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Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area

324,416 Population
2,786.1 square miles 116.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.2 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$30,287 ±$1,501 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$54,106 ±$3,178 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

18.5% ±2.7% (57,340  ±8,387) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

22 minutes ±1.4 (2,713,920  ±198,547) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

125,934 ±2,559 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.5 ±0.1 (310,526  ±2,924) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

6% ±2.1% (4,518  ±1,586) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

144,899 ±1,331 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$183,700 ±$11,106 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

14.5% ±1.9% (46,368  ±6,066.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

88.9% ±3.4% (193,117  ±7,797.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
28.6% ±2% (62,048  ±4,480.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

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

4.5% ±0.9% (14,619  ±2,797) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

12.6% ±1.4% (29,189  ±3,300) Population with veteran status
  • about double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
29,189 Total veterans ±3,300 22,770 Male ±2,526 6,419 Female ±1,827

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