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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Columbus is $21,962, which is lower than the state average of $28,912 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Columbus median household income is $51,719. On average Columbus 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, #1140

Columbus, PA	21,962 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

Columbus, PA	23,693 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

Columbus, PA	26,429 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

Columbus, PA	21,845 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, #650

Columbus, PA	51,719 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Columbus, PA	59,814 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Columbus, PA	5.82%
Pennsylvania	32.44%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Columbus, PA median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The Pennsylvania and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Columbus, PA		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.21%	$3,904, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	48.86%	$18,152, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.17%	$882, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.21%	$14,250, 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

Columbus, PA	52,083 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Columbus, PA	61,696 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

	Columbus, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$52,266, see rank	$56,327	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Columbus, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
25 to 44	$54,583, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,417, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$30,455, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Columbus, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	642, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	302, 47.04%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	188, 62.25%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	188, 62.25%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	158, 84.04%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	30, 15.96%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	114, 37.75%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	340, 52.96%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	183, 53.82%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	183, 53.82%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	175, 95.63%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	8, 4.37%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	157, 46.18%, 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

	Columbus, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	327, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	301, 92.05%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	23, 7.03%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3, 0.92%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Columbus, PA	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

	Columbus, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	333	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	158, 47.45%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	34, 21.52%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	28, 17.72%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	24, 15.19%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 1.90%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2, 1.27%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	33, 20.89%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	175, 52.55%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	65, 37.14%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	32, 18.29%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	57, 32.57%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	21, 12.00%, 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

	Columbus, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	333, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	3, 0.90%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	2, 0.60%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	82, 24.62%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	8, 2.40%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	48, 14.41%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	22, 6.61%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	23, 6.91%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	23, 6.91%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	88, 26.43%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	22, 6.61%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	5, 1.50%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	7, 2.10%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Columbus, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	119	15.78%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	20	9.90%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

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