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Columbia City
A snapshot profile, compiled from information provided by the 1990 Census and other sources:

The numbers

Square miles: .5

Population: 3,523

Median household income: $36,805

Median house value: $117,000
1996

Median apartment rent: $366

Parks: 2

Number of households: 1,584

Number of businesses: 75

The people

Pie chart showing ethnic breakdown of population

Median age: 31

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 565

Completed four-year college or higher: 10.4 percent

Below poverty level: 35.5 percent

Home ownership: 21.2 percent

Renters: 70.3 percent

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HEADLINES
Saturday, May 24, 1997

Happy days are here again for once-blighted community

For some families, area has been home for generations

Retail renaissance is sign that bad times are past

Hard work may make recovery stick

Community thrives on diversity

Jon Hahn: At the Allied Furniture Clinic there's no racing to the finish

Things to do while you're here

Scenes of Columbia City

Columbia City historical album

Columbia City by the numbers

Nearby communities:

Beacon Hill

Madrona

Mount Baker

Rainier Beach

Rainier Valley

Seward Park

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