Demographics of Columbus city, Mississippi

Columbus city, Mississippi had 22,792 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,203 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

22,792
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 23,348 ±50.; −5.0%
Change since July 2020: −1,203 people.; 41.1 ±2.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $42,235 ±$6,142
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, Mississippi's population shrank 5.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Columbus city, Mississippi'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, Mississippi's population shrank 5.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Columbus city, Mississippi'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	23,995	100.0	100.0
2021	23,570	98.2	100.2
2022	23,284	97.0	100.7
2023	23,034	96.0	101.6
2024	22,855	95.2	102.5
2025	22,792	95.0	103.1

Population of Columbus city, Mississippi on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	23,995	—
2021	23,570	−425
2022	23,284	−286
2023	23,034	−250
2024	22,855	−179
2025	22,792	−63

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.1 ±2.2: for men 39.7 ±5.7 and for women 43.1 ±2.5. 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	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	1,236 ±298	5.3% ±1.3	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,984 ±466	12.8% ±2.0	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,821 ±367	12.1% ±1.6	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,673 ±470	24.3% ±2.0	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,847 ±602	25.0% ±2.6	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,787 ±497	20.5% ±2.1	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $42,235 ±$6,142, and income per person $28,243 ±$2,870, in 2024 dollars. The median is $56,447 ±$539 in Mississippi 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	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	3,241 ±541	32.4% ±5.2	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,579 ±478	25.8% ±4.6	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,861 ±355	18.6% ±3.5	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	939 ±283	9.4% ±2.8	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	606 ±170	6.1% ±1.7	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	350 ±144	3.5% ±1.4	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	430 ±195	4.3% ±1.9	5.8% ±0.2	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	Mississippi	United States
All ages	4,698 ±943	21.3% ±4.3	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,524 ±454	36.8% ±9.4	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,170 ±500	18.3% ±4.0	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,004 ±257	16.5% ±4.0	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Columbus city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Columbus city	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	11,850 ±443	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.4% ±2.0	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.6% ±3.0	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	47.8% ±3.5	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	52.2% ±3.8	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$125,700 ±$10,984	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$897 ±$49	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±2	1986 ±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	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	470 ±164	2.0% ±0.7	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,927 ±673	29.7% ±2.9	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	15,029 ±717	64.4% ±3.1	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	374 ±103	1.6% ±0.4	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 6	0% to < 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 181	0% to 0.8%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	228 to 700	1.0% to 3.0%	3.0% ±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	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	17,482 ±713	74.9% ±3.0	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,136 ±674	22.0% ±2.9	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	17 to 209	0.1% to 0.9%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	617 ±183	2.6% ±0.8	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	125 to 427	0.5% to 1.8%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	341 ±132	1.5% ±0.6	1.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Columbus city among the places of Mississippi

18th of 68 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Places of Mississippi near Columbus city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Horn Lake city	26,647 ±43
Oxford city	26,411 ±26
Starkville city	25,721 ±27
Brandon city	25,542 ±38
Ridgeland city	24,587 ±83
Columbus city	23,348 ±50
Pascagoula city	21,710 ±42
Vicksburg city	20,589 ±31
Gautier city	19,046 ±45
Ocean Springs city	18,646 ±29
Hernando city	17,949 ±47

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Mississippi by median age
No. 10 Places in Mississippi by poverty rate
No. 13 Places in Mississippi by foreign-born share
No. 21 Places in Mississippi by per capita income
No. 28 Places in Mississippi by median household income
No. 29 Places in Mississippi by median rent

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