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Columbus, MS
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Columbus profile


Living in Columbus



Columbus is a medium-sized city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 23,035 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Columbus is the 18th largest community in Mississippi.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Columbus spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.65 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Columbus is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

In terms of college education, Columbus is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.83% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Columbus in 2022 was $28,006, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,024 for a family of four. However, Columbus contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Columbus is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Columbus home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Columbus residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Columbus include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Columbus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.