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Columbus, Mississippi QuickFacts

	Columbus, Mississippi	United States
Total population	25,944	281,421,906
State	Mississippi
City	columbus

Columbus, Mississippi Population

	Columbus, Mississippi	%, Columbus, Mississippi	United States
Male	11,737	45.24%	49.06%
Female	14,207	54.76%	50.94%
Median age (years)	33.8		35.3

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	Columbus, Mississippi	%, Columbus, Mississippi	United States
18 years and over	19,198	74.0%	74.31%
21 years and over	17,915	69.05%	69.97%
62 years and over	4,631	17.85%	14.66%
65 years and over	4,034	15.55%	12.43%

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	Columbus, Mississippi	%, Columbus, Mississippi	United States
White	11,317	43.62%	75.14%
Black or African American	14,117	54.41%	12.32%
Asian	144	0.56%	3.64%
Some other race	161	0.62%	5.46%
Two or more races	205	0.79%	2.43%

Columbus, Mississippi Housing

	Columbus, Mississippi	%, Columbus, Mississippi	United States
Total households	10,062		105,480,101
Family households (families)	6,420	63.8%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	3,642	36.2%	31.94%

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	Columbus, Mississippi	%, Columbus, Mississippi	United States
Total housing units	11,126		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,050	9.44%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	10,062	90.44%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	5,461	49.08%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	4,601	41.35%	30.77%

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	Columbus, Mississippi	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,331	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	2,626	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	590	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	228	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	250	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	75	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	26	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	67,900	119,600

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	Columbus, Mississippi	%, Columbus, Mississippi	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,253	22.39%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,674	26.58%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,436	14.27%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,483	14.74%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	990	9.84%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,247	12.39%	9.65%

Columbus, Mississippi Education

	Columbus, Mississippi	%, Columbus, Mississippi	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	7,724		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	748	9.68%	6.47%
Kindergarten	395	5.11%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,176	41.12%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,488	19.26%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,917	24.82%	22.81%

Columbus, Mississippi Economy

	Columbus, Mississippi	%, Columbus, Mississippi	United States
Population 16 years and over	19,968		217,168,077
In labor force	11,566	57.92%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	11,248	56.33%	63.39%
- - Employed	10,082	50.49%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,166	5.84%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	10.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	318	1.59%	0.53%
Not in labor force	8,402	42.08%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	11,282	56.5%	51.66%
In labor force	5,875	29.42%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	5,800	29.05%	29.65%
- - Employed	5,062	25.35%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,002	10.03%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,222		12,787,501

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	Columbus, Mississippi	%, Columbus, Mississippi	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	10,011		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	2,072	20.7%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	910	9.09%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,586	15.84%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,500	14.98%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,410	14.08%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,255	12.54%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	539	5.38%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	442	4.42%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	142	1.42%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	155	1.55%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	27,393		41,994

	Columbus, Mississippi	%, Columbus, Mississippi	United States
With earnings	7,419	37.15%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	41,842		56,604
With Social Security income	2,916	14.6%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,991		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	886	4.44%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,098		6,320
With public assistance income	445	2.23%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,810		3,032
With retirement income	1,686	8.44%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,014		17,376

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