Columbia is a relatively large town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 104,681 people and 20 associated neighborhoods, Columbia is the second largest community in Maryland.

Housing costs in Columbia are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Maryland.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 24.77% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

One thing that you will notice about Columbia is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Columbia a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Columbia. 63.58% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Columbia in 2022 was $64,255, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $257,020 for a family of four. However, Columbia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Columbia is an extremely 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. Columbia also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.10% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Columbia include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

Columbia also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.79%.

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