Cities / Maryland / Columbia

Columbia, MD

104,338 people

Right Now

Weather

78.8°F

Mostly Clear

Today: Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 82°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Metro Baltimore)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 13.8 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

BWI

10 mi — Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

Population & People

Population

104,338

Median age

39.4

Median household income

$131,490

Poverty rate

7.5%

Unemployment rate

4.1%

Bachelor's degree+

63.6%

Avg. commute

21 min

Hispanic or Latino

10.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$497,400

Median gross rent

$2,042/mo

Homeownership rate

64.81%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,857

HUD Fair Market Rent (Howard County, 5 mi from Columbia), 2026. Efficiency $1362, 1BR $1511, 2BR $1857, 3BR $2358, 4BR $2611. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Maryland commercial electricity

14.74¢/kWh

Maryland industrial electricity

12.5¢/kWh

Maryland residential electricity

19.48¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

568139.7

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

436172

All-Transactions House Price Index for Maryland

720.1

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

Source: FRED, Maryland-specific series.

Nearby Airports

BWI

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

10 mi away

DCA

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

29 mi away

IAD

Washington Dulles International Airport

39 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Maryland energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Maryland economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).