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About Columbia, Tennessee
Columbia

Columbia is a city in and the county seat of Maury County, Tennessee. The population was 41,690 as of the 2020 United States census. Columbia is included in the Nashville metropolitan area.

The self-proclaimed "mule capital of the world," Columbia celebrates the city-designated Mule Day each April. Columbia and Maury County are acknowledged as the "Antebellum Homes Capital of Tennessee"; the county has more antebellum houses than any other county in the state. The city is home to one of the last two surviving residences of James Knox Polk, the 11th President of the United States; the other is the White House.

Gender
Gender Columbia Tennessee Country
Female 52.9% 51.2% 50.8%
Male 47.1% 48.8% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Columbia Tennessee Country
Less than $10,000 6.1% 6.7% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 4.9% 4.9% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 11.1% 10% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 12.3% 10.2% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 15.1% 13.9% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 20.7% 18.4% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 13.8% 12.5% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 8.9% 13.3% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 3.7% 4.9% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 3.4% 5.1% 8.3%
Education


Education Columbia Tennessee Country
< 9th Grade 6% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 6% 8% 7.0%
High School or GED 34% 32% 27.0%
Other College 22% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 11% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 15% 18% 20.0%
Master's Degree 5% 7% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Columbia Tennessee Country
White 68.1% 73.4% 60.1%
African American 16.6% 16.5% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 0.3% 1.8% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.7% 2.3% 2.8%
Hispanic 10.8% 5.6% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity