The overall crime rate in Columbia is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Columbia has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Columbia a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small town, Columbia doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Columbia have a very low rate of college education: just 8.61% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Columbia in 2022 was $29,569, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,276 for a family of four. However, Columbia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Columbia is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Columbia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Columbia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Columbia include German, French, English, Palestinian, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Columbia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Greek.
