Careers, Jobs and Education Resources for: Columbia, MD
Columbia is a census-designated place and planned community in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It is a suburb of Baltimore and, to a lesser degree, Washington, DC. It began with the idea that a city could enhance its residents' quality of life. Creator and developer James W. Rouse saw the new community in terms of human values, not just in terms of economics and engineering. Opened in 1967, Columbia was designed to not only eliminate the inconveniences of then-current subdivision design, but also eliminate racial, religious, and income segregation. Today, Columbia has a population of about 97,200 and is the most populous census designated place in Maryland, after Baltimore. By the early 2000s, the town had acquired many of the characteristics of other contemporary U.S. suburbs,...
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General Information
| Howard |
County | 92,844 |
Population (as of 2000) |
| Maryland |
State | 98,253 |
Population (current) |
| 29.9 |
Square Miles of Land | 2.0 |
Average Persons Per Household (as of 2000) |
| 0.1 |
Square Miles of Water | $181,266 |
Average House Value (as of 2000) |
|
| $70,980 |
Average House Income (as of 2000) |
Business Information
| 3,259 |
Number of Businesses (as of 2003) | $838,085,000 |
Total First Quarter Payroll (as of 2003) |
| 70,704 |
Number of Employees (as of 2003) | $3,301,387,000 |
Total Annual Payroll (as of 2003) |
Gender (as of 2000)
Ethnicity (as of 2000)
Median Ages (as of 2000)
