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Columbia, MO

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Columbia, MO: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 139,474. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet COLUMBIA-MO · Columbia, MO 4 ZIPs · 139,474 pop · #14582/25278 · Boone County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $66,787
  • RANK-MID #14582/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Centralia
  • BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 53% owners
  • POP-MID 139,474
  • SPREAD-MOD 65201→65203
  • HOME-MID $271,700

Nearest income peer: Centralia, MO (+ $4,920 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Columbia

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Columbia on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Columbia, MO sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

42nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
139,474
city population (Census)
4
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,787
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (4): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $66,787 and poverty 19.4% concentrate in 65203.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (52.5%) for this income tier, rent $1,099 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Missouri, Green Ridge is the closest lower-income city and Hume the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Columbia.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Columbia differ

Columbia's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $48,113 in ZIP 65201 to $79,960 in ZIP 65203, while home values span $217,900 in 65202 to $348,800 in 65203. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.7×

65201 to 65203

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.6×

65202 to 65203

Poverty-rate spread
22.7 points

65202 to 65201

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Columbia residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Columbia: the largest, 65203, is only about 38% of 139,474 residents across 4 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Columbia

Citywide ZBP: 4,172 establishments, 77,941 employees , annual payroll $4,138,225k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 65203 (1,696 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (696) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Columbia, MO

These ZIP codes sit in Boone County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Columbia. See the Boone County roll-up →

Every one of the 7 cities sharing Boone County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Columbia, Centralia, Ashland and Hallsville among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Hartsburg marks the far end of that range at $125,714, 88% above Columbia.

Side-by-side: Compare 65203 vs 65202 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
65203 53,307 $79,960 1,696 266
65202 46,547 $72,289 947 121
65201 39,417 $48,113 1,529 178
65215 203 n/a n/a 8,832
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Columbia roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Columbia, .