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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Columbia is $27,043, which is lower than the state average of $36,359 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Columbia median household income is $76,875. On average Columbia residents spend 25.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 31.2 minutes and is about the same as 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, #437

Columbia, NJ	27,043 USD
New Jersey	36,359 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Columbia, NJ	51,053 USD
New Jersey	39,546 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, NJ	51,429 USD
New Jersey	47,106 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, NJ	43,750 USD
New Jersey	32,292 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #252

Columbia, NJ	76,875 USD
New Jersey	72,062 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Columbia, NJ	84,694 USD
New Jersey	98,286 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Columbia, NJ	9.93%
New Jersey	30.67%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Columbia, NJ median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The New Jersey 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

	Columbia, NJ		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.63%	$914, see rank	24.72%	$16,682	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	-0.93%	$0, see rank	29.18%	$19,213	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.67%	$3,220, see rank	2.81%	$4,209	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	-0.93%	$0, see rank	17.41%	$26,347	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, NJ	76,161 USD
New Jersey	87,999 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Columbia, NJ	90,270 USD
New Jersey	114,618 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, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$77,679, see rank	$77,446	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Columbia, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
25 to 44	$81,797, see rank	$77,813	$58,398
45 to 64	$47,794, see rank	$88,136	$65,027

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

Employment Status

	Columbia, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	242, see rank	7,080,181	248,775,628
Male¹	98, 40.50%, see rank	48.17%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	82, 83.67%, see rank	72.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	82, 83.67%, see rank	72.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	82, 100.00%, see rank	90.25%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.75%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	16, 16.33%, see rank	27.70%	30.72%
Female¹	144, 59.50%, see rank	51.83%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	86, 59.72%, see rank	60.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	86, 59.72%, see rank	60.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	86, 100.00%, see rank	90.43%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.57%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	58, 40.28%, see rank	39.25%	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, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	168, 100%	4,144,855	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	163, 97.02%, see rank	71.91%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.31%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.92%	5.06%
Walked	5, 2.98%, see rank	3.03%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.94%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Columbia, NJ	25.3 minutes
New Jersey	31.2 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, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	168	4,235,089	143,435,233
Male¹	82, 48.81%, see rank	52.43%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	38.00%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	14.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	20, 24.39%, see rank	18.56%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	17, 20.73%, see rank	8.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	22, 26.83%, see rank	15.13%	17.94%
Female¹	86, 51.19%, see rank	47.57%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	22, 25.58%, see rank	43.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	5, 5.81%, see rank	18.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	43, 50.00%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	16, 18.60%, see rank	5.12%	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, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	168, 100%	4,235,089	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	1.96%
Construction	17, 10.12%, see rank	5.57%	6.17%
Manufacturing	27, 16.07%, see rank	8.65%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.43%	2.75%
Retail Trade	46, 27.38%, see rank	11.20%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.72%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	36, 21.43%, see rank	8.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	24, 14.29%, see rank	12.77%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	13, 7.74%, see rank	23.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	5, 2.98%, see rank	8.28%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.50%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Columbia, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	78	24.15%, see rank	10.74%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	18	21.69%, see rank	8.14%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data.