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Columbia, MS Urban Area

6,391 Population
6.3 square miles 1,014.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.1 ±3.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$17,354 ±$2,249 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$34,481 ±$5,326 Median household income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

24.1% ±8.5% (1,368  ±492) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

25.1 minutes ±7.3 (44,810  ±15,404) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

2,176 ±202 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.6 ±0.3 (5,649  ±355) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

4% ±3.6% (59  ±53) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

2,743 ±213 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$120,800 ±$32,017 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

10.6% ±3.8% (674  ±241.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

77.7% ±8.3% (3,225  ±400.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
14.2% ±3.6% (590  ±155.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths 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

0.2% ±0.4% (15  ±23) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

6.8% ±2.3% (316  ±108) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
316 Total veterans ±108 312 Male ±108 4 Female ±8

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