Columbia, Alabama Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 804. Estimated population in July 2024: 823 (+2.4% change)
Males: 376 (46.8%), Females: 428 (53.2%)
Houston County
Zip code: 36319
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.7 years
Median household income: $27,500
Median house value: $66,100
Population by Race
Races in Columbia:
- White Non-Hispanic (74.0%)
- Black (24.5%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
Ancestries: United States (16.5%), Irish (8.2%), English (4.7%), German (3.6%), Scottish (1.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%).
Elevation: 223 feet
Land area: 3.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Columbia
- High school or higher: 67.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Columbia town
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 52.6%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 12.4%
- Divorced: 12.4%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -69 (-7.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Columbia:
- EARLY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; BLAKELY, GA)
- SOUTHEAST ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; DOTHAN, AL)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; DOTHAN, AL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Columbia:
- DOTHAN RGNL (about 23 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Abbreviation: DHN)
- SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 67 miles; ALBANY, GA; Abbreviation: ABY)
- LAWSON AAF (FORT BENNING) (about 73 miles; FORT BENNING(COLUMBUS), GA; Abbreviation: LSF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Columbia:
- HEADLAND MUNI (about 14 miles; HEADLAND, AL; Abbreviation: 0J6)
- EARLY COUNTY (about 18 miles; BLAKELY, GA; Abbreviation: 11J)
- ABBEVILLE MUNI (about 23 miles; ABBEVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: 0J0)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Columbia:
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 21 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,703)
- TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 70 miles; TROY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,143)
- ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; ALBANY, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,996)
- TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,016)
- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 29,949)
- FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 10,991)
- COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; COLUMBUS, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,886)
Schools
Public high school in Columbia:
- HOUSTON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 431; Location: 202 W CHURCH ST; Grades: 07 – 12)