| People QuickFacts | Columbia County | Wisconsin |
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| Population, 2003 estimate |
54,076 |
5,472,299 |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
3.1% |
2.0% |
| Population, 2000 |
52,468 |
5,363,675 |
| Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
16.4% |
9.6% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
86.2% |
85.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
16.7% |
22.4% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
24.7 |
20.8 |
| Housing units, 2002 |
23,392 |
2,386,848 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 |
74.8% |
68.4% |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
17.6% |
26.2% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$115,000 |
$112,200 |
| Households, 2000 |
20,439 |
2,084,544 |
| Persons per household, 2000 |
2.49 |
2.50 |
| Median household income, 1999 |
$45,064 |
$43,791 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 |
$21,014 |
$21,271 |
| Business QuickFacts | Columbia County | Wisconsin |
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| Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 |
1,465 |
140,540 |
| Private nonfarm employment, 2001 |
17,471 |
2,400,575 |
| Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 |
-4.1% |
-0.6% |
| Nonemployer establishments, 2000 |
3,249 |
268,268 |
| Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
1,262,426 |
117,382,992 |
| Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
407,414 |
50,520,463 |
| Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$8,083 |
$9,715 |
| Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 |
375 |
38,208 |
| Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) |
293,762 |
28,843,652 |