County profile
Columbia County, PA
United States · GDP 2024
#922 of 3,127 US counties by GDP46th-percentile growthmore diversified than 70% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
22,886
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,428
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$49.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
66,193
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.7%
Median HH income
$64.6k±$2.5k
Bachelor's degree+
26.6%±1.8%
Poverty rate
13.7%±1.4%
Business applications
533 · 2025
Retail establishments
231
35.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1First Keystone CorporationFinancial Services———2Muncy Columbia Financial CorporationFinancial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing25%
Retail trade22%
Health care20%
Food & accommodation16%
Transportation12%
Construction5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
66,193
residents · 2025 · +2.3% since 2020
Income per capita $54.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,382
International migration+365
Natural change−1,261
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.6B2019
$2.5B2020
$2.7B2021
$2.9B2022
$3.1B2023
$3.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$206.2k±$5.9k
Median gross rent
$943/mo±$35/mo
Vacancy rate
11.6%±1.1%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$27.0M
111 units · 1.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
62.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 83Landslide 80Hurricane 70
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3112016
3152017
3242018
3352019
3462020
3852021
4242022
4622023
4802024
5112025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -22% since 20211422021
1002022
722023
682024
1112025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.4 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
3.7 km
NSHR
Nearest port
73.6 km
MILLERSBURG FERRY LANDING
Nearest commercial airport
48.3 km
WILLIAMSPORT RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$49.3k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Columbia?
Columbia's economy produced $3.3B in 2024, growing 4.0% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.