Mississippi · Census place 15340
Columbia city, MS
Quick answer
Columbia city has 5,804 residents, ranking #63 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $34,328, the median home is worth $112,100 and median gross rent runs $656 a month.
- Population
- 5,804Columbia city residents
- Median household income
- $34,328Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $112,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $656Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Columbia city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Columbia city median would spend about 22.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23.5% of residents and 58% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Latimer CDP 6,474
- Louisville city 6,018
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- Pontotoc city 5,717
- Leakesville town 5,564
- Ripley city 5,415
- Forest city 5,365
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