Columbia County vs. Suwannee County

Columbia County (FL)Suwannee County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)70,50344,191
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)4.4%6.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)67,52641,555
Population, Census, April 1, 201067,53141,551
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.7%21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.9%21.4%
Female persons, percent48.4%48.5%
White alone, percent77.8%84.1%
Black or African American alone, percent18.5%12.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.7%
Asian alone, percent1.1%0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.4%9.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent72.3%75.5%
Veterans, 2014-20187,3564,210
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.8%5.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)29,08119,344
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.4%71.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$117,800$95,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,070$1,022
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$319$336
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$827$721
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20139.5%5.3%
Building permits, 201814763
Households, 2014-201824,98515,083
Persons per household, 2014-20182.572.81
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201881.8%89.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.2%10.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.5%82.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.1%75.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201886.7%81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201815.6%14.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201813.8%14.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.4%17.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.5%51.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201850.7%44.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)106,60534,134
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)567,341104,818
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)815,928343,072
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,005$7,859
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.827.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$44,491$42,686
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$23,901$21,755
Persons in poverty, percent17.3%19.3%
Total employer establishments, 20171,359670
Total employment, 201718,6518,289
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)725,693255,084
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-2.5%1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174,0722,612
All firms, 20124,5742,712
Men-owned firms, 20122,4731,470
Women-owned firms, 20121,436814
Minority-owned firms, 2012640523
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,6592,100
Veteran-owned firms, 2012537344
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,7072,210
Black-owned firms, percent, 20075.7%5.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.4%3.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.7%0.0%
Population per square mile, 201084.760.3
Land area in square miles, 2010797.57688.55

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Columbia county (FL) and Suwannee county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.