Columbus, Mississippi

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Population in July 2007: 24,025. Population change since 2000: -6.9%

Males: 10,868	(45.2%)
Females: 13,157	(54.8%)

Median resident age:	33.8 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Zip codes: 39701, 39702, 39703, 39704, 39705, 39710.

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Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,491 (it was $27,393 in 2000)

Columbus:	$30,491
Mississippi:	$36,338

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $100,389 (it was $67,900 in 2000)

Columbus:	$100,389
Mississippi:	$96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $134,693; Detached houses: $136,406; Townhouses or other attached units: $73,109; In 2-unit structures: $79,053; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $181,474; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $219,761; Mobile homes: $43,386; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

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Faith Covenant Church
Futures Unlimited

Races in Columbus:

Black (54.4%)
White Non-Hispanic (43.3%)
Hispanic (1.1%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Columbus: 82.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (9.1%), English (6.2%), Irish (5.8%), German (3.3%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%), Scottish (1.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 200 feet

Land area: 21.4 square miles.

Population density: 1122 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Columbus

High school or higher: 72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
Unemployed: 10.4%
Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Columbus city

Never married: 32.1%
Now married: 45.9%
Separated: 3.4%
Widowed: 9.1%
Divorced: 9.4%

360 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.4%
Mississippi:	1.4%

According to our research there were 42 registered sex offenders living in Columbus, Mississippi in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Columbus to the number of sex offenders is 572 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Columbus:	0.8% ($556)
Mississippi:	0.7% ($425)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (54.8 miles , pop. 77,906).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (92.4 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (484.9 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: New Hope, MS (2.5 miles ), Columbus AFB, MS (3.0 miles ), Macedonia, AL (3.5 miles ), Ethelsville, AL (3.6 miles) , Caledonia, MS (3.7 miles ), Artesia, MS (3.8 miles ), West Point, MS (3.9 miles ), Crawford, MS (4.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 11 buildings, average cost: $61,000
1997: 42 buildings, average cost: $72,400
1998: 34 buildings, average cost: $100,600
1999: 33 buildings, average cost: $100,000
2000: 30 buildings, average cost: $110,100
2001: 32 buildings, average cost: $110,100
2002: 35 buildings, average cost: $110,100
2003: 38 buildings, average cost: $110,100
2004: 34 buildings, average cost: $111,700
2005: 19 buildings, average cost: $158,700
2006: 32 buildings, average cost: $154,700
2007: 42 buildings, average cost: $165,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 33.50 N, Longitude: 88.42 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +10,506 (+40.5%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 7,503 (74.0%)

Area code: 662

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Columbus, Mississippi business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -2,200 (-7.8%).

Unemployment in December 2008:

Here:	12.0%
Mississippi:	6.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (13%)
Educational services (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Wood products (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Health care (4%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (22%)
Health care (10%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Social assistance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

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Crime in Columbus by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	1	2	2	3	4	0	1	4	4
per 100,000	4.5	7.6	7.7	11.5	15.8	0.0	4.0	16.4	16.7
Rapes	12	6	11	12	13	5	4	4	8
per 100,000	53.5	22.7	42.2	45.8	51.3	19.9	16.0	16.4	33.4
Robberies	23	27	25	18	22	32	33	30	32
per 100,000	102.5	102.0	95.9	68.7	86.8	127.3	132.3	123.3	133.5
Assaults	99	31	26	35	34	41	41	23	22
per 100,000	441.4	117.1	99.7	133.6	134.2	163.0	164.4	94.5	91.8
Burglaries	243	233	297	280	273	211	195	179	207
per 100,000	1083.3	880.4	1139.4	1069.1	1077.5	839.1	781.7	735.5	863.7
Thefts	1,202	1,359	1,331	1,298	1,276	1,113	1,045	841	817
per 100,000	5358.7	5135.3	5106.3	4955.9	5036.3	4426.0	4189.0	3455.6	3408.7
Auto thefts	83	122	89	86	73	49	55	41	58
per 100,000	370.0	461.0	341.4	328.4	288.1	194.9	220.5	168.5	242.0
Arson	8	11	3	9	1	2	1	2	1
per 100,000	35.7	41.6	11.5	34.4	3.9	8.0	4.0	8.2	4.2
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	490.5	391.2	409.2	406.2	425.4	338.1	333.3	305.1	334.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 80 (70 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.91
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Columbus, Mississippi

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Columbus-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 175% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 28.0 miles away from the Columbus city center killed 28 people and injured 272 people.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.3 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 178 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Tennessee Williams - (1911-1983), playwright, Hosea Butler - College basketball player (Miss. Valley St. Delta Devils), Jarvis Gunter - College basketball player (Ark Pine Bluff Golden Lions), Julian Harris - College basketball player (Ark Pine Bluff Golden Lions).

Main business address for: BLACK WARRIOR WIRELINE CORP (OIL, GAS FIELD SERVICES, NBC).

Hospital/medical center in Columbus:

BAPTIST MEM HOSP/GOLDEN TRIANGLE INC (2520 5TH ST N)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Columbus:

CLAY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; WEST POINT, MS)
PICKENS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 23 miles; CARROLLTON, AL)
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; STARKVILLE, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Columbus, MS

Airports and Heliports located in Columbus:

Columbus Afb Airport (Runways: 3, Commercial Ops: 700, Military Ops: 452,820)
Golden Triangle Regional Airport (Runways: 1, Commercial Ops: 75, Air Taxi Ops: 3,970, Itinerant Ops: 12,500, Local Ops: 7,500, Military Ops: 11,704)
Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 275, Itinerant Ops: 6,900, Local Ops: 5,800, Military Ops: 225)
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Heliport
Tgp Station 546 Heliport

See detailed data for Airports and Heliports located in Columbus, MS

Colleges/Universities in Columbus:

MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (Full-time enrollment: 2,115; Location: 1100 College Street; Public; Website: www.muw.edu; Offers Master's degree)
HARRIS SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY (Location: 540 STOKES RD; Private, for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Columbus:

MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 14,613)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 50 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; FULTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)
SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,628)
BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,455)

Biggest public high schools in Columbus:

CMSD ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Location: 1425 10TH AVENUE NORTH; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )
WEST LOWNDES ELEMENTARY (Location: 1000 GILMER WILBURN ROAD; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )
SALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 520 WARPATH ROAD; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )
NEW HOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 199 ENLOW ROAD; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )
NEW HOPE HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 3419 NEW HOPE ROAD)
WEST LOWNDES HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 644 SOUTH FRONTAGE ROAD)
FRANKLIN ACADEMY (Location: 501 N THIRD AVENUE; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )
FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 225 AIRLINE ROAD; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )
UNION ACADEMY (Location: 1425 N TENTH AVENUE; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )
COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 215 HEMLOCK STREET)

Private high schools in Columbus:

IMMANUELS CTR FOR CHRISTIAN ED (Students: 344; Location: 503 18TH AVENUE NORTH; Grades: KG - 12)
VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACAEMY (Students: 336; Location: 374 MILL ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Columbus:

S. D. LEE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Location: 1815 MILITARY ROAD)
HUNT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Location: 924 N 20TH STREET)
MCKELLAR VOCATIONAL CENTER (Location: 810 N BROWDER STREET)
NEW HOPE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Location: 462 CENTER ROAD)
STOKES BEARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 424 NORTH 24TH STREET)
WEST LOWNDES MIDDLE SCHOOL (Location: 1380 MOTLEY ROAD)

Private elementary/middle schools in Columbus:

ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 157; Location: 223 NO BROWDER ST; Grades: KG - 6)
CHILDRENS HOUSE MONTESSORI SCH (Students: 21; Location: 923 6TH AVENUE N; Grades: PK - 1)

See full list of schools located in Columbus

Library in Columbus:

COLUMBUS-LOWNDES PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $691,125; Location: 314 NORTH 7TH STREET; 96,142 books; 1,368 audio materials; 1,000 video materials; 138 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

WCBI TV is now owned by Morris Multi Media.
Please add Annunciation Catholic Church to your list of churches. It's been in Columbus since 1867.
Please add Friendship Cemetery to your listing. It is a historical cemetery and was where Memorial Day started, according to the Library of Congress.

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Notable locations in Columbus: Columbus Country Club (A), Columbus-Lowndes Industrial Park North (B), Columbus-Lowndes Industrial Park South (C), Lowndes County Fairgrounds (D), Lowndes County Riverside Industrial Park (E), Riverview (F), Camelia Place (G), Lehmquen (H), Lowndes County Courthouse (I), Beckrone (J), Hickory Sticks (K), Leighcrest (L), Franklin Square (M), Colonnade (N), Shadowlawn (O), Snowdoun (P), Taynore (Q), Temple Heights (R), Themerlaine (S), Columbus City Hall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: University Mall Shopping Center (1), Fairlane Shopping Center (2), Gateway Shopping Center (3), Leigh Mall Shopping Center (4), Mid-City Shopping Center (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Columbus include: Saint James United Methodist Church (A), Broadacres United Methodist Church (B), Canaan Baptist Church (C), Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (D), Central United Methodist Church (E), Plymouth Baptist Church (F), Pleasant Ridge Church (G), Church of Christ of Columbus (H), Church of God of Prophecy (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Sandfield Cemetery (1), Greenlawn Memorial Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs and swamps: Norris Lake (A), White Slu (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: McCrary Creek (A), Moore Creek (B), Magby Creek (C), Vernon Branch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Columbus include: Lee Park (1), Propst Park (2), Saunders Field (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Columbus Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Columbus Convention & Visitors Bureau (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 318 7th Street North) (1), T Caldwell LBR (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 283 Badger Lane) (2), Jumper's Inflatables and Party Zone (Amusement & Theme Parks; 208 Conway Drive) (3), Wallace Amusement CO Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 605 Alabama Street) (4), Fairway Ice (Amusement & Theme Parks; 802 Moss Street) (5), Slip N Dip (Amusement & Theme Parks; 312 Lake Lowndes Road) (6), Columbus Historic Foundation (300 Main Street) (7), Columbus Lowndes Convention & Visitors Bureau (300 Main Street) (8), Tennessee Williams Welcome Center (300 Main Street) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Economy Inn (2206 Main Street) (1), Plaza Motel (243 Island Road) (2), Travelers Deluxe Motel (1001 Island Road) (3), Gilmer Inn (321 Main Street) (4), Motel 6 (1203 Highway 45 North) (5), Holiday Inn (1200 Highway 45 North) (6), Heritage Inn (1209 Highway 45 North) (7), Ramada Inn Columbus (506 Highway 45 N) (8), Days Inn (1133 Highway 45 North) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Courts: Federal Bureau Of Investigation (605 2nd Avenue North) (1), Lowndes County - Justice Court- District Offices-Supervisors (11 Airline Road) (2), Lowndes County - Courthouse- Circuit Clerk Dept- Juvenile Detention- Youth Court- Colu (505 2nd Avenue North) (3). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Columbus and their reported violations in the past:

COLUMBUS LIGHT & WATER (Population served: 30000, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and DEC-01-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-2005)

AIRBASE TRAILER PARK (Population served: 378, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between AUG-07-2003 and SEP-07-2003, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between FEB-22-2002 and MAR-22-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-22-2002)

Past monitoring violations:

Notification, Public - Between FEB-22-2002 and MAR-22-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

One minor monitoring violation

COUNTRY COURTS (Population served: 104, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUN-24-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-01-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-01-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (FEB-22-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUN-16-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-16-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-14-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-14-2004), St Public Notif received (OCT-20-2004)

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAY-09-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

RUBENS FISH HOUSE (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JAN-2002 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

One regular monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Columbus that have no violations reported:

EAST LOWNDES W/A #3-OLD YORKVI (Population served: 9225, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
EAST LOWNDES W/A #2-HUCKLEBERR (Population served: 4718, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
EAST LOWNDES #4-HERMAN-VAUGHN (Population served: 3751, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
EAST LOWNDES W/A #1-LEE STOKES (Population served: 2542, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
EAST LOWNDES W/A-#5 (Population served: 1954, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
AIRBASE VILLAGE (Population served: 142, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	63.8%
Whole state:	71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	25.7%
Whole state:	19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	14.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Columbus, MS

People in group quarters in Columbus

622 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
491 people in nursing homes
201 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
127 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
76 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
36 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
11 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
8 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
2 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Columbus compared to Mississippi state average:

Columbus, Mississippi environmental map by EPA

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.

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Banks with branches in Columbus (2009 data):

Cadence Bank, N.A.: Fairlane Branch, Columbus Branch, Center Road Branch, North Columbus Branch, Bluecutt Branch. Info updated 2006-11-30: Bank assets: $1,967.2 mil, Deposits: $1,461.5 mil, headquarters in Starkville, MS, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 41 total offices, Holding Company: Cadence Financial Corporation
Trustmark National Bank: Unisouth Branch, Unisouth Financial Center Branch, New Hope Branch, Leigh Mall Branch, Gateway Branch. Info updated 2006-10-17: Bank assets: $9,657.3 mil, Deposits: $6,680.5 mil, headquarters in Jackson, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 171 total offices, Holding Company: Trustmark Corporation
Regions Bank: East Columbus Branch, 45 North Branch, Columbus Main Branch. Info updated 2009-02-09: Bank assets: $142,084.0 mil, Deposits: $95,926.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1946 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
BancorpSouth Bank: Lehmberg Branch, Highway 45 North Branch, Columbus Branch. Info updated 2007-07-18: Bank assets: $13,488.9 mil, Deposits: $9,668.6 mil, headquarters in Tupelo, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 298 total offices, Holding Company: Bancorpsouth, Inc.
BankFirst Financial Services: Lehmberg Branch, Main Street Branch, University Mall Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $662.2 mil, Deposits: $538.6 mil, headquarters in Macon, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Bankfirst Capital Corporation
The Citizens National Bank of Meridian: Columbus Branch at 2412 Highway 45 North, branch established on 1996-08-01; East Columbus Banking Centre Branch at 115 Lehmberg Road, branch established on 2001-01-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,158.0 mil, Deposits: $913.5 mil, headquarters in Meridian, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 28 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens National Banc Corp.

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Columbus, Mississippi

Ramada Inn - Columbus, 506 Hwy 45 N, Columbus, MS 39701, Phone: (662) 328-5202
Best Western Executive Inn - Columbus, 303 Shoney Dr, Columbus, MS 39701, Phone: (800) 528-1234
Wingate Inn (74360) - Columbus, 129 Brickerton St, Columbus, MS 39701, Phone: (662) 327-9999
Comfort Inn, 1210 Hwy 45 N, Columbus, MS 39705, Phone: (662) 329-2422, Fax: (662) 329-2422
Hampton Inn, 2015 Military Rd, Columbus, MS 39701, Phone: (662) 328-6720, Fax: (662) 328-0843

See all 5 fire-safe hotels and motels in Columbus, Mississippi

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Columbus mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (53%) Electricity (42%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Wood (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religon statistics for Columbus

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Assemblies of God	Catholic Church
Adherents	59.5%	15.3%	4.8%	3.7%	3.0%
Congregations	29.2%	18.0%	11.2%	5.6%	1.1%

Name	Episcopal Church	Baptist Missionary Association of America	Cumberland Presbyterian Church	Presbyterian Church in America	Other religions
Adherents	2.0%	1.6%	1.5%	1.0%	7.6%
Congregations	2.2%	2.2%	4.5%	1.1%	24.7%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	6	$20,669	$41,338	0	$0
Other Government Administration	12	$43,273	$43,273	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	7	$23,684	$40,601	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	84	$260,485	$37,212	0	$0
Police - Other	8	$16,919	$25,379	0	$0
Firefighters	71	$228,946	$38,695	0	$0
Fire - Other	1	$2,679	$32,148	0	$0
Streets and Highways	8	$24,087	$36,131	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	92	$179,421	$23,403	0	$0
Housing and Community Development(Local)	3	$11,076	$44,304	0	$0
Electric Power	45	$165,514	$44,137	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	27	$79,768	$35,452	0	$0
Totals for Government	364	$1,056,521	$34,830	0	$0

Columbus government finances in 2006:

Charges - Sewerage: $3,159,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,665,000

Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $53,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $2,027,000
Electric Utilities: $425,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $32,801,000
Police Protection: $4,993,000

Local Fire Protection: $4,349,000

Solid Waste Management: $2,675,000

Water Utilities: $2,118,000

Regular Highways: $2,001,000

General - Other: $1,857,000

Financial Administration: $1,721,000

Sewerage: $1,666,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $430,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $302,000

Parks and Recreation: $203,000

General Public Buildings: $181,000

Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $64,000
General - Interest on Debt: $178,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General - Other: $1,127,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,248,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $754,000
Interest Earnings: $455,000

Fines and Forfeits: $449,000
NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $43,827,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $40,579,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $159,000
Electric Utilities: $71,000
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,056,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $34,669,000
Water Utilities: $4,036,000
State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $9,434,000
All Other: $2,179,000

Highways: $2,027,000
Tax - Property: $6,083,000
Other License: $563,000
Total Salaries and Wages: $16,545,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,462,000

7.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,897 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.66%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

0.24% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,368 average AGI)
Lowndes County: 0.24%
Mississippi average: 0.09%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Oktibbeha County, MS	0.44% ($30,709 average AGI)
from Clay County, MS	0.35% ($26,771)
from Monroe County, MS	0.30% ($35,517)

8.23% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,166 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.23%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

0.28% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,302 average AGI)
Lowndes County: 0.28%
Mississippi average: 0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Oktibbeha County, MS	0.43% ($35,259 average AGI)
to Monroe County, MS	0.28% ($26,782)
to Clay County, MS	0.28% ($32,600)

Strongest AM radio stations in Columbus:

WACR (1050 AM; 1 kW; COLUMBUS, MS)
WJWF (1400 AM; 1 kW; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WVSA (1380 AM; 5 kW; VERNON, AL; Owner: LAMAR CTY. B/CING. CO., INC.)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WROB (1450 AM; 1 kW; WEST POINT, MS; Owner: BOB MCRANEY ENTERPRISES, INC.)
WKOR (980 AM; 1 kW; STARKVILLE, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Columbus:

WMBC (103.1 FM; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKOR-FM (94.9 FM; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WAJV (98.9 FM; BROOKSVILLE, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
WSYE (93.3 FM; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: JMD, INC.)
WSMS (99.9 FM; ARTESIA, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
WZBQ (94.1 FM; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WACR-FM (103.9 FM; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: T & W COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WWKZ (105.3 FM; ABERDEEN, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMXU (106.1 FM; STARKVILLE, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WMSU (92.1 FM; STARKVILLE, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
WALN (89.3 FM; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WMSV (91.1 FM; STARKVILLE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY)
WKBB (100.9 FM; WEST POINT, MS; Owner: BOB MCRANEY ENTERPRISES, INC.)
WTXT (98.1 FM; FAYETTE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBEI (101.7 FM; REFORM, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
WMAB-FM (89.9 FM; ACKERMAN, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
W213AY (90.5 FM; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
WQTP-LP (106.9 FM; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: RTBT, LLC)
W213AS (90.5 FM; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: WEST ALABAMA CHRISTIAN COMMS., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Columbus:

W25AD (Channel 25; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WCBI-TV (Channel 4; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: COLUMBUS TELEVISION, INC.)
WTVA (Channel 9; TUPELO, MS; Owner: WTVA, INC.)
WKDH (Channel 45; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
WMAB-TV (Channel 2; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WLOV-TV (Channel 27; WEST POINT, MS; Owner: LINGARD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

See more detailed statistics of Columbus fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 51
Total length: 561 meters (1,841ft)
Total costs: $6,547,000
Total average daily traffic: 542,790
Total average daily truck traffic: 42,724

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1930-1939: 2
1940-1949: 0
1950-1959: 2
1960-1969: 3
1970-1979: 23
1980-1989: 11
1990-1999: 6
2000-2009: 4

Fire: 406
Hazardous Condition: 95
Service Call: 10
Good Intent Call: 4

Incident types - Columbus

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Columbus, MS

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