Cities / Tennessee / Columbia

Columbia, TN

42,474 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Nashville)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 37.1 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

BNA

40 mi — Nashville International Airport

Population & People

Population

42,474

Median age

35.5

Median household income

$63,719

Poverty rate

14.2%

Unemployment rate

2.6%

Bachelor's degree+

25.4%

Avg. commute

24 min

Hispanic or Latino

11.1%

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

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$308,700

Median gross rent

$1,197/mo

Homeownership rate

63.35%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,118

HUD Fair Market Rent (Tennessee statewide average across 95 areas — not specific to Columbia), 2026. Efficiency $882, 1BR $924, 2BR $1118, 3BR $1445, 4BR $1644. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Tennessee commercial electricity

12.87¢/kWh

Tennessee industrial electricity

6.74¢/kWh

Tennessee residential electricity

13.18¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

589817.5

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

449356.6

All-Transactions House Price Index for Tennessee

705.37

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

Source: FRED, Tennessee-specific series.

Nearby Airports

BNA

Nashville International Airport

40 mi away

BHM

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

143 mi away

MEM

Frederick W. Smith International Airport

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