Moving to Columbus, Mississippi

About Columbus, Mississippi
Columbus

Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County, on the eastern border of Mississippi, United States, located primarily east, but also north and northeast of the Tombigbee River, which is also part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. It is approximately 146 miles (235 km) northeast of Jackson, 92 miles (148 km) north of Meridian, 63 miles (101 km) south of Tupelo, 60 miles (97 km) northwest of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and 120 miles (193 km) west of Birmingham, Alabama.

The population was 25,944 at the 2000 census and 23,640 in 2010. The population in 2019 was estimated to be 23,573. Columbus is the principal city of the Columbus Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Columbus-West Point Combined Statistical Area. Columbus is also part of the area of Mississippi called The Golden Triangle, consisting of Columbus, West Point and Starkville, in the counties of Lowndes, Clay and Oktibbeha.

Gender
Gender Columbus Mississippi Country
Female 54.4% 51.6% 50.8%
Male 45.6% 48.4% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Columbus Mississippi Country
Less than $10,000 15% 9.4% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 10.8% 6.7% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 14.1% 12.3% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 10.7% 11% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 13.5% 13.5% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 13.3% 17% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 11% 11.4% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 7.7% 11.2% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 1.2% 4.1% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2.7% 3.4% 8.3%
Education


Education Columbus Mississippi Country
< 9th Grade 6% 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 10% 10% 7.0%
High School or GED 33% 30% 27.0%
Other College 21% 22% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 8% 10% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 12% 14% 20.0%
Master's Degree 6% 6% 9.0%
Professional Degree 3% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Columbus Mississippi Country
White 33.6% 56.4% 60.1%
African American 61.6% 37.5% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.4% 0.6%
Asian 0.7% 1% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.8% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 1.6% 1.3% 2.8%
Hispanic 1.6% 3.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity