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Columbia, California: commercial real estate data.
Columbia is a Census CDP of 2,235 people across 5.96 square miles of land, in Tuolumne County. Median household income is $58,520, 70.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $960,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Columbia
What Columbia is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area5.96 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land375
- County holding the largest share of its areaTuolumne County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Columbia
How many people live in Columbia
- Population2,235
- Median age49.8
- Population under 18414 plus or minus 139
- Share under 1818.5 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Population 65 and over730 plus or minus 166
- Share 65 and over32.7 percent
- Households993
- Family households687 plus or minus 148
- Share of households that are families69.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Columbia
Income and work in Columbia
- Median household income$58,520
- Per capita income$30,566
- Civilian labor force1,053 plus or minus 247
- Employed948 plus or minus 227
- Unemployed105 plus or minus 71
- Unemployment rate10.0 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over1,648
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.5 percent plus or minus 24.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.6 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.7 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Columbia
- Housing units1,276
- Occupied units993
- Vacant units283 plus or minus 123
- Vacancy rate22.2 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Owner occupied698
- Renter occupied295 plus or minus 106
- Ownership rate70.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$376,200 plus or minus $88,741
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,217 plus or minus $373
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.0 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Single family units817
- Share single family64.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more101 plus or minus 73
- Share in buildings of two or more7.9 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Mobile homes358 plus or minus 115
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Columbia
How Columbia gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute737 plus or minus 162
- Commuting under 15 minutes238 plus or minus 109
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.3 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more130 plus or minus 88
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.6 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Drove alone64.9 percent plus or minus 20.4
- Carpooled4.0 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked10.7 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Worked from home20.4 percent plus or minus 13.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Columbia
SBA loans in Columbia (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$960,000
- Average approval$240,000
- Median approval$240,000
- Largest approval$360,000
- Jobs supported43
- Jobs per approval10.8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full0
- Charged off1
- Median term210 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises25.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Columbia, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Tuolumne County, not Columbia
Tuolumne County context, not Columbia figures
- Establishments in Tuolumne County1,266
- Covered employment, Tuolumne County18,221
- Average annual pay, Tuolumne County$58,725
- Housing units permitted, Tuolumne County62
Every figure in this section is published for Tuolumne County as a whole and is not a measurement of Columbia.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Columbia questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Columbia, California?
2,235, in 993 households. Columbia CDP covers 5.96 square miles of land, which is 375 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Columbia in?
Tuolumne County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Columbia?
$58,520. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $376,200. Median gross rent is $1,217 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Columbia businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $960,000 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $240,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Columbia, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Columbia borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Columbia. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Columbia figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Tuolumne County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Columbia.
Is zoning published for Columbia?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.