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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Columbia County is $23,913, which is lower than the state average of $28,912 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Columbia County median household income is $46,367, which has grown by 36.00% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 32.44% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Columbia County residents spend 21.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 26.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #37

Columbia County	23,913 USD
Pennsylvania	28,912 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Columbia County	28,768 USD
Pennsylvania	31,459 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Columbia County	36,248 USD
Pennsylvania	38,139 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Columbia County	21,808 USD
Pennsylvania	25,633 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #36

Columbia County	46,367 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Columbia County	60,293 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #29

Columbia County	36.00%
Pennsylvania	32.44%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Columbia County		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.21%	$12,668, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.03%	$17,480, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.44%	$2,148, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.60%	$17,731, see rank	20.15%	$20,313	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Columbia County	58,580 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Columbia County	73,986 USD
Pennsylvania	86,912 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Columbia County	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$46,682, see rank	$56,327	$56,900
Black	$53,500, see rank	$32,606	$35,600
Hispanic	$43,375, see rank	$34,491	$42,396
Asian	$23,750, see rank	$65,319	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$22,083, see rank	$34,103	$37,170
One Race, Other	$59,123, see rank	$30,604	$40,300
Two or More Races	$41,477, see rank	$37,642	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Columbia County	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$11,536, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$57,763, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,848, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$28,166, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Columbia County	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	56,314, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	26,691, 47.40%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	16,723, 62.65%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	12, 0.04%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	16,711, 62.61%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	15,773, 94.39%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	938, 5.61%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	9,968, 37.35%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	29,623, 52.60%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	15,820, 53.40%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	14, 0.05%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	15,806, 53.36%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	14,926, 94.43%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	880, 5.57%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	13,803, 46.60%, see rank	41.69%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Columbia County	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	30,360, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	24,838, 81.81%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,628, 8.66%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	149, 0.49%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	1,435, 4.73%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	165, 0.54%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,145, 3.77%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Columbia County	21.1 minutes
Pennsylvania	26.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Columbia County	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	30,699	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	15,773, 51.38%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,226, 26.79%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,007, 12.72%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,311, 14.65%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	199, 1.26%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,315, 8.34%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,532, 28.73%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	14,926, 48.62%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,974, 33.32%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,602, 24.13%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,025, 33.67%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	29, 0.19%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	27, 0.18%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,256, 8.41%, see rank	5.82%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Columbia County	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	30,699, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	542, 1.77%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	1,545, 5.03%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,874, 15.88%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	738, 2.40%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,813, 12.42%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,789, 5.83%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	493, 1.61%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,169, 3.81%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,613, 5.25%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	8,696, 28.33%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,689, 8.76%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,168, 3.80%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,570, 5.11%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Columbia County	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	9,925	15.79%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,328	7.88%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.