Columbia County, New York QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts	Columbia County	New York
?  Population, 2000	63,094	18,976,457
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	0.2%	5.5%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	5.3%	6.5%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	24.1%	24.7%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	16.4%	12.9%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	92.1%	67.9%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	4.5%	15.9%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.2%	0.4%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.8%	5.5%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	Z	Z
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	0.9%	7.1%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	1.4%	3.1%
?  Female population, percent, 2000	50.2%	51.8%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	2.5%	15.1%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	90.9%	62.0%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	31,201	8,840,965
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	7,851	2,733,829
?  Housing units, 2000	30,207	7,679,307
?  Homeownership rate, 2000	70.6%	53.0%
?  Households, 2000	24,796	7,056,860
?  Persons per household, 2000	2.43	2.61
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000	32.2%	35.0%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate	$36,697	$36,369
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	11.9%	15.6%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	19.5%	24.7%

Business QuickFacts	Columbia County	New York
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998	1,640	481,962
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998	14,983	6,993,814
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998	3.8%	-1.2%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997	4,423	1,101,776
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	331,071	146,720,195
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	424,112	139,303,944
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997	$6,701	$7,678
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992	102	160,751
?  Women-owned firms, 1992	1,772	395,944
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999	198	42,593
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)	272,624	101,808,595
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	2,671	860,168

Geography QuickFacts	Columbia County	New York
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles)	636	47,214
?  Persons per square mile, 2000	99.2	401.9
?  Metropolitan Area	None

(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