What is the population of Columbia city?

Columbia city has 5,804 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #63 of 427 in Mississippi.

What is the median household income in Columbia city?

Median household income in Columbia city is $34,328 a year, 56.3% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Columbia city?

Median gross rent is $656 a month and the median home value is $112,100, so rent absorbs about 22.9% of median household income.

Is Columbia city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Columbia city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Columbia, MS population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Columbia, Mississippi (Columbia, MS — Census place “Columbia city”) is 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. Looking for the Columbia Mississippi ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Columbia, MS: 39429.

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

Columbia ZIP codes (Mississippi)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Columbia.

The Columbia MS ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

39429

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

Columbia city, MS in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Columbia city is a mid-size town in Mississippi, with 5,804 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #63 of 427 ranked by population — larger than 85% of them. The median age here is 39.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Columbia city earn a median of $34,328 a year, 56.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 22% below the $44,178 median for the 191 Mississippi cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 23.5% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.

The typical owner-occupied home in Columbia city is valued at $112,100, 63.1% below the national figure and 8% below the $121,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $656 a month, 53.3% below the national figure, or roughly $7,872 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 58% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Columbia city?: Columbia city has 5,804 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #63 of 427 in Mississippi.
What is the median household income in Columbia city?: Median household income in Columbia city is $34,328 a year, 56.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Columbia city?: Median gross rent is $656 a month and the median home value is $112,100, so rent absorbs about 22.9% of median household income.
Is Columbia city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Columbia city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Columbia city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.