North Lancaster News

22.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Columbia in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 18.2 percent lower than the state average of 41 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 10,369.

80.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,461	19.4
Regular high school diploma	2,701	35.8
GED or alternative credential	539	7.1
Some college, less than 1 year	409	5.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	715	9.5
Associate's degree	531	7
Bachelor's degree	894	11.8
Master's degree	252	3.3
Professional school degree	14	0.2
Doctorate degree	34	0.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.