Columbia County, WA
Demographic and economic profile of Columbia County, WA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Columbia County, WA is a small, rural county of roughly 4,000 residents with a median age of 49.6 years and a labor force participation rate of 54.6%, reflecting a relatively older working-age population. The workforce is modestly credentialed at 27.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, with median worker earnings of $51,297 and an unemployment rate of 3.4%. A GDP per capita of $92,475 against a median household income of $71,810 suggests meaningful output per worker, while a median home value of $256,100 and median rent of $944/month indicate relatively low housing costs, though population has been essentially flat with a -0.1% five-year change.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-0.1% since 2018
Columbia County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone3,337 (83.1%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races239 (6.0%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race175 (4.4%)
- Some Other Race Alone153 (3.8%)
- Asian Alone75 (1.9%)
- Black or African American Alone22 (0.5%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish193
- 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island54
- 3.Other Indo-European26
- 4.German or other West Germanic10
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance444
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining264
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)222
- 4.Public Administration (Group)207
- 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services140
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations616
- 2.Service Occupations346
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations342
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations261
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations198
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.