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People QuickFacts | Columbia County | Wisconsin
Population, 2013 estimate |  | 5,742,713
Population, 2012 estimate | 56,539 | 5,724,554
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 56,833 | 5,686,983
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 |  | 1.0%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -0.5% | 0.7%
Population, 2010 | 56,833 | 5,686,986
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012 | 5.7% | 6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012 | 22.7% | 23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012 | 15.3% | 14.4%
Female persons, percent, 2012 | 49.1% | 50.4%
White alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 96.3% | 88.2%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 1.4% | 6.5%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.6% | 1.1%
Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.6% | 2.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.1% | Z
Two or More Races, percent, 2012 | 1.0% | 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b) | 2.6% | 6.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 | 94.0% | 82.8%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 86.7% | 85.8%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 1.7% | 4.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 4.0% | 8.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 91.4% | 90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 20.9% | 26.4%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 4,803 | 423,264
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 26.3 | 21.6
Housing units, 2012 | 26,147 | 2,632,581
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 75.4% | 68.6%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 16.6% | 25.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $178,400 | $169,000
Households, 2008-2012 | 22,990 | 2,286,339
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.39 | 2.42
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $28,017 | $27,426
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $57,869 | $52,627
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 9.0% | 12.5%
Business QuickFacts | Columbia County | Wisconsin
Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 1,388 | 138,045
Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 19,119 | 2,354,284
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | 0.6% | 1.4%
Nonemployer establishments, 2011 | 3,720 | 334,657
Total number of firms, 2007 | 4,447 | 433,797
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.6%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 18.8% | 25.9%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,744,110 | 163,563,195
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 203,380 | 59,996,244
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 631,312 | 72,283,321
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $11,465 | $12,904
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 164,208 | 9,247,311
Building permits, 2012 | 52 | 12,041
Geography QuickFacts | Columbia County | Wisconsin
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 765.53 | 54,157.80
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 74.2 | 105
FIPS Code | 21 | 55
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | [NAME], WI Metro Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts