Columbia City is a somewhat small city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 10,086 people and six associated neighborhoods, Columbia City is the 85th largest community in Indiana.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Columbia City is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.71% of the Columbia City workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Columbia City is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Columbia City who work in office and administrative support (11.94%), sales jobs (8.95%), and healthcare (7.18%). The percentage of people in Columbia City who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.98% of adults in Columbia City have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Columbia City in 2022 was $32,354, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,416 for a family of four. However, Columbia City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Columbia City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Columbia City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Columbia City include German, European, English, Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Columbia City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
