CITY · 2020 ACS
Columbus
Georgia · 206,922 residents · 217 sq mi
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Columbus is home to 206,922 people in Georgia. Owners hold 48% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $142,900. Households here earn about 23% less than in Georgia as a whole. The median age is 35.8, younger than the US median of 38.8. 5% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 35.8
US median: 38.8
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01
Population & growth
Land area
217 sq mi
Population, 2009 – 2024
2024204K
Age distribution, 2020
Under 56.3%(13,081)
5 to 96.9%(14,235)
10 to 147%(14,447)
15 to 196.6%(13,581)
20 to 247.1%(14,628)
25 to 3414.9%(30,897)
35 to 4412.7%(26,249)
45 to 5411.2%(23,257)
55 to 6412.5%(25,958)
65 to 749%(18,640)
75 to 844.1%(8,502)
85 and over1.7%(3,447)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$47,418
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2019
from $46,408 in 2019
US average: $66,278
2009 – 2024
Households earning $100K+
30.8%
+1.8 ptssince 2019
from 29.0% in 2019
US average: 43.9%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information11.6%
Other services11.1%
Retail trade9.8%
Public administration9.2%
Wholesale trade4.6%
Finance & insurance4.4%
Professional, scientific, technical3.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
Transportation & warehousing1.4%
Education & health services0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
Construction0.4%
Manufacturing0%
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Section 03
Housing
$142,900
Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2019
from $141,300 in 2019
US average: $265,253
2009 – 2024
3.0
−1%since 2019
from 3.0 in 2019
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2019
White, non-Hispanic40.3%(78,974)
Black45.6%(89,275)
Hispanic / Latino7.6%(14,903)
Asian2.5%(4,812)
Other4%(7,775)
2020
White, non-Hispanic38.2%(79,083)
Black45.8%(94,701)
Hispanic / Latino8%(16,513)
Asian2.7%(5,546)
Other4.4%(9,009)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Hispanic origin
Mexican3.2%(6,236)
Puerto Rican1.9%(3,718)
Central American1.1%(2,114)
South American0.4%(854)
Dominican0.4%(714)
Panamanian0.4%(688)
Colombian0.3%(637)
Salvadoran0.3%(517)
Cuban0.3%(500)
Guatemalan0.2%(391)
Honduran0.2%(361)
Spaniard0.1%(187)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(147)
Ecuadorian0.1%(104)
Chilean0%(50)
Venezuelan0%(28)
Bolivian0%(22)
Peruvian0%(13)
Costa Rican0%(10)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.8%(1,567)
Korean0.6%(1,253)
Filipino0.4%(697)
Chinese0.2%(349)
Japanese0.1%(202)
Pakistani0.1%(202)
Thai0.1%(195)
Vietnamese0.1%(120)
Indonesian0%(64)
Burmese0%(26)
Laotian0%(26)
Nepalese0%(20)
Ancestry
American8.5%(16,679)
English6%(11,817)
German5.7%(11,138)
Irish5.5%(10,759)
Italian1.7%(3,355)
Scotch-Irish1%(2,047)
Subsaharan African1%(1,935)
French1%(1,912)
Polish0.8%(1,653)
Scottish0.8%(1,639)
British0.6%(1,230)
Dutch0.6%(1,191)
+ 41 more ancestry groups with data
West Indian0.6%(1,106)
Welsh0.4%(779)
Norwegian0.4%(731)
Jamaican0.3%(587)
Greek0.2%(401)
Swedish0.2%(384)
Brazilian0.2%(361)
Russian0.2%(361)
French Canadian0.1%(286)
Hungarian0.1%(252)
Portuguese0.1%(218)
Austrian0.1%(188)
Romanian0.1%(135)
Haitian0.1%(125)
Canadian0.1%(110)
Syrian0.1%(104)
Lebanese0%(95)
Czech0%(54)
Nigerian0%(54)
Slovak0%(52)
Arab0%(49)
Swiss0%(49)
Belgian0%(47)
Danish0%(47)
Ethiopian0%(35)
Barbadian0%(33)
Ukrainian0%(31)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(30)
Palestinian0%(23)
Iranian0%(23)
Lithuanian0%(23)
Guyanese0%(21)
Cape Verdean0%(21)
Israeli0%(18)
Armenian0%(16)
Turkish0%(15)
Iraqi0%(12)
Moroccan0%(12)
Finnish0%(10)
Macedonian0%(6)
Kenyan0%(5)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
88.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2019
from 88.0% in 2019
US average: 88.5%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
Women 20-64 in the labor force
70.2%
US average: 73.3%
Section 08
People & community
Computer in household
89.6%
US average: 91.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married41%(31,228)
Married44.1%(33,569)
Widowed2.9%(2,203)
Divorced11.9%(9,084)
Women 15+
Never married35.3%(30,019)
Married39.9%(33,976)
Widowed8.5%(7,254)
Divorced16.3%(13,853)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09
Health coverage
Direct-purchase
11.8%
US average: 13.7%
VA health care
5.8%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
65.2%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
37.7%
US average: 35.2%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)31%(6,083)
Gulf War (1990s)34.4%(6,743)
Vietnam era29.2%(5,716)
Korean War3.2%(635)
World War II1%(202)
Share of the 19,607 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Frequently asked
How many people live in Columbus, Georgia?
Columbus, Georgia has about 206,922 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.
What is the median household income in Columbus, Georgia?
The typical household in Columbus, Georgia earns about $47,418 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Columbus, Georgia expensive?
In Columbus, Georgia, the median home is worth about $142,900, and the typical rent is about $925 a month.
How educated are people in Columbus, Georgia?
About 27.5% of adults age 25 and over in Columbus, Georgia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Columbus, Georgia?
About 20.0% of people in Columbus, Georgia live below the federal poverty line.
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