Columbus, MS (Mississippi) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 23,798 (Urban population: 23,020 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 778 (19 farm, 759 nonfarm))

Columbus, Mississippi Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 11,126 (10,083 occupied: 5,526 owner occupied, 4,557 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	45%
State:	28%

Housing density: 520 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: $414 (lower quartile is $285, upper quartile is $560)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $384

Median gross rent in Columbus, MS in 2007: $588

Housing units in Columbus with a mortgage: 3,141 (327 second mortgage, 280 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,985

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

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

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $66,487 - $145,028

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $136,406
Here: $136,406
State: $144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $73,109
Here: $73,109
State: $144,095

In 2-unit structures: $79,053
Here: $79,053
State: $70,357

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $181,474
Here: $181,474
State: $120,218

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $219,761
Here: $219,761
State: $263,546

Mobile homes: $43,386
Here: $43,386
State: $37,232

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $27,068

Household type by relationship

Households: 24,445

In family households: 20,294 (3,885 male householders, 2,531 female householders)
3,952 spouses, 7,703 children (7,221 natural, 156 adopted, 326 stepchildren), 1,014 grandchildren, 290 brothers or sisters, 180 parents, 369 other relatives, 370 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,151 (1,519 male householders (1,206 living alone)), 2,076 female householders (1,915 living alone)), 556 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,587 (918 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,600 2-persons, 1,576 3-persons, 1,219 4-persons, 650 5-persons, 266 6-persons, 105 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,121 1-person, 424 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 21 4-persons.

2,687 married couples with children.
2,843 single-parent households (312 men, 2,531 women).

96.7% of residents of Columbus speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (85% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 360 (1.4%)
(34.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbus, Mississippi:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 66 3 rooms: 237 4 rooms: 336 5 rooms: 1,347 6 rooms: 1,356 7 rooms: 983 8 rooms: 556 9 or more rooms: 645

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbus, Mississippi:
	1 room: 135 2 rooms: 442 3 rooms: 879 4 rooms: 1,261 5 rooms: 1,055 6 rooms: 500 7 rooms: 166 8 rooms: 77 9 or more rooms: 42

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 91
1995 to 1998: 413
1990 to 1994: 448
1980 to 1989: 1,419
1970 to 1979: 2,985
1960 to 1969: 2,186
1950 to 1959: 1,735
1940 to 1949: 644
1939 or earlier: 1,205

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Columbus:
	no bedroom: 31 1 bedroom: 248 2 bedrooms: 684 3 bedrooms: 3,343 4 bedrooms: 1,023 5 or more bedrooms: 197

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbus:
	no bedroom: 216 1 bedroom: 1,159 2 bedrooms: 1,865 3 bedrooms: 1,123 4 bedrooms: 159 5 or more bedrooms: 35

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Columbus in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 414 1 vehicle: 1,653 2 vehicles: 2,377 3 vehicles: 828 4 vehicles: 201 5 or more vehicles: 53

Cars and other vehicles available in Columbus in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,101 1 vehicle: 2,212 2 vehicles: 1,057 3 vehicles: 153 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 26

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

Less than $10,000: 64
$10,000 to $14,999: 32
$15,000 to $19,999: 31
$20,000 to $24,999: 29
$25,000 to $29,999: 28
$30,000 to $34,999: 43
$35,000 to $39,999: 64
$40,000 to $49,999: 228
$50,000 to $59,999: 323
$60,000 to $69,999: 360
$70,000 to $79,999: 418
$80,000 to $89,999: 457
$90,000 to $99,999: 423
$100,000 to $124,999: 864
$125,000 to $149,999: 529
$150,000 to $174,999: 247
$175,000 to $199,999: 193
$200,000 to $249,999: 231
$250,000 to $299,999: 154
$300,000 to $399,999: 214
$400,000 to $499,999: 43
$500,000 to $749,999: 61
$750,000 to $999,999: 16
$1,000,000 or more: 16

Columbus rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Columbus:

Less than $100: 332 people
$100 to $149: 178
$150 to $199: 200
$200 to $249: 217
$250 to $299: 240
$300 to $349: 304
$350 to $399: 382
$400 to $449: 427
$450 to $499: 328
$500 to $549: 315
$550 to $599: 303
$600 to $649: 221
$650 to $699: 153
$700 to $749: 108
$750 to $799: 68
$800 to $899: 78
$900 to $999: 65
$1,000 to $1,249: 31
$1,250 to $1,499: 6
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 245

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 156 1990 to 1994: 39 1985 to 1989: 30 1980 to 1984: 6 1975 to 1979: 12 1970 to 1974: 27 1970 to 1974: 18 1965 to 1969: 72

Columbus, MS Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.3%
Number of people working at home: 170 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 719
5 to 9 minutes: 1984
10 to 14 minutes: 2420
15 to 19 minutes: 1904
20 to 24 minutes: 918
25 to 29 minutes: 328
30 to 34 minutes: 850
35 to 39 minutes: 97
40 to 44 minutes: 122
45 to 59 minutes: 199
60 to 89 minutes: 209
90 or more minutes: 226

Columbus mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,622 (75%)
Carpooled: 1,699 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 25 (0%)
Taxi: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 17 (0%)
Bicycle: 11 (0%)
Walked: 536 (5%)
Other means: 60 (1%)
Worked at home: 170 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2072
$10,000 to $14,999: 910
$15,000 to $19,999: 870
$20,000 to $24,999: 716
$25,000 to $29,999: 808
$30,000 to $34,999: 692
$35,000 to $39,999: 437
$40,000 to $44,999: 544
$45,000 to $49,999: 429
$50,000 to $59,999: 584
$60,000 to $74,999: 671
$75,000 to $99,999: 539
$100,000 to $124,999: 338
$125,000 to $149,999: 104
$150,000 to $199,999: 142
$200,000 or more: 155

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 12700

United States or American: 2369

English: 1218

Irish: 1175

German: 665

Scotch-Irish: 400

Scottish: 262

French (except Basque): 169

Dutch: 169

Subsaharan African:: 156

African: 156

European: 149

Italian: 110

Arab:: 63

Swedish: 61

Welsh: 61

Polish: 58

Norwegian: 57

Ukrainian: 42

Lebanese: 38

Danish: 36

British: 34

Russian: 23

Swiss: 23

French Canadian: 22

Czech: 20

Hungarian: 16

Turkish: 15

Greek: 12

Canadian: 11

Jordanian: 11

Other Arab: 8

Northern European: 6

Egyptian: 6

Australian: 6

Latvian: 5

Acadian/Cajun: 3

Belgian: 3

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

Mexico (27%)
India (16%)
Germany (7%)
Canada (6%)
Other Western Europe (4%)
Ukraine (4%)
Philippines (4%)

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

This state: 19038
Northeast: 536
Midwest: 1580
South: 3847
West: 547

56% of Columbus residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Mississippi.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 195
Nursery to 4th grade: 57
5th and 6th grade: 187
7th and 8th grade: 274
9th grade: 222
10th grade: 290
11th grade: 250
12th grade, no diploma: 330
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,844
Less than 1 year of college: 373
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 996
Associate degree: 260
Bachelor's degree: 1,141
Master's degree: 309
Professional school degree: 179
Doctorate degree: 103

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 163
Nursery to 4th grade: 125
5th and 6th grade: 218
7th and 8th grade: 546
9th grade: 276
10th grade: 440
11th grade: 477
12th grade, no diploma: 430
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,454
Less than 1 year of college: 413
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,257
Associate degree: 313
Bachelor's degree: 1,304
Master's degree: 539
Professional school degree: 51
Doctorate degree: 53

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 12.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 18.4%

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: 11.9%

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: $47,087
Black householders: $20,581
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $275,290
Asian householders: $23,164
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $97,675
Some other race householders: $33,613
Two or more races householders: $11,488
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $48,313

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: $121,075
Black or African American householders: $77,897
Asian householders: $111,282
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $241,112
Two or more races householders: $124,043
Hispanic or Latino householders: $117,663

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,595
One, attached: 368
Two: 625
3 or 4: 700
5 to 9: 808
10 to 19: 337
20 to 49: 224
50 or more: 192
Mobile homes: 269
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $41,118

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 (59%) Electricity (35%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Wood (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (49%) Utility gas (47%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 350

Here:	11.0%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 236

Here:	15.9%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 94

Here:	5.5%
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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