Editing Columbia, Missouri (section)

===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov| access-date=2023-08-22 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> counted 126,254 people, 49,371 households, and 25,144 families in Columbia. The population density was {{convert|1,879.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 53,746 housing units at an average density of {{convert|800.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup (including Hispanics in the racial counts) was 72.49% (91,516) White, 11.91% (15,038) Black or African-American, 0.32% (398) Native American, 5.61% (7,084) Asian, 0.07% (89) Pacific Islander, 2.17% (2,734) from other races, and 7.44% (9,395) from two or more races.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=United States Census Bureau |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/columbiacitymissouri/PST045224 |access-date=April 28, 2025 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] census.gov}}</ref> Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.9% (6,195) of the population.<ref name=2020CensusP2/>

Of the 49,371 households, 24.0% had children under the age of 18; 38.7% were married couples living together; 31.4% had a female householder with no husband present. Of all households, 34.7% were individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.3 and the average family size was 3.0.<ref name=":2" />

18.2% of the population was under the age of 18, 23.8% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 93.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 89.8 males.<ref name=":2" />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov|access-date=2023-08-22|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> estimates show that the median household income was $53,447 (with a margin of error of +/- $2,355) and the median family income $81,392 (+/- $5,687). Males had a median income of $30,578 (+/- $2,131) versus $23,705 (+/- $1,849) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $26,870 (+/- $1,429). Approximately, 8.5% of families and 20.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.7% of those under the age of 18 and 5.2% of those ages 65 or over.<ref name=":2" />

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Columbia, Missouri – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br /><small>{{nobold|''Note: the U.S. census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Columbia city, Missouri |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US2915670&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web |title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Columbia city, Missouri |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2915670&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web |title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Columbia city, Missouri |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2915670&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|67,984
|83,542
|style='background: #ffffe6; |89,814
|80.42%
|77.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |71.14%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|9,106
|12,083
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14,858
|10.77%
|11.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11.77%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|303
|296
|style='background: #ffffe6; |273
|0.36%
|0.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|3,624
|5,604
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,056
|4.29%
|5.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.59%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|29
|59
|style='background: #ffffe6; |87
|0.03%
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|174
|227
|style='background: #ffffe6; |724
|0.21%
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.57%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|1,578
|2,960
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,247
|1.87%
|2.73%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.74%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,733
|3,729
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,195
|2.05%
|3.44%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.91%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''84,531'''
|'''108,500'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''126,254'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}