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Columbus, MS Micro Area

68,323 Population
1,200.6 square miles 56.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.4 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$29,149 ±$1,406 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$51,587 ±$3,925 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

18.2% ±1.8% (12,128  ±1,192) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

21 minutes ±0.8 (562,315  ±28,968) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

26,615 ±555 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.5 ±0.1 (66,574  ±37) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

6.6% ±1.7% (1,047  ±267) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

31,772 ±48 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$138,600 ±$8,151 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

12.7% ±1.8% (8,537  ±1,192.7) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

86.9% ±3.2% (39,476  ±1,450) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
24.3% ±1.7% (11,029  ±760.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

2% (1,368  ±300) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

7.8% ±0.8% (3,941  ±409) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
3,941 Total veterans ±409 3,550 Male ±395 391 Female ±136

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