Columbia, MS (Mississippi) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 6,567 (Urban population: 6,203 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 364 (all nonfarm))

Columbia, Mississippi Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,823 (2,504 occupied: 1,577 owner occupied, 927 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	37%
State:	28%

Housing density: 442 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $130,008.

Median contract rent in 2007: $333 (lower quartile is $200, upper quartile is $453)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $417

Median gross rent in Columbia, MS in 2007: $461

Housing units in Columbia with a mortgage: 655 (30 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 762

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $83,408 (it was $56,400 in 2000)

Columbia:	$83,408
Mississippi:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,159 - $124,278

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $115,349
Here: $115,349
State: $144,336

In 2-unit structures: $19,225
Here: $19,225
State: $70,357

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $73,276
Here: $73,276
State: $120,218

Mobile homes: $32,932
Here: $32,932
State: $37,232

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,012

In family households: 5,075 (1,066 male householders, 572 female householders)
1,171 spouses, 1,831 children (1,645 natural, 28 adopted, 158 stepchildren), 176 grandchildren, 43 brothers or sisters, 36 parents, 88 other relatives, 92 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 937 (275 male householders (263 living alone)), 586 female householders (557 living alone)), 76 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 659 (636 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 700 2-persons, 417 3-persons, 285 4-persons, 130 5-persons, 86 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 820 1-person, 34 2-persons, 7 6-persons.

747 married couples with children.
569 single-parent households (60 men, 509 women).

97.3% of residents of Columbia speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 72 (1.1%)
(56.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbia, Mississippi:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 31 4 rooms: 133 5 rooms: 417 6 rooms: 419 7 rooms: 250 8 rooms: 156 9 or more rooms: 165

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia, Mississippi:
	1 room: 17 2 rooms: 69 3 rooms: 213 4 rooms: 195 5 rooms: 220 6 rooms: 113 7 rooms: 64 8 rooms: 12 9 or more rooms: 24

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 43
1995 to 1998: 61
1990 to 1994: 77
1980 to 1989: 397
1970 to 1979: 461
1960 to 1969: 633
1950 to 1959: 477
1940 to 1949: 255
1939 or earlier: 419

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Columbia:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 30 2 bedrooms: 243 3 bedrooms: 1,045 4 bedrooms: 214 5 or more bedrooms: 45

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia:
	no bedroom: 17 1 bedroom: 261 2 bedrooms: 329 3 bedrooms: 258 4 bedrooms: 49 5 or more bedrooms: 13

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 89 1 vehicle: 648 2 vehicles: 591 3 vehicles: 165 4 vehicles: 46 5 or more vehicles: 38

Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 192 1 vehicle: 511 2 vehicles: 168 3 vehicles: 50 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 6

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Columbia, MS:

Less than $10,000: 18
$10,000 to $14,999: 10
$15,000 to $19,999: 32
$20,000 to $24,999: 25
$25,000 to $29,999: 21
$30,000 to $34,999: 58
$35,000 to $39,999: 41
$40,000 to $49,999: 54
$50,000 to $59,999: 133
$60,000 to $69,999: 174
$70,000 to $79,999: 162
$80,000 to $89,999: 148
$90,000 to $99,999: 101
$100,000 to $124,999: 214
$125,000 to $149,999: 142
$150,000 to $174,999: 39
$175,000 to $199,999: 44
$200,000 to $249,999: 65
$250,000 to $299,999: 21
$300,000 to $399,999: 35
$400,000 to $499,999: 13
$500,000 to $749,999: 8
$750,000 to $999,999: 3
$1,000,000 or more: 7

Columbia rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Columbia:

Less than $100: 96 people
$100 to $149: 56
$150 to $199: 66
$200 to $249: 28
$250 to $299: 86
$300 to $349: 91
$350 to $399: 77
$400 to $449: 93
$450 to $499: 83
$500 to $549: 57
$550 to $599: 31
$600 to $649: 17
$650 to $699: 2
$700 to $749: 3
$750 to $799: 3
$800 to $899: 5
$900 to $999: 2
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 128

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 21 1990 to 1994: 27 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 8 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 6 1965 to 1969: 10

Columbia, MS Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 77.7%
Number of people working at home: 38 (1.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 127
5 to 9 minutes: 660
10 to 14 minutes: 567
15 to 19 minutes: 189
20 to 24 minutes: 42
25 to 29 minutes: 31
30 to 34 minutes: 145
35 to 39 minutes: 25
40 to 44 minutes: 32
45 to 59 minutes: 90
60 to 89 minutes: 54
90 or more minutes: 136

Columbia mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,790 (84%)
Carpooled: 225 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 13 (1%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 40 (2%)
Other means: 23 (1%)
Worked at home: 38 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 619
$10,000 to $14,999: 258
$15,000 to $19,999: 398
$20,000 to $24,999: 128
$25,000 to $29,999: 190
$30,000 to $34,999: 109
$35,000 to $39,999: 132
$40,000 to $44,999: 121
$45,000 to $49,999: 69
$50,000 to $59,999: 131
$60,000 to $74,999: 128
$75,000 to $99,999: 112
$100,000 to $124,999: 46
$125,000 to $149,999: 25
$150,000 to $199,999: 12
$200,000 or more: 21

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 2128

United States or American: 1312

English: 549

Irish: 228

German: 133

Subsaharan African:: 89

Scotch-Irish: 86

African: 80

Scottish: 64

French (except Basque): 62

Italian: 58

European: 24

Polish: 23

British: 16

Arab/Arabic: 9

Arab:: 9

Other Subsaharan African: 9

Greek: 8

Danish: 7

Russian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

India (35%)
Pakistan (15%)
Mexico (15%)
Nigeria (13%)
Germany (8%)
Other Central America (8%)
United Kingdom (6%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 5438
Northeast: 62
Midwest: 93
South: 836
West: 146

55% of Columbia residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Mississippi.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 49
Nursery to 4th grade: 18
5th and 6th grade: 17
7th and 8th grade: 126
9th grade: 86
10th grade: 108
11th grade: 148
12th grade, no diploma: 95
High school graduate (or equivalency): 509
Less than 1 year of college: 123
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 260
Associate degree: 77
Bachelor's degree: 233
Master's degree: 51
Professional school degree: 17
Doctorate degree: 18

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 49
Nursery to 4th grade: 31
5th and 6th grade: 20
7th and 8th grade: 99
9th grade: 84
10th grade: 210
11th grade: 154
12th grade, no diploma: 113
High school graduate (or equivalency): 782
Less than 1 year of college: 115
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 299
Associate degree: 123
Bachelor's degree: 239
Master's degree: 113
Professional school degree: 25
Doctorate degree: 25

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 17.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $32,970
Black householders: $14,328
Asian householders: $23,904
Two or more races householders: $55,076
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $30,567

Columbia household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Columbia household income for Black householders

Columbia household income for Asian householders

Columbia household income for Two or more races householders

Columbia household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Columbia marital status for males

Columbia marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $89,026
Black or African American householders: $61,279
Asian householders: $204,018

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,206
One, attached: 16
Two: 113
3 or 4: 149
5 to 9: 56
10 to 19: 79
20 to 49: 86
50 or more: 6
Mobile homes: 112

Median worth of mobile homes: $31,683

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Columbia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (69%) Electricity (30%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (47%) Utility gas (47%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 72

Here:	9.0%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17

Here:	5.5%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Mississippi:	12.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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