Columbus, GA (Georgia) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 181,073, Rural population: 4,724 (56 farm, 4,668 nonfarm))

Columbus, Georgia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 75,938 (69,597 occupied: 39,266 owner occupied, 30,331 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	44%
State:	33%

Housing density: 351 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $220,098.

Median contract rent in 2007: $524 (lower quartile is $362, upper quartile is $690)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $432

Median gross rent in Columbus, GA in 2007: $714

Housing units in Columbus with a mortgage: 26,511 (3,939 second mortgage, 2,477 home equity loan, 91 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,803

Columbus,GA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $129,656 (it was $83,200 in 2000)

Columbus:	$129,656
Georgia:	$164,500

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $88,443 - $199,766

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $169,615
Here: $169,615
State: $234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $185,620
Here: $185,620
State: $202,354

In 2-unit structures: $32,344
Here: $32,344
State: $222,245

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $201,294
Here: $201,294
State: $151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $218,492
Here: $218,492
State: $219,544

Mobile homes: $23,303
Here: $23,303
State: $44,353

Household type by relationship

Households: 176,682

In family households: 150,894 (31,395 male householders, 16,372 female householders)
31,969 spouses, 55,596 children (50,573 natural, 1,120 adopted, 3,903 stepchildren), 5,613 grandchildren, 1,930 brothers or sisters, 1,193 parents, 3,257 other relatives, 3,569 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 25,788 (9,183 male householders (7,170 living alone)), 12,610 female householders (11,384 living alone)), 3,995 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 9,115 (3,252 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 18,833 2-persons, 12,497 3-persons, 10,033 4-persons, 4,208 5-persons, 1,508 6-persons, 688 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 18,554 1-person, 2,711 2-persons, 328 3-persons, 144 4-persons, 51 5-persons, 5 6-persons.

25,683 married couples with children.
17,272 single-parent households (2,252 men, 15,020 women).

91.9% of residents of Columbus speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 8,632 (4.6%)
(48.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbus, Georgia:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 177 3 rooms: 1,156 4 rooms: 2,084 5 rooms: 8,568 6 rooms: 11,070 7 rooms: 7,824 8 rooms: 4,482 9 or more rooms: 3,900

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbus, Georgia:
	1 room: 759 2 rooms: 2,487 3 rooms: 4,799 4 rooms: 8,671 5 rooms: 8,008 6 rooms: 3,566 7 rooms: 1,210 8 rooms: 554 9 or more rooms: 277

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,424
1995 to 1998: 4,786
1990 to 1994: 5,263
1980 to 1989: 10,329
1970 to 1979: 14,767
1960 to 1969: 14,817
1950 to 1959: 13,140
1940 to 1949: 5,941
1939 or earlier: 5,471

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Columbus:
	no bedroom: 193 1 bedroom: 836 2 bedrooms: 5,898 3 bedrooms: 24,042 4 bedrooms: 7,299 5 or more bedrooms: 998

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbus:
	no bedroom: 1,057 1 bedroom: 7,040 2 bedrooms: 12,953 3 bedrooms: 8,312 4 bedrooms: 836 5 or more bedrooms: 133

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Columbus in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,742 1 vehicle: 11,912 2 vehicles: 16,957 3 vehicles: 6,438 4 vehicles: 1,784 5 or more vehicles: 433

Cars and other vehicles available in Columbus in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 6,380 1 vehicle: 14,848 2 vehicles: 7,519 3 vehicles: 1,229 4 vehicles: 263 5 or more vehicles: 92

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Columbus, GA:

Less than $10,000: 314
$10,000 to $14,999: 157
$15,000 to $19,999: 203
$20,000 to $24,999: 213
$25,000 to $29,999: 220
$30,000 to $34,999: 183
$35,000 to $39,999: 197
$40,000 to $49,999: 579
$50,000 to $59,999: 938
$60,000 to $69,999: 1633
$70,000 to $79,999: 1877
$80,000 to $89,999: 2366
$90,000 to $99,999: 2677
$100,000 to $124,999: 6779
$125,000 to $149,999: 6391
$150,000 to $174,999: 3437
$175,000 to $199,999: 2655
$200,000 to $249,999: 3435
$250,000 to $299,999: 1770
$300,000 to $399,999: 1634
$400,000 to $499,999: 698
$500,000 to $749,999: 510
$750,000 to $999,999: 166
$1,000,000 or more: 235

Columbus rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Columbus:

Less than $100: 1,118 people
$100 to $149: 670
$150 to $199: 921
$200 to $249: 1,135
$250 to $299: 1,457
$300 to $349: 1,708
$350 to $399: 1,853
$400 to $449: 1,760
$450 to $499: 2,139
$500 to $549: 2,339
$550 to $599: 2,018
$600 to $649: 2,100
$650 to $699: 1,927
$700 to $749: 1,686
$750 to $799: 1,339
$800 to $899: 1,369
$900 to $999: 1,126
$1,000 to $1,249: 790
$1,250 to $1,499: 118
$1,500 to $1,999: 127
$2,000 or more: 133
No cash rent: 2,385

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,186 1990 to 1994: 1,099 1985 to 1989: 803 1980 to 1984: 988 1975 to 1979: 640 1970 to 1974: 669 1970 to 1974: 422 1965 to 1969: 1,825

Columbus, GA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 86.6%
Number of people working at home: 1,484 (1.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 2918
5 to 9 minutes: 9839
10 to 14 minutes: 16062
15 to 19 minutes: 20662
20 to 24 minutes: 15081
25 to 29 minutes: 3746
30 to 34 minutes: 6216
35 to 39 minutes: 743
40 to 44 minutes: 717
45 to 59 minutes: 2014
60 to 89 minutes: 1542
90 or more minutes: 1754

Columbus mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 62,516 (76%)
Carpooled: 12,077 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 900 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 22 (0%)
Taxi: 277 (0%)
Motorcycle: 36 (0%)
Bicycle: 94 (0%)
Walked: 3,882 (5%)
Other means: 1,490 (2%)
Worked at home: 1,484 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 8520
$10,000 to $14,999: 5280
$15,000 to $19,999: 5234
$20,000 to $24,999: 5519
$25,000 to $29,999: 5357
$30,000 to $34,999: 4988
$35,000 to $39,999: 4110
$40,000 to $44,999: 4367
$45,000 to $49,999: 3354
$50,000 to $59,999: 5691
$60,000 to $74,999: 6508
$75,000 to $99,999: 5071
$100,000 to $124,999: 2627
$125,000 to $149,999: 1066
$150,000 to $199,999: 710
$200,000 or more: 1158

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 82684

United States or American: 18200

German: 9260

English: 9250

Irish: 7996

Subsaharan African:: 2452

Italian: 2401

Scotch-Irish: 2336

African: 2254

Scottish: 1694

French (except Basque): 1627

European: 1389

Polish: 1140

Dutch: 875

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 793

British: 582

Norwegian: 523

French Canadian: 442

Welsh: 391

Swedish: 365

Jamaican: 321

Russian: 220

Portuguese: 204

Hungarian: 201

Danish: 179

Canadian: 129

Greek: 128

Haitian: 125

Czechoslovakian: 123

Nigerian: 121

Austrian: 115

Scandinavian: 105

West Indian: 103

British West Indian: 98

Czech: 92

Belgian: 82

Romanian: 72

Swiss: 72

Australian: 58

Lithuanian: 58

Croatian: 53

Arab:: 52

Icelander: 49

Iranian: 46

Finnish: 46

Ukrainian: 42

Slovak: 38

Belizean: 38

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 38

Celtic: 33

Bahamian: 31

Northern European: 31

Pennsylvania German: 30

Ghanian: 28

Turkish: 26

Barbadian: 24

Somalian: 23

Moroccan: 23

Brazilian: 17

Lebanese: 16

Maltese: 16

U.S. Virgin Islander: 15

Slovene: 14

Eastern European: 13

Arab/Arabic: 13

German Russian: 12

Other Subsaharan African: 10

Basque: 9

Luxemburger: 8

Armenian: 8

Yugoslavian: 8

Israeli: 7

Serbian: 7

Acadian/Cajun: 7

Sudanese: 6

Liberian: 5

Cape Verdean: 5

Albanian: 5

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

Germany (21%)
Mexico (15%)
Korea (7%)
India (5%)
Panama (5%)
Philippines (4%)
Japan (3%)

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

This state: 97940
Northeast: 9891
Midwest: 10694
South: 47078
West: 6482

49% of Columbus residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 28% lived in Georgia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 488
Nursery to 4th grade: 360
5th and 6th grade: 971
7th and 8th grade: 1,524
9th grade: 1,298
10th grade: 1,626
11th grade: 1,679
12th grade, no diploma: 1,820
High school graduate (or equivalency): 14,320
Less than 1 year of college: 4,086
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8,978
Associate degree: 3,266
Bachelor's degree: 7,334
Master's degree: 2,751
Professional school degree: 1,162
Doctorate degree: 358

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 663
Nursery to 4th grade: 392
5th and 6th grade: 1,324
7th and 8th grade: 2,184
9th grade: 1,918
10th grade: 2,565
11th grade: 2,520
12th grade, no diploma: 2,534
High school graduate (or equivalency): 17,722
Less than 1 year of college: 4,961
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 9,355
Associate degree: 3,998
Bachelor's degree: 6,743
Master's degree: 3,845
Professional school degree: 749
Doctorate degree: 224

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 7.4%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 9.6%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 9.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 3.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 8.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 8.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $53,872
Black householders: $30,509
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $36,453
Asian householders: $49,845
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $22,305
Some other race householders: $33,689
Two or more races householders: $44,410
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $42,867

Columbus household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Columbus household income for Black householders

Columbus household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Columbus household income for Asian householders

Columbus household income for Some other race householders

Columbus household income for Two or more races householders

Columbus household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Columbus marital status for males

Columbus marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $141,499
Black or African American householders: $114,539
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $113,293
Asian householders: $159,108
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $134,175
Some other race householders: $129,811
Two or more races householders: $124,824
Hispanic or Latino householders: $128,876

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 49,751
One, attached: 2,343
Two: 2,587
3 or 4: 5,178
5 to 9: 5,665
10 to 19: 3,053
20 to 49: 1,734
50 or more: 2,764
Mobile homes: 2,863

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,339

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Columbus:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (74%) Electricity (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (55%) Electricity (42%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,100

Here:	9.4%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 880

Here:	7.9%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 694

Here:	8.2%
Georgia:	22.9%

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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