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Census tracts · Columbia, MD

Census tracts in Columbia, Maryland

20 census tracts lie mostly within Columbia, and 5 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $86,250 in Tract 6066.06 to $250,000 or more in Tract 6055.05, against $131,490 for Columbia as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of Columbia earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within Columbia and with a reliable estimate.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in Columbia

Sort by any column; the share column is how much of each tract's land (by 2020 census blocks) lies inside Columbia.

Census tracts in or partly in Columbia, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of Columbia (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown
Tract 6054.01240276054012.2 mi northHoward County4,990±880$104,975$562,200$1,952100%
Tract 6054.03240276054031.5 mi northwestHoward County3,985±741$106,250$367,000$1,988100%
Tract 6054.04240276054041.0 mi northHoward County4,522±735$123,058$419,500$2,445100%
Tract 6055.02240276055023.0 mi northwestHoward County4,456±644$138,967$610,800$2,249100%
Tract 6055.03240276055032.1 mi northwestHoward County4,952±649$107,083$515,300$1,722100%
Tract 6055.05240276055052.9 mi westHoward County7,074±766$250,000 or more$844,200$3,500 or more100%
Tract 6056.01240276056011.9 mi westHoward County7,781±935$136,170$439,200$1,878100%
Tract 6056.02240276056020.9 mi southwestHoward County7,927±816$178,860$610,000$2,138100%
Tract 6066.01240276066012.0 mi northeastHoward County3,521±580$145,268$487,200$2,615100%
Tract 6066.03240276066030.9 mi northeastHoward County7,885±1,060$94,320$465,100$1,845100%
Tract 6066.04240276066041.7 mi eastHoward County4,602±483$130,613$451,400$1,971100%
Tract 6066.06240276066062.7 mi eastHoward County5,177±646$86,250$389,700$1,710100%
Tract 6066.07240276066072.5 mi northeastHoward County4,430±442$143,889$503,200$1,781100%
Tract 6067.01240276067011.2 mi southHoward County2,796±456$174,125$590,200$1,780100%
Tract 6067.04240276067041.2 mi southeastHoward County6,660±766$112,797$390,900$1,267100%
Tract 6067.06240276067063.1 mi eastHoward County5,234±497$144,667$521,600$2,054100%
Tract 6067.08240276067082.5 mi southeastHoward County6,354±837$109,468$385,500$2,295100%
Tract 6068.03240276068032.2 mi southHoward County5,971±602$126,250$508,000$2,129100%
Tract 6068.04240276068042.9 mi southHoward County3,029±269$145,278$500,800$1,835100%
Tract 6055.04240276055043.7 mi westHoward County2,574±394$232,132$876,700not published88%
Tract 6023.02240276023023.3 mi northeastHoward County6,417±549$145,981$593,000$2,33733%
Tract 6051.03240276051036.6 mi westHoward County5,741±799$229,122$890,800$3,500 or more8%
Tract 6051.04240276051046.6 mi westHoward County6,328±720$250,000 or more$1,081,300$3,2866%
Tract 6023.03240276023034.2 mi northHoward County4,600±636$219,797$748,300$2,6453%
Tract 6030.04240276030046.4 mi northwestHoward County7,762±697$207,228$847,800$2,3131%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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