Humidity & wind
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Population
104,338
US Census ACS 2024 5-year average
Median home value
$497,400
Owner-occupied units
Columbia, MD
Maryland · 39.201° N, 76.859° W · 32 sq mi
Columbia is a city in Maryland, with a population of 104,338 and about 3,267 residents per square mile. The median household earns $131,490 a year, and the median home is worth $497,400.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
32 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
3,267
People per square mile
Rank by population
#335
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#439
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$131,490
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$2,042
Per month
Homeownership
64.8%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
27.9 min
One way
People
Median age
39.4
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
63.6%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
20.8%
Households
41,143
2.52 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 28.6%
Professional & business services 20.4%
Public administration 10.8%
Arts, food & hospitality 8%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Maryland
State bird
Baltimore Oriole
State flower
Black-eyed Susan
State capital
Annapolis
Nickname
The Old Line State
Compare Columbia with
- Columbia vs BaltimoreSide by side
- Columbia vs Ellicott CitySide by side
- Columbia vs SevernSide by side
- Columbia vs LynnSide by side
- Columbia vs SuffolkSide by side
- Columbia vs FrederickSide by side
Cities near Columbia
- Ellicott City, MD5 mi · 75,257
- Severn, MD10 mi · 58,402
- Glen Burnie, MD14 mi · 72,590
- Aspen Hill, MD14 mi · 53,279
- Baltimore, MD15 mi · 569,997
- Wheaton, MD15 mi · 52,926
- Silver Spring, MD16 mi · 81,462
- Gaithersburg, MD18 mi · 71,113
Cities about the same size
- Lynn, MA104,236
- Suffolk, VA104,699
- Fishers, IN104,812
- Vacaville, CA103,850
- Renton, WA104,975
- Sandy Springs, GA105,013
- El Monte, CA105,075
- Chico, CA105,081
More in Maryland
- Frederick92,059
- Germantown90,719
- Waldorf82,943
- Bethesda69,397
- Rockville67,563
- Dundalk65,969
- Towson58,679
- Bowie58,383
Wealthiest person in Maryland
Name
Annette Lerner & family
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$5.5B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Chevy Chase
Source of wealth
Real estate
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Maryland · private sector
Employer
Johns Hopkins
Sector
Education & health
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Maryland
Company
Lockheed Martin
Revenue
$71.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Bethesda
Ticker
LMT
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.