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Columbia, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Columbia is a Census city of 45,441 people across 36.50 square miles of land, in Maury County. Median household income is $63,719, 63.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 47 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $29.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Columbia
What Columbia is
- Census place typecity
- Land area36.5 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,245
- County holding the largest share of its areaMaury 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
- Population45,441
- Median age35.5
- Population under 1811,617
- Share under 1825.6 percent
- Population 65 and over7,063
- Share 65 and over15.5 percent
- Households18,039
- Family households11,220
- Share of households that are families62.2 percent
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$63,719
- Per capita income$32,500
- Civilian labor force22,583
- Employed21,987
- Unemployed596 plus or minus 271
- Unemployment rate2.6 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over29,917
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Columbia
- Housing units19,918
- Occupied units18,039
- Vacant units1,879 plus or minus 416
- Vacancy rate9.4 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Owner occupied11,427
- Renter occupied6,612
- Ownership rate63.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$308,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,197
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.5 percent
- Single family units14,149
- Share single family71.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,761
- Share in buildings of two or more23.9 percent
- Mobile homes1,001 plus or minus 278
- Median year structure built1981
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 commute18,954
- Commuting under 15 minutes5,510
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more8,561
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.2 percent
- Drove alone76.1 percent
- Carpooled8.2 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Walked2.2 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home12.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Columbia
SBA loans in Columbia (7(a))
- Approvals47
- Gross approval$29,849,800
- Average approval$635,102
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,695,200
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported535
- Jobs per approval11.4
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full7
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more17.0 percent
- Share to franchises17.0 percent
- Distinct lenders20
- Distinct industries by NAICS28
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Columbia, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 7 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.
Columbia
SBA loans in Columbia (504)
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$11,242,000
- Average approval$1,124,200
- Median approval$983,500
- Largest approval$2,241,000
- Jobs supported122
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Columbia, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Columbia
- NFIP communityCity of Columbia
- NFIP community number475423
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/16/07
The City of Columbia participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 475423 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.
Maury County, not Columbia
Maury County context, not Columbia figures
- Establishments in Maury County2,069
- Covered employment, Maury County42,247
- Average annual pay, Maury County$62,782
- Housing units permitted, Maury County1,672
Every figure in this section is published for Maury 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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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, Tennessee?
45,441, in 18,039 households. Columbia city covers 36.50 square miles of land, which is 1,245 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?
Maury 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?
$63,719. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $308,700. Median gross rent is $1,197 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?
47 7(a) approvals totaling $29.8 m since FY2020, across 20 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 10 504 approvals worth $11.2 m since FY2010. 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 7 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, city of, community 475423, 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 Maury 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.
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