Columbus is home to 325,615 people. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $194,188. 4% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 58% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 18.6%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,450, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 35%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Columbus
Among the 37 metro and micro areas based in Georgia
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, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)40.6%(12,785)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.9%(10,362)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23%(7,257)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.3%(411)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(115)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 31,489 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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Over time
Columbus, decade by decade
Columbus population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
278,628
$56,341
$129,945
14.6%
63.8
2000
293,518
$62,347
$144,045
18.1%
69.8
2010
307,788
$60,695
$181,586
20.1%
73.7
2020
328,883
$60,141
$174,820
25.4%
78.6
2024
325,615
$60,450
$194,188
28.2%
75.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
