Columbia is a tiny town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 266 people and two associated neighborhoods, Columbia is the 307th largest community in Louisiana.

Columbia is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Columbia, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

Also of interest is that Columbia has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.43% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Columbia, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Columbia provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

Being a small town, Columbia does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of people in Columbia who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.47% of adults in Columbia have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Columbia in 2022 was $32,559, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,236 for a family of four. However, Columbia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Columbia is a very 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 English, Irish, German, French, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Columbia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Other Asian languages and Italian.