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Columbia, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Columbia is a Census city of 161 people across 1.52 square miles of land, in Brown County. Median household income is $58,295, 97.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Columbia
What Columbia is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.52 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land106 plus or minus 41
- County holding the largest share of its areaBrown 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
- Population161 plus or minus 62
- Median age39.2 plus or minus 14.5
- Population under 1835 plus or minus 27
- Share under 1821.7 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Population 65 and over24 plus or minus 15
- Share 65 and over14.9 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Households83 plus or minus 31
- Family households47 plus or minus 22
- Share of households that are families56.6 percent plus or minus 16.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Columbia
Income and work in Columbia
- Median household income$58,295 plus or minus $23,090
- Per capita income$38,241 plus or minus $11,797
- Civilian labor force101 plus or minus 40
- Employed96 plus or minus 39
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate5.0 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Adults 25 and over118 plus or minus 42
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher32.2 percent plus or minus 21.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.9 percent plus or minus 14.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Columbia
- Housing units89 plus or minus 31
- Occupied units83 plus or minus 31
- Vacant units6 plus or minus 9
- Vacancy rate6.7 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Owner occupied81 plus or minus 30
- Renter occupied2 plus or minus 3
- Ownership rate97.6 percent plus or minus 51.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$96,500 plus or minus $31,721
- Single family units73 plus or minus 29
- Share single family82.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3 plus or minus 11
- Share in buildings of two or more3.4 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Mobile homes13 plus or minus 19
- Median year structure built1953
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 commute88 plus or minus 39
- Commuting under 15 minutes24 plus or minus 19
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.3 percent plus or minus 17.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more27 plus or minus 30
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.7 percent plus or minus 31.3
- Drove alone89.6 percent plus or minus 18.1
- Carpooled2.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home8.3 percent plus or minus 7.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Columbia
Flood risk in Columbia
- NFIP communityCity of Columbia
- NFIP community number460008
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/10
The City of Columbia participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460008 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.
Brown County, not Columbia
Brown County context, not Columbia figures
- Establishments in Brown County1,245
- Covered employment, Brown County19,808
- Average annual pay, Brown County$54,430
- Housing units permitted, Brown County85
Every figure in this section is published for Brown 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.
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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, South Dakota?
161, in 83 households. Columbia city covers 1.52 square miles of land, which is 106 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?
Brown 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?
$58,295. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $96,500. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Columbia in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Columbia appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Columbia, city of, community 460008, 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 Brown 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.