong County	63,698	−2.7%
Pike County	62,808	+7.2%
Bradford County	59,600	−0.6%
Wayne County	51,703	+1.1%

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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