Columbia is a planned community in Howard County, Maryland, United States, consisting of 10 self-contained villages. With a population of 104,681 at the 2020 census, it is the second-most-populous community in Maryland, after Baltimore. Columbia, located between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., is part of the Baltimore metropolitan area and is tracked by the United States Census Bureau as a census-designated place. Columbia proper consists only of territory governed by the Columbia Association, a not-for-profit management company. The United States Postal Service also uses the name for other communities that predate Columbia, including Simpsonville and Atholton; the Census Bureau also counts part of Clarksville as Columbia.
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| Ethnicity | Columbia | USA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 44.5% | 60.1% |
| African American | 27% | 12.2% |
| American Indian | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 13.3% | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian | 0% | 0.2% |
| Multiracial | 4.7% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 9.4% | 18.2% |
| Other | 0.8% | 0.3% |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Columbia | USA |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $10,000 | 3.8% | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 2.2% | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 4.8% | 8.5% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 3% | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 5.2% | 12.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 10.8% | 17.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 14.3% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 22.7% | 15.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 14.8% | 7.1% |
| Education | Columbia | USA |
|---|---|---|
| < 9th Grade | 3% | 5.0% |
| 9-12th Grade | 2% | 7.0% |
| High School or GED | 13% | 27.0% |
| Other College | 15% | 20.0% |
| Associate's Degree | 5% | 9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 29% | 20.0% |
| Master's Degree | 22% | 9.0% |
| Professional Degree | 5% | 2.0% |
| Doctorate Degree | 6% | 1.0% |