Columbia is a tiny town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 700 people and two associated neighborhoods, Columbia is the 330th largest community in Alabama.Columbia is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Columbia is a town of service providers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Columbia who work in healthcare suport services (20.92%), management occupations (20.21%), and healthcare (5.67%). The overall crime rate in Columbia is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Columbia is worth considering. Columbia is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The population of Columbia has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 5.72% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Columbia in 2022 was $26,637, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,548 for a family of four. However, Columbia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 German, English, French, Irish, and Palestinian. The most common language spoken in Columbia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Greek.
