| Columbia County, FL | |||
| Change | |||
| 1980 | 1990 | 1980-90 | |
| County Population | 35399 | 42613 | 20% |
| % White | 80% | 80% | 0% |
| % Black | 19% | 18% | -1% |
| % Hispanic | 1% | 1% | 0% |
| % Under 18 | 32% | 28% | -3% |
| % Over 65 | 10% | 13% | 3% |
| % Under 6 | 10% | 9% | -1% |
| % Foreign Born | 2% | 2% | 0% |
| Education(% pop over 25) | |||
| % 0-8 years | 23% | 12% | -11% |
| % 9-11 years | 18% | 19% | 1% |
| % Completed H.S. | 34% | 33% | -1% |
| % Some College | 15% | 18% | 3% |
| % Bachelors or Graduate Degree | 9% | 11% | 2% |
| Persons over 25 | 19917 | 26839 | 35% |
| H.S. Dropout Rate | 13% | 17% | 4% |
| Labor Market Structure | |||
| Employed Persons | 14251 | 17569 | 23% |
| % Operators, Nonfarm Laborers & Service | 34% | 32% | -3% |
| % Professional & Technical | 13% | 15% | 1% |
| % Managers & Administrators | 10% | 9% | -1% |
| % Sales Workers | 9% | 12% | 3% |
| % Clerical | 15% | 14% | -1% |
| % Craft Workers | 14% | 14% | 0% |
| % Operators | 13% | 11% | -2% |
| % Nonfarm Laborers | 5% | 5% | 0% |
| % Service Workers | 17% | 16% | -1% |
| % Farm Workers | 4% | 4% | 0% |
| % Males Working less than 26 weeks | 37% | 39% | 2% |
| Males over 16 | 12292 | 15351 | 25% |
| Poverty and Welfare | |||
| % Persons in Impoverished Families | 20% | 21% | 1% |
| % Whites in Poverty | 15% | 15% | 1% |
| % Blacks in Poverty | 40% | 43% | 3% |
| % Hispanics in Poverty | 22% | 39% | 17% |
| % Families Receiving Welfare or PA | 9% | 10% | 1% |
| Income | |||
| Aggregate Income | $176,519,505 | $364,759,337 | 107% |
| Number of Families | 9528 | 11624 | 22% |
| Average Family Income | $18,526 | $31,380 | 69% |
| Aggregate Wage and Salary Income | $148,173,685 | $306,459,657 | 107% |
| Wage & Salary Households | 9209 | 11437 | 24% |
| Average Wage & Salary Income | $16,090 | $26,795 | 67% |
| Aggregate Self-Employed Income | $9,972,210 | $31,868,552 | 220% |
| Self-Employed Households | 1780 | 2017 | 13% |
| Average Self-Employed Income | $5,602 | $15,800 | 182% |
| Aggregate Earned Income | $163,558,030 | $338,328,209 | 107% |
| Earned Income Households | 9828 | 12047 | 23% |
| Average Earned Income | $16,642 | $28,084 | 69% |
| Average Welfare Income per Household | $2,003 | $2,760 | 38% |
| Households Grouped by Income Level | |||
| Income Under $5,000 | 2385 | 1578 | -34% |
| Income of $5,000-9,999 | 2330 | 1746 | -25% |
| Income of $10,000-14,999 | 2138 | 1856 | -13% |
| Income of $15,000-24,999 | 3216 | 3530 | 10% |
| Income of $25,000-49,999 | 1913 | 5044 | 164% |
| Income over $50,000 | 229 | 1896 | 728% |