Demographics of Columbus city, Georgia

Columbus city, Georgia had 202,171 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −4,845 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Columbus city, in four figures

202,171
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 203,711.; −2.3%
Change since July 2020: −4,845 people.; 35.4 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,073 ±$1,832
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Columbus city, Georgia's population shrank 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Columbus city, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Columbus city, Georgia's population shrank 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Columbus city, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	207,016	100.0	100.0
2021	205,164	99.1	100.2
2022	202,697	97.9	100.7
2023	202,073	97.6	101.6
2024	202,072	97.6	102.5
2025	202,171	97.7	103.1

Population of Columbus city, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	207,016	—
2021	205,164	−1,852
2022	202,697	−2,467
2023	202,073	−624
2024	202,072	−1
2025	202,171	+99

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.4 ±0.2: for men 33.9 ±0.3 and for women 36.8 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Columbus city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	13,796 ±144	6.8% ±0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	36,994 ±1,093	18.2% ±0.5	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	18,264 ±832	9.0% ±0.4	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	59,112 ±1,521	29.0% ±0.7	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	45,453 ±1,166	22.3% ±0.6	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	30,092 ±1,124	14.8% ±0.6	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,073 ±$1,832, and income per person $33,739 ±$1,355, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Columbus city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	17,693 ±1,272	21.7% ±1.5	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	17,793 ±1,256	21.9% ±1.5	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	15,060 ±1,098	18.5% ±1.3	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	10,053 ±890	12.3% ±1.1	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	11,169 ±979	13.7% ±1.2	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4,267 ±551	5.2% ±0.7	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5,380 ±634	6.6% ±0.8	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Columbus city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	37,734 ±3,161	19.0% ±1.6	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	12,825 ±1,276	25.5% ±2.3	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	17,903 ±1,608	16.8% ±1.5	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	7,006 ±794	16.9% ±1.8	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Columbus city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Columbus city	Georgia	United States
Housing units	92,031 ±396	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.5% ±0.7	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.5% ±0.8	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	50.8% ±1.3	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	49.2% ±1.4	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$193,900 ±$5,785	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,106 ±$20	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±1	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Columbus city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	17,357 ±0	8.5% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	74,833 ±694	36.7% ±0.3	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	93,972 ±990	46.1% ±0.5	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	5,257 ±365	2.6% ±0.2	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	14 to 168	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	305 ±96	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,226 ±491	0.6% ±0.2	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	10,670 ±1,204	5.2% ±0.6	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Columbus city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	111,573 ±2,374	54.8% ±1.2	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	75,575 ±2,547	37.1% ±1.3	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	6,164 ±767	3.0% ±0.4	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	10,399 ±1,029	5.1% ±0.5	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	5,910 ±628	2.9% ±0.3	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,489 ±1,083	2.2% ±0.5	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Columbus city among the places of Georgia

2nd of 167 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Places of Georgia near Columbus city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Atlanta city	505,268 ±79
Columbus city	203,711
Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)	201,528 ±20
Savannah city	147,898 ±64
Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)	127,345 ±606
South Fulton city	110,471 ±62
Sandy Springs city	107,087 ±50

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Columbus city, Georgia

Rankings this appears in

No. 26 Places in Georgia by poverty rate
No. 49 Places in Georgia by median age
No. 53 Places in Georgia by per capita income
No. 56 Places in Georgia by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 78 Places in Georgia by homeownership rate
No. 84 Places in Georgia by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026