Cities / Missouri / Columbia

Columbia, MO

128,548 people

Right Now

Weather

75.2°F

Clear

Today: Partly Sunny, high 81°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Columbia)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 8.8 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

STL

107 mi — St. Louis Lambert International Airport

Population & People

Population

128,548

Median age

29.5

Median household income

$66,498

Poverty rate

19.3%

Unemployment rate

4.0%

Bachelor's degree+

56.7%

Avg. commute

15 min

Hispanic or Latino

4.4%

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

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$284,600

Median gross rent

$1,097/mo

Homeownership rate

48.69%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,160

HUD Fair Market Rent (Boone County, 3 mi from Columbia), 2026. Efficiency $800, 1BR $1011, 2BR $1160, 3BR $1573, 4BR $1861. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Missouri commercial electricity

10.63¢/kWh

Missouri industrial electricity

8.38¢/kWh

Missouri residential electricity

13.49¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

468469.7

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

357965.8

All-Transactions House Price Index for Missouri

567.45

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Source: FRED, Missouri-specific series.

Nearby Airports

STL

St. Louis Lambert International Airport

107 mi away

MCI

Kansas City International Airport

130 mi away

DSM

Des Moines International Airport

192 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 (Missouri energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Missouri economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).