Columbia: Demographics & People

Population & Trend

Population27,249 people
Population Estimate38

Age Distribution

Age Summary · Median age68.4 years (vs Virginia 37.8y)
Age Summary · Characterretirement community
Median age-666,666,666.00 (vs Virginia 37.8y)

Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2023  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Race, Ethnicity & Diversity

White residents38

Ancestry

Top (1)

(unnamed)
English

Citizenship & Origin

Total foreign-born residents844

Households & Family Composition

Total families12
Average household size3.17
Grandparents living with grandchildren614
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren263

Residential Stability & Migration

Migration · People moving in (annual)27,406
Migration · People moving out (annual)27,159
Migration · Net migration (in − out)247
Migration · Population growingYes
Migration · Year2022-2023

Sources: IRS SOI Migration 2021-2022  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Other

Congressional District · District5
Congressional District · FormattedVA-05
Congressional District · Congress118th
Cdc Birth Rate · Fips51065
Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips51
Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips065
Cdc Birth Rate · CountyFluvanna
Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate11.0%
Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci8.10
Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci14.50
Cdc Mortality · Fips51065
Cdc Mortality · CountyFluvanna County
Cdc Mortality · Urban RuralSmall metro
Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023500
Cdc Vaccination · Fips51065
Cdc Vaccination · CountyFluvanna County
Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct75.2%
Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct65.0%
Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct51.0%
Cdc Vaccination · Population 201927,270
Cdc Vaccination · Metro StatusMetro
Family Score · Score4.00
Family Score · Schools6
Family Score · Ratingfair
Town Summary · Key Factspopulation 72, retirement community, high crime, heritage: English/Welsh
Town Summary · Population72 people (vs Virginia 42,214)
Town Summary · CountyFluvanna County

Sources: Census place-to-CD118 crosswalk (place_fips) · federal dataset cascade