What is the population of Columbia town?

Columbia town has 769 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #367 of 593 in Alabama.

What is the median household income in Columbia town?

Median household income in Columbia town is $55,417 a year, 29.4% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Columbia town?

Median gross rent is $777 a month and the median home value is $151,300, so rent absorbs about 16.8% of median household income.

Is Columbia town affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Columbia town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Columbia, AL population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Columbia, Alabama (Columbia, AL — Census place “Columbia town”) is 769 residents, ranking #367 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $55,417, the median home is worth $151,300 and median gross rent runs $777 a month. Looking for the Columbia Alabama ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Columbia, AL: 36319.

Population: 769Columbia town residents
Median household income: $55,417Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $151,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $777Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 32.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 79.1%Owner-occupied households

Columbia ZIP codes (Alabama)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Columbia.

The Columbia AL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

36319

What the numbers mean in Columbia town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Columbia town median would spend about 16.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.7% of residents and 79.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Columbia town, AL in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Columbia town is a very small community in Alabama, with 769 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #367 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 38% of them. The median age here is 32.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Columbia town earn a median of $55,417 a year, 29.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $55,687 median for the 322 Alabama cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 11.7% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Columbia town is valued at $151,300, 50.1% below the national figure and 4% below the $158,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $777 a month, 44.7% below the national figure, or roughly $9,324 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 79.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

With 769 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Columbia town against its county rather than against national figures.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Columbia town?: Columbia town has 769 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #367 of 593 in Alabama.
What is the median household income in Columbia town?: Median household income in Columbia town is $55,417 a year, 29.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Columbia town?: Median gross rent is $777 a month and the median home value is $151,300, so rent absorbs about 16.8% of median household income.
Is Columbia town affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Columbia town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Columbia town data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.