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Population (year 2000): 88,254
Males: 42,553 (48.2%), Females: 45,701 (51.8%)
Howard County
Zip codes:
21044,
21045,
21046.
Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $71,524 (year 2000)
Median house value: $180,500 (year 2000)
Races in Columbia:
- White Non-Hispanic (64.4%)
- Black (21.5%)
- Hispanic (4.1%)
- Two or more races (2.8%)
- Asian Indian (2.0%)
- Chinese (1.9%)
- Korean (1.8%)
- Other race (1.6%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Other Asian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (16.1%), Irish (12.0%),
English (11.6%), Italian (5.3%), Polish (4.2%), United States
(3.9%).
Elevation: 400 feet
Land area: 27.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Columbia
- High school or higher: 94.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 28.7%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Columbia CDP
- Never married: 26.7%
- Now married: 57.0%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 4.6%
- Divorced: 9.3%
13.2% Foreign born (6.2% Asia, 3.0% Latin
America, 2.1% Europe, 1.4% Africa).
Hospital/medical center in Columbia:
- HOWARD COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (5755 CEDAR
LANE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Columbia:
- LAUREL REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; LAUREL, MD)
- SPRING GROVE HOSPITAL CENTER (about 10 miles;
CATONSVILLE, MD)
- EASTERN NEURO REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 13
miles; SILVER SPRING, MD)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Columbia:
- BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL (about 14 miles;
BALTIMORE, MD; ID: BWI)
- RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL (about 28 miles;
WASHINGTON, DC; ID: DCA)
- ANDREWS AFB (about 28 miles; CAMP SPRINGS, MD; ID:
ADW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Columbia:
- SUBURBAN (about 10 miles; LAUREL, MD; ID: W18)
- TIPTON (about 12 miles; FORT MEADE(ODENTON), MD; ID:
FME)
- HOBY WOLF (about 15 miles; ELDERSBURG, MD; ID: 1W5)
Amtrak stations near Columbia:
- 12 miles: BWI AIRPORT RAIL STATION (BALTIMORE,
AMTRAK WAY). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term
parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental
service, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
- 18 miles: NEW CARROLLTON (4300 GARDEN CITY DR.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi
stand, public transit connection.
- 19 miles: BALTIMORE (1500 N. CHARLES ST.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
full-service food facilities, snack bar, vending
machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public
transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Columbia:
- HOWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 3,036; Location: 10901 LITTLE PATUXENT PKY;
Public; Website: www.howardcc.edu/)
- LINCOLN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (FT enrollment:
572; Location: 9325 SNOWDEN RIVER PKY; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.lincolntech.com)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-MARYLAND (FT
enrollment: 499; Location: 8830 STANFORD BLVD STE 100;
Private, for-profit; Website: www.phoenix.edu/maryland;
Offers Doctor's degree)
- TRADITIONAL ACUPUNCTURE INSTITUTE (FT
enrollment: 201; Location: 10227 WINCOPIN CIR THE
AMERICAN CITY BLDG STE 100; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: WWW.TAI.EDU; Offers Master's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Columbia:
- THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY (about 10
miles; CATONSVILLE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 10,141)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-BALTIMORE COUNTY (about 11
miles; BALTIMORE, MD; FT enrollment: 9,095)
- COPPIN STATE COLLEGE (about 15 miles; BALTIMORE, MD;
FT enrollment: 2,844)
- BALTIMORE CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles;
BALTIMORE, MD; FT enrollment: 3,227)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (about 17
miles; Adelphi, MD; FT enrollment: 8,434)
- BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; BOWIE, MD;
FT enrollment: 3,323)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-BALTIMORE (about 18 miles;
Baltimore, MD; FT enrollment: 4,456)
Public high schools in Columbia:
- LONG REACH HIGH (Students: 1,562; Location:
6101 OLD DOBBIN LN; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WILDE LAKE HIGH (Students: 1,440; Location:
5460 TRUMPETER RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HAMMOND HIGH (Students: 1,316; Location: 8800
GUILFORD RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ATHOLTON HIGH (Students: 1,198; Location:
6520 FREETOWN RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- OAKLAND MILLS HIGH (Students: 1,062;
Location: 9410 KILIMANJARO RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Columbia:
- HARPERS CHOICE MIDDLE (Students: 632;
Location: 5450 BEAVERKILL RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WILDE LAKE MIDDLE (Students: 609; Location:
10481 CROSS FOX LN; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WATERLOO ELEMENTARY (Students: 585; Location:
5940 WATERLOO RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- OWEN BROWN MIDDLE (Students: 543; Location:
6700 CRADLEWROCK WAY; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CLEMENS CROSSING ELEMENTARY (Students: 530;
Location: 10320 QUARTERSTAFF RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- ATHOLTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 499; Location:
6700 SENECA DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- PHELPS LUCK ELEMENTARY (Students: 498;
Location: 5370 OLDSTONE CT; Grades: PK - 05)
- SWANSFIELD ELEMENTARY (Students: 491;
Location: 5610 CEDAR LN; Grades: PK - 05)
- TALBOTT SPRINGS ELEMENTARY (Students: 489;
Location: 9550 BASKET RING RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- OAKLAND MILLS MIDDLE (Students: 482;
Location: 9540 KILIMANJARO RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Columbia:
- THE YOUNG SCHOOL (Students: 206; Location:
7175 RIVERWOOD DRIVE; Grades: KG - 6)
- LOVE OF LEARNING MONTESSORI SC (Students:
168; Location: 9151 RUMSEY RD; Grades: KG - 6)
- JULIA BROWN MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 119;
Location: 9760 OWEN BROWN RD; Grades: PK - 3)
- YOUNG CARE INC (Students: 104; Location: 9008
RED BRANCH RD; Grades: PK - KG)
- ATHOLTON ADVENTIST SCHOOL (Students: 102;
Location: 6520 MARTIN ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
- LONG REACH CH OF GOD CHRISTIAN (Students: 98;
Location: 6080 FORELAND GARTH; Grades: PK - 5)
- COLUMBIA MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 86;
Location: 10508 MARBLE FAUN COURT; Grades: PK - 1)
- KINDERCARE (Students: 85; Location: 10820
LITTLE PATUXENT PKWY; Grades: PK - KG)
- NATURE'S WAY CHILDREN'S CTR-W (Students: 84;
Location: 5890 CEDAR LN; Grades: PK - 1)
- GODDARD SCH FOR EARLY CHILD ED (Students: 58;
Location: 9100 QUARTERSTAFF RD; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Columbia:
- HOWARD COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$10,160,970; Location: 6600 CRADLEROCK WAY; 949,746
books; 72,574 audio materials; 17,408 video materials;
1,583 serial subscriptions)
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