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Columbia, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Columbia is a Census town of 345 people across 0.76 square miles of land, in Caldwell Parish. Median household income is $55,000, 60.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Columbia
What Columbia is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.76 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land451 plus or minus 195
- County holding the largest share of its areaCaldwell Parish, 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.
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How many people live in Columbia
- Population345 plus or minus 149
- Median age31.6 plus or minus 8.8
- Population under 1895 plus or minus 51
- Share under 1827.5 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Population 65 and over29 plus or minus 26
- Share 65 and over8.4 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Households148 plus or minus 61
- Family households99 plus or minus 53
- Share of households that are families66.9 percent plus or minus 22.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Columbia
- Median household income$55,000 plus or minus $27,481
- Per capita income$32,559 plus or minus $7,071
- Civilian labor force181 plus or minus 81
- Employed173 plus or minus 77
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 17
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Adults 25 and over212 plus or minus 95
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.0 percent plus or minus 56.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.5 percent plus or minus 21.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.7 percent plus or minus 9.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Columbia
- Housing units183 plus or minus 68
- Occupied units148 plus or minus 61
- Vacant units35 plus or minus 23
- Vacancy rate19.1 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Owner occupied90 plus or minus 39
- Renter occupied58 plus or minus 46
- Ownership rate60.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$123,800 plus or minus $31,226
- Median gross rent, monthly$872
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.0 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Single family units155 plus or minus 64
- Share single family84.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more7 plus or minus 19
- Share in buildings of two or more3.8 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Mobile homes21 plus or minus 21
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Columbia gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute162 plus or minus 78
- Commuting under 15 minutes81 plus or minus 50
- Share commuting under 15 minutes50.0 percent plus or minus 19.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more50 plus or minus 37
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.9 percent plus or minus 17.3
- Drove alone72.6 percent
- Carpooled13.7 percent plus or minus 16.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home7.4 percent plus or minus 7.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Columbia (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$1,004,800
- Average approval$167,467
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$371,500
- Jobs supported28
- Jobs per approval4.7
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Columbia, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have 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.
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Flood risk in Columbia
- NFIP communityTown of Columbia
- NFIP community number220045
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/05/12
The Town of Columbia participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220045 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Caldwell Parish, not Columbia
Caldwell Parish context, not Columbia figures
- Establishments in Caldwell Parish184
- Covered employment, Caldwell Parish2,242
- Average annual pay, Caldwell Parish$41,701
- Housing units permitted, Caldwell Parish9
Every figure in this section is published for Caldwell Parish 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.
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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, Louisiana?
345, in 148 households. Columbia town covers 0.76 square miles of land, which is 451 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?
Caldwell Parish, 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?
$55,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $123,800. Median gross rent is $872 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?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $1.0 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $150,000. 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 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Columbia in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Columbia appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Columbia, town of, community 220045, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
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 Caldwell Parish 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.
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