Columbia is a tiny town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 268 people and two associated neighborhoods, Columbia is the 307th largest community in Louisiana.

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Columbia, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

Also of interest is that Columbia has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.80% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small town, Columbia does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Columbia is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.97% of adults 25 and older in Columbia have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Columbia in 2022 was $26,387, which is middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,548 for a family of four. However, Columbia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Columbia is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Columbia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Columbia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Columbia include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Columbia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Other Asian languages and Italian.