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65201 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 65201 covers Columbia, Missouri, with a population of about 49,811 and a median household income of $46,177.

Population
49,811570 per square mile
Median age
23.115.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$46,17733% below the Missouri median
Poverty rate
35%22.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$342,597up 24.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,0781.1× the Missouri median
Degree or higher
53.7%18.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
32.5%32.5 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,532

Where 65201 is

Columbia, Missouri — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population49,811
Median age23.1
Family households37.6%
Born outside the US8.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.6%
White (non-Hispanic)74.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)8.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.6%
Hispanic or Latino6.2%
Veterans4.1%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$46,177
Income per person$27,709
Poverty rate35%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k12.7%
$10–15k6.1%
$15–20k5.4%
$20–25k4.5%
$25–30k6.6%
$30–35k5.3%
$35–40k5.3%
$40–45k3.3%
$45–50k3.7%
$50–60k7.0%
$60–75k9.6%
$75–100k10.0%
$100–125k5.7%
$125–150k4.4%
$150–200k4.9%
$200k or more5.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed16,470
Mean adjusted gross income$96,859
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.6%
Returns, under $25k34.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.1%
Returns, $200k or more6.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$229,300
Median gross rent$1,078
Rent as a share of household income37.9%
Owner-occupied32.5%
Vacant homes9.6%
Median year built1989

What the homes are

Detached house37.1%
Attached house6.9%
2 to 4 units15%
5 to 19 units18.9%
20 or more units18.8%
Mobile home3.3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$342,597as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 24.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 69.1%
Typical asking rent$1,571as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.4%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 49.4%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 83.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200620162026$342,597$178,000

$181,408 in 2006 to $342,597 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$1,571$852

$855 in 2016 to $1,571 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher53.7%
High school diploma or higher95.1%
Works from home9%
Drives to work alone70.4%
Takes public transport1.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity30% 3.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.1% 4.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.2% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure24.5% 9.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.3% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.5% 6.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis16.7% 8.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.1% 3.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication60.4% 14.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.5% 3.2 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73% 3.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening69.4% 16.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability24.4% 9.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist53.7% 7.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.8% 8.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.8% 3.7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps18% 3.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol27.1% 9.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.5% 4.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport15% 5.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.2% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)23% 6.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.9% 3.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.4% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12.4% 3.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.1% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.3% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,532
People employed35,561
Annual payroll$1,878,940,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 63.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 15 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss72.1 out of 100
Community resilience86 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Winter weather87.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning86.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm84.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave84.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide84.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind82.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire81.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought78.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado78.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding75.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave69.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail68.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake67.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane27.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Missouri and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMissouriUnited States
Median household income$46,177$68,920$78,538
Income per person$27,709$38,497$43,289
Poverty rate35%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$229,300$215,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,078$996$1,348
Homeownership32.5%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher53.7%31.9%35%
Unemployment rate5.3%4.1%5.2%
Works from home9%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US8.7%4.4%13.9%
Median age23.138.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationCOLUMBIA U OF M, MO US1.4 km away
Rain in a year45 in
Snow in a year17 in

Average high and low by month

January39.3°F / 22.5°F2.41 in rain, 5.9 in snow
February44.9°F / 26.5°F2.32 in rain, 4.8 in snow
March56.2°F / 35.8°F3.24 in rain, 2 in snow
April67°F / 45.8°F4.83 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May75.7°F / 56°F5.2 in rain
June84.5°F / 65.2°F5.12 in rain
July88.6°F / 69.1°F4.62 in rain
August87.6°F / 67.4°F4.11 in rain
September79.9°F / 58.8°F4.26 in rain
October68.3°F / 47.3°F3.53 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November54.8°F / 36.5°F3 in rain, 0.8 in snow
December43.6°F / 26.9°F2.18 in rain, 3.5 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket13% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket37% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket24% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Columbia 93 School District87.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Southern Boone County R-I School District10.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Fulton 58 School District1.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Household characteristics30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Walkability6.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

65215 Columbia, MO2.2 km away
65212 Columbia, MO2.2 km away
65211 Columbia, MO2.9 km away
65216 Columbia, MO2.9 km away
65217 Columbia, MO2.9 km away
65218 Columbia, MO2.9 km away
65203 Columbia, MO5.1 km away
65202 Columbia, MO6.3 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Boone County98.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Callaway County1.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area87.35 sq mi
Water area0.3 sq mi
Population density570 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.9382, -92.3049

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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