ML080220446

U.S. Census Bureau. Pennsylvania Quickfacts: Columbia County

ML080220446
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	07/22/2004
From:	US Dept of Commerce, Bureau of Census
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
TAC MD3021, TAC MD3022
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Columbia County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau Page I of 2 PennSylvania QuickFacts Columbia People QuickFacts County Pennsylvania Population, 2003 estimate 64,605 12,365,455 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003.

0.7%

0.7%

Population, 2000 64,151 12,281,054 Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 1.5%

3.4%

Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 4.9%

5.9%

Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 20.8%

23.8%

Persons 65 years. old and over, percent, 2000 15.9%

15.6%

Female persons, percent, 2000 52.4%.

51.7%

White persons, percent, 2000: (a) 97.6%

85.4%

Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0..8%

10.0%

American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%

0.1%

Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5%

1.8%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)

Z Z

Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3%

1.5%

-rsons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 0.6%

1.2%

r-ersons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 0.9%

3.2%

White persons, not of. Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 97.1%

84.1%

Living in same house in *1995 and 2000', pct age 5+, 2000.

62.6%

/63.5%

Foreign born persons, percent, 2000.

1.4%

4.1%

Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 3.2%

8.4%

High school graduates, percent of persons age.25+, 2000 80.6%

81.9%

Bachelor's'degree or higher, pot of persons age 25+, 2000 15.8%

.22.4%

Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 10,778 2,111,771 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 21.1 25.2 Housing units, 2002 28,220 5,328,251 Homeownership rate, 2000 72.4%

71.3%

Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 16.1%

21.2%

Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000

$87,300

$97,000 Households, 2000 24,915 4,777,003 Persons per household, 2000 2.42 2.48 Median household income, 1999

$34,094

$40,106

.)r capita money income, 1999

$16,973

$20,880 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 13.1%

11.0%

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ýolumbia County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau Page 2 of 2 Columbia

-.iness QuickFacts County Pennsylvania F-v'ate nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 1,499 295,096 Private nonfarm employment, 2001 24,541 5,123,111 Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001

-1.4%

0.7%

N onemployer establishments, 2000 3,177 632,469 Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)

D 172,193,216 Retail sales, 1997,($1000) 533,899, 109,948,462 Retail sales per capita, 1997

$8,323

$9,150

-Minority-owned firms, percent of total,. 1.997.

F

. 5.9%

Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997.

29.2%

24.2%

Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 217

.45,114 Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) 297,923 85,600,644 Columbia Geography QuickFacts County Pennsylvania Land area, 2000 (square miles) 486 44,817' Persons per square mile, 2000 132.1 274.0 Scranton--

Wilkes-Barre--

..tropolitan Area (.

Hazleton, PA MSA FIPS Code 037 42 (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.U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Popula~tion and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Ecorffmic Census, Minority-and Women-Owned Businessi Building Permits, Consolidated Federal.Funds Report, 1997 Census of Governments Last Revised: Friday, 09-Jul-2004 09:01:13 EDT I I I I I I I I http://quickfacts.census.goyv/qfd/states/42/42037.html 7/22/2004