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Columbus, MS Urban Area

27,196 Population
20.1 square miles 1,354.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.3 ±2.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$27,441 ±$2,333 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$38,805 ±$6,225 Median household income
  • about half the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

23.8% ±3.6% (6,144  ±947) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

18.5 minutes ±1.7 (185,760  ±23,018) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

11,277 ±541 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.3 ±0.1 (25,807  ±830) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

6.5% ±3% (413  ±194) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

13,546 ±555 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$136,500 ±$15,579 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

16.5% ±3.6% (4,422  ±975) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

87% ±5.1% (15,637  ±1,112.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
25.7% ±3% (4,613  ±577.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters 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% ±0.7% (571  ±189) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

8% ±1.5% (1,656  ±322) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
1,656 Total veterans ±322 1,531 Male ±315 125 Female ±68

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