Columbus, MS Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	25,944	100.0

Male	11,737	45.2
Female	14,207	54.8

Under 5 years	1,842	7.1
5 to 9 years	1,885	7.3
10 to 14 years	1,883	7.3
15 to 19 years	1,971	7.6
20 to 24 years	2,288	8.8
25 to 34 years	3,509	13.5
35 to 44 years	3,387	13.1
45 to 54 years	3,043	11.7
55 to 59 years	1,130	4.4
60 to 64 years	972	3.7
65 to 74 years	1,904	7.3
75 to 84 years	1,435	5.5
85 years and over	695	2.7

Median age (years)	33.8	(X)

18 years and over	19,198	74.0
Male	8,247	31.8
Female	10,951	42.2
21 years and over	17,915	69.1
62 years and over	4,631	17.8
65 years and over	4,034	15.5
Male	1,372	5.3
Female	2,662	10.3

RACE
One race	25,739	99.2
White	11,317	43.6
Black or African American	14,117	54.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	25	0.1
Asian	144	0.6
Asian Indian	33	0.1
Chinese	38	0.1
Filipino	21	0.1
Japanese	9	0.0
Korean	18	0.1
Vietnamese	7	0.0
Other Asian ¹	18	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3	0.0
Native Hawaiian	0	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	2	0.0
Samoan	1	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	0	0.0
Some other race	133	0.5
Two or more races	205	0.8

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	11,449	44.1
Black or African American	14,235	54.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	84	0.3
Asian	196	0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	29	0.1
Some other race	177	0.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	25,944	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	292	1.1
Mexican	157	0.6
Puerto Rican	16	0.1
Cuban	8	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	111	0.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	25,652	98.9
White alone	11,224	43.3

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	25,944	100.0
In households	24,370	93.9
Householder	10,062	38.8
Spouse	3,827	14.8
Child	7,597	29.3
Own child under 18 years	5,530	21.3
Other relatives	1,888	7.3
Under 18 years	1,007	3.9
Nonrelatives	996	3.8
Unmarried partner	430	1.7
In group quarters	1,574	6.1
Institutionalized population	903	3.5
Noninstitutionalized population	671	2.6

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	10,062	100.0
Family households (families)	6,420	63.8
With own children under 18 years	2,999	29.8
Married-couple family	3,827	38.0
With own children under 18 years	1,500	14.9
Female householder, no husband present	2,186	21.7
With own children under 18 years	1,316	13.1
Nonfamily households	3,642	36.2
Householder living alone	3,147	31.3
Householder 65 years and over	1,223	12.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,500	34.8
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,718	27.0

Average household size	2.42	(X)
Average family size	3.07	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	11,112	100.0
Occupied housing units	10,062	90.6
Vacant housing units	1,050	9.4
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	61	0.5

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.2	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	9.2	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	10,062	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	5,461	54.3
Renter-occupied housing units	4,601	45.7

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.48	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.35	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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