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Mississippi · Census place 15380

Columbus city, MS

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Columbus city has 23,616 residents, ranking #18 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $40,588, the median home is worth $121,200 and median gross rent runs $882 a month.

Population
23,616Columbus city residents
Median household income
$40,588Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$121,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$882Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
39.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
48.1%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Columbus city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Columbus city median would spend about 26.1% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21.6% of residents and 48.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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