Columbia Heights, Minnesota demographics

Columbia Heights, MN demographics: median age 36.8; 32.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Columbia Heights city, Minnesota · Incorporated city · GEOID 2712700. The survey estimates a population of 22,155 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Columbia Heights is 36.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.5 years. There are 8,877 households (±354). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	36.8 ±1.5	38.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 22,155
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Under 18	4,640 ±513	20.9% ±2.3 pp	22.9%	22.0%
18–34	5,885 ±541	26.6% ±2.4 pp	21.8%	22.8%
35–64	8,429 ±663	38.0% ±3.0 pp	38.0%	38.0%
65 and older	3,201 ±403	14.4% ±1.8 pp	17.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 22,155
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Male	11,120 ±442	50.2% ±2.0 pp	50.1%	49.5%
Female	11,035 ±434	49.8% ±2.0 pp	49.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 22,155
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
White alone	10,980 ±805	49.6% ±3.6 pp	77.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	5,948 ±844	26.8% ±3.8 pp	7.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	84 ±82 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.9%
Asian alone	952 ±289	4.3% ±1.3 pp	5.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,708 ±678	12.2% ±3.1 pp	2.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,483 ±388	6.7% ±1.8 pp	7.0%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 22,155
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,763 ±729	84.7% ±3.3 pp	93.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,392 ±723	15.3% ±3.3 pp	6.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,877
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,882 ±322	32.5% ±3.4 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	677 ±198	7.6% ±2.2 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,243 ±276	14.0% ±3.1 pp	8.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,197 ±388	36.0% ±4.1 pp	29.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	878 ±180	9.9% ±2.0 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,877
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,314 ±242	26.1% ±2.5 pp	28.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	6,563 ±440	73.9% ±4.0 pp	71.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,877
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,197 ±388	36.0% ±4.1 pp	29.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,797 ±347	31.5% ±3.7 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	981 ±217	11.1% ±2.4 pp	13.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	691 ±176	7.8% ±2.0 pp	12.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	704 ±213	7.9% ±2.4 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	173 ±103 · low precision	1.9% ±1.2 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	334 ±136	3.8% ±1.5 pp	1.4%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 22,155
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Native	17,241 ±668	77.8% ±3.0 pp	91.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	4,914 ±669	22.2% ±3.0 pp	8.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 20,696
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
English only	14,263 ±889	68.9% ±4.2 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	2,399 ±530	11.6% ±2.6 pp	4.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	69 ±60 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	76 ±91 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	26 ±31 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	101 ±78 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	78 ±102 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	134 ±95 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	58 ±58 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	257 ±126	1.2% ±0.6 pp	2.4%	1.1%
Arabic	171 ±145 · low precision	0.8% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	3,064 ±742	14.8% ±3.6 pp	2.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 15,618
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,468 ±319	9.4% ±2.0 pp	6.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,642 ±568	29.7% ±3.5 pp	23.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,060 ±478	19.6% ±3.0 pp	19.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,374 ±263	8.8% ±1.7 pp	11.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,668 ±417	23.5% ±2.6 pp	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,406 ±301	9.0% ±1.9 pp	13.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 21,935
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Same house	18,654 ±619	85.0% ±2.8 pp	87.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	553 ±275	2.5% ±1.3 pp	5.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,935 ±477	8.8% ±2.2 pp	4.3%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	443 ±201	2.0% ±0.9 pp	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	350 ±239 · low precision	1.6% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.8% of Columbia Heights residents (±1.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.7% in Minnesota and 8.4% nationally. 90.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Columbia Heights	Minnesota	U.S.	Compared with Minnesota
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.8% ±1.7 pp	4.7%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.3% ±2.1 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.7% ±1.1 pp	5.9%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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