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Columbia, Missouri

City in Boone County, Missouri · ZIP 65201, 65202, 65203

  • Boone County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 36 public schools
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  • 130,900 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 51,381Households
  • $64,488Median household income
  • $268,300Median home value
  • 36Public schools
  • 5ZIP codes

About Columbia

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Population, 2000 to 2020+49.4%
80k100k120k140k2000: 84,53120002010: 108,50020102020: 126,254202084,531126,254
Population of Columbia at each census
CensusPopulation
200084,531
2010108,500
2020126,254

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Columbia
Under $50k40%
$50k to $100k28.9%
$100k to $150k14.3%
$150k to $200k7.9%
$200k and over9.1%

Median household income $64,488 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Columbia
Owner occupied
25,376 units
Renter occupied
26,005 units
Vacancy rate
7.3%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Columbia compared with its county and state
Columbia compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureColumbiaBoone CountyMissouri
Population127,200185,8746,168,181
Median household income$64,488$69,913$68,920
Median age29.232.238.9
Median home value$268,300$254,100$215,600
Bachelor’s degree or higher56.5%51.0%31.9%
Foreign-born residents8.1%6.5%4.4%
Owner-occupied homes49.4%58.1%67.9%
Mean commute to work16.7 minutes18.7 minutes23.7 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in Columbia36
Public schools in Columbia, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
CENTER FOR EARLY LRNING-NORTHPublicPre-KCOLUMBIA 93
ALPHA HART LEWISPublicPre-K–5COLUMBIA 93
BEULAH RALPH ELEMENTARYPublicK–5COLUMBIA 93
BLUE RIDGE ELEM.PublicPre-K–5COLUMBIA 93
CEDAR RIDGE ELEM.PublicK–5COLUMBIA 93
DERBY RIDGE ELEM.PublicPre-K–5COLUMBIA 93
ELIOT BATTLE ELEMENTARYPublicK–5COLUMBIA 93
Eugene Field CenterPublic1–5COLUMBIA 93
FAIRVIEW ELEM.PublicPre-K–5COLUMBIA 93
JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM.PublicK–5COLUMBIA 93
Locust St Expressive Arts ElemPublicPre-K–5COLUMBIA 93
MARY PAXTON KEELEY ELEM.PublicPre-K–5COLUMBIA 93
MILL CREEK ELEM.PublicPre-K–5COLUMBIA 93
NEW HAVEN ELEM.PublicPre-K–5COLUMBIA 93
PARKADE ELEM.PublicPre-K–5COLUMBIA 93
ROCK BRIDGE ELEM.PublicPre-K–5COLUMBIA 93
RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM.PublicPre-K–5COLUMBIA 93
SHEPARD BLVD. ELEM.PublicPre-K–5COLUMBIA 93
THOMAS BENTON ELEM.PublicPre-K–5COLUMBIA 93
ULYSSES S. GRANT ELEM.PublicPre-K–5COLUMBIA 93
WEST BLVD. ELEM.PublicPre-K–5COLUMBIA 93
ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOLPublic6–8COLUMBIA 93
JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOLPublic6–8COLUMBIA 93
JOHN B. LANGE MIDDLEPublic6–8COLUMBIA 93
JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOLPublic6–8COLUMBIA 93
OAKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOLPublic6–8COLUMBIA 93
SMITHTON MIDDLEPublic6–8COLUMBIA 93
WEST MIDDLE SCHOOLPublic6–8COLUMBIA 93
COLUMBIA AREA CAREER CTR.Career and technical10–12COLUMBIA 93
DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGHPublic9–12COLUMBIA 93
FREDERICK DOUGLASS HIGHAlternative9–12COLUMBIA 93
MURIEL BATTLE HIGH SCHOOLPublic9–12COLUMBIA 93
ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGHPublic9–12COLUMBIA 93
DELMAR A COBBLE SCHOOLSpecial educationK–12MO SCHLS FOR THE SEV DISABLED
JUVENILE JUSTICE CTR.Alternative1–12COLUMBIA 93
Mizzou AcademyPublicK–12UNIVERSITY OF MO - COLUMBIA

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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