Columbia City, IN Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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4%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

10%

Household income NAT. AVG.

45%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Columbia City	Indiana	National
Income per capita	$43,206	$39,271	$44,883
Median household income	$72,944	$75,463	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$95,772	$93,561	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$53,216	$44,330	$52,080
Median earnings male	$65,329	$53,211	$54,343
Median earnings female	$39,496	$34,936	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.7%	4.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.0%	15.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Columbia City is 4% lower than the national average
The median household income in Columbia City is 10% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Columbia City is 45% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Columbia City is 14% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$48,624 $72,944 $145,888

City

$50,303 $75,463 $150,926

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Columbia City median earnings by income bracket

Columbia City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.6%	8.6%
Manufacturing sector	34.5%	34.5%
Financial & insurance services	2.4%	2.4%
Wholesale & retail services	14.3%	14.3%
Public administration	5.7%	5.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.8%	4.8%
Education, health & social services	8.6%	8.6%
Other	18.6%	18.6%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Tri-Lakes, IN	1,573	$130,535	60.5%
Roanoke, IN	1,616	$101,430	24.7%
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Larwill, IN	306	$83,629	2.8%
North Webster, IN	1,114	$79,255	2.6%
Columbia City, IN	9,464	$72,944	10.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Economy, PA	9,465	$118,558	45.8%
Yelm, WA	9,459	$114,313	40.5%
Madeira, OH	9,456	$202,876	149.4%
Lugoff, SC	9,454	$88,387	8.7%
Rensselaer, NY	9,475	$82,841	1.9%
Columbia City, IN	9,464	$72,944	10.3%

Source: The Columbia City, IN employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.