There are 20 hospice facilities serving Columbia, Pennsylvania. This includes 2 facilities in Columbia and 18 nearby. The costs per day for hospice care in Pennsylvania range from $111 to $200, with an average expenditure running around $153. The per month expense averages about $4,590 and ranges between $3,330 and $6,000. Yearly, the average cost is around $55,080, which is equal to the US average of $55,080.
Located within Lancaster County, Columbia is a small city in Pennsylvania. It is part of the Lancaster metropolitan area. While the surrounding statistical area is home to 435,763 inhabitants, there are 17,836 within the city itself. The 55-and-over community comprises approximately 28% of the overall population.
Columbia has a moderate SeniorScore™ of 65. The city has an average per capita income of $23,000 and an average household income is $43,000 (the Pennsylvania state average is $51,000). The current unemployment rate is about 7.63% and the median home price is $190,500, which is relatively less than the Pennsylvania average of $213,000.
Columbia has moderate mean temperatures, with moderate winters and mildly warm summers. The city gets average amounts of rain each year. In comparison to other cities, Columbia has very poor air quality and a lower than average rate of crime.