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Columbus, MS Urban Area

27,110 Population
20.1 square miles 1,348.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±2.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$27,419 ±$2,338 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$41,716 ±$5,818 Median household income
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

23.3% ±3.7% (6,016  ±989) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.6 minutes ±1.9 (200,255  ±24,846) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

11,336 ±530 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.1 (25,774  ±913) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.5% ±2.9% (345  ±186) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

13,427 ±583 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$141,000 ±$12,723 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.6% ±3% (3,605  ±815.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88.4% ±4.9% (16,263  ±1,135.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
25.6% ±3.1% (4,707  ±607.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.6% ±0.8% (696  ±229) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.2% ±1.6% (1,736  ±345) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,736 Total veterans ±345 1,643 Male ±335 93 Female ±68

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