2024 population: 636,988 ( 5,954 from 2020)
Land area: 7286.8 square miles
Population density: 87.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	320,049	50.24%	0.8%
Black:	237,507	37.29%	0.1%
Indian:	2,047	0.32%	0.0%
Asian:	18,601	2.92%	13.9%
2+ races:	13,936	2.19%	12.3%
Hispanic:	44,848	7.04%	12.7%

Total non-White:	316,939	49.76%	2.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	30,935	12.3
Deaths:	29,735	11.8
Net Migration:	-2,498	-1.0
Net Immigration:	7,162	2.8

Change in White population:	-2,553	-0.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	8,507	1.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
631,034
322,602	51.12%
237,861	37.69%
2,046	0.32%
16,330	2.59%
12,415	1.97%
39,780	6.30%
308,432	48.88%

2010
587,396
316,277	53.84%
221,448	37.70%
1,678	0.29%
10,263	1.75%
9,160	1.56%
27,781	4.73%
271,119	46.16%

2000
550,222
309,877	56.32%
211,059	38.36%
1,586	0.29%
6,092	1.11%
5,454	0.99%
15,614	2.84%
240,345	43.68%

1990
498,498
298,542	59.89%
185,174	37.15%
1,242	0.25%
4,898	0.98%
n/a
8,642	1.73%
199,956	40.11%

1980
485,167
296,571	61.13%
176,403	36.36%
704	0.15%
3,167	0.65%
n/a
7,964	1.64%
188,596	38.87%

1970
456,244
292,520	64.11%
157,372	34.49%
313	0.07%
951	0.21%
n/a
4,493	0.98%
163,724	35.89%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
73,097	12.4
51,504	8.8
-9,590	-1.6
12,786	2.2

6,325	1.1
37,313	6.4

Number	Rate
2000's
72,782	13.2
48,589	8.8
-1,245	-0.2
4,893	0.9

6,400	1.2
30,774	5.6

Number	Rate
1990's
81,646	16.4
50,101	10.1
-7,974	-1.6
2,536	0.5

11,335	2.3
40,389	8.1

Number	Rate
1980's
80,622	16.6
44,706	9.2
-18,900	-3.9
n/a

1,971	0.4
11,360	2.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
4,469	1.0
n/a

4,051	0.9
24,872	5.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbus, GA-AL Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
36.8
139,452	21.9%
497,536	78.1%
97,351	15.3%

241,143
2.47

148,579	61.6%
99,637	67.1%
20,657	13.9%
92,564	38.4%

2010
Number	Percent
34.6
141,490	24.1%
445,906	75.9%
69,913	11.9%

226,574
2.48

147,984	65.3%
95,395	64.5%
22,902	15.5%
78,590	34.7%

2000
Number	Percent
32.9
142,297	25.9%
407,925	74.1%
63,535	11.5%

207,008
2.53

141,204	68.2%
97,776	69.2%
20,691	14.7%
65,804	31.8%

1990
Number	Percent
30.5
132,203	26.5%
366,295	73.5%
57,887	11.6%

179,963
2.65

128,634	71.5%
94,380	73.4%
16,338	12.7%
51,329	28.5%

1980
Number	Percent
28.0
143,417	29.6%
341,750	70.4%
48,931	10.1%

161,706
2.84

121,811	75.3%
94,588	77.7%
13,268	10.9%
39,895	24.7%

2024 Housing Data for Columbus, GA-AL Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	21,243	8.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	12,829	5.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	10,131	4.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	11,418	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	10,382	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	11,509	4.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	9,662	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	9,993	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	9,709	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	16,634	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	23,971	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	28,411	11.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	21,523	8.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	13,588	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	13,985	5.8%
$200,000 or more	16,155	6.7%

Median Household Income	58,985
Per Capita Income	32,945

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	17,193	7.1%
Public Assistance	3,932	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	40,032	16.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	231,487	61.9%
Unemployed	13,546	3.6%
In Armed Forces	12,117	3.2%

Total Labor Force	257,150	68.8%
Not in Labor Force	116,779	31.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	87,935	81,556	51.9%
Non-Profit	5,650	11,710	32.5%
Self-Employed	12,535	9,046	58.1%

Local Government	7,949	12,825	38.3%
State Government	8,276	11,214	42.5%
Federal Government	6,843	5,388	55.9%

Total Private + Self	100,470	90,602	52.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	28,718	41,137	41.1%
Total	129,188	131,739	49.5%

Pct. Govt.	20.1%
Pct. Private + Self	73.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	37,916	14.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	54,425	20.8%
Professional, Technical	64,743	24.8%
Service Occupations	43,499	16.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,214	0.5%
All others	60,939	23.3%

White Collar		60.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	34,358	13.1%
Manufacturing	32,613	12.5%
Educational services	32,503	12.4%
Retail trade	26,852	10.3%
Accommodation and food services	19,850	7.6%
Public administration	16,268	6.2%
Finance and insurance	15,614	6.0%
Construction	14,032	5.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	12,682	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	12,181	4.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	11,563	4.4%
Other services	11,534	4.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,155	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4,116	1.6%
Wholesale trade	4,025	1.5%
Information	3,579	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,979	1.1%
Utilities	2,039	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	453	0.2%
Management	126	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	16,566	2.67%
Puerto Rican	8,764	1.41%
Cuban	1,937	0.31%
Dominican	1,330	0.21%

Total Central American	7,004	1.13%
Costa Rican	180	0.03%
Guatemalan	3,113	0.50%
Honduran	979	0.16%
Nicaraguan	110	0.02%
Panamanian	1,877	0.30%
Salvadoran	680	0.11%
Other Central American	65	0.01%

Total South American	2,106	0.34%
Argentinean	105	0.02%
Bolivian	27	0.00%
Chilean	26	0.00%
Colombian	942	0.15%
Ecuadorian	113	0.02%
Paraguayan	8	0.00%
Peruvian	429	0.07%
Uruguayan	45	0.01%
Venezuelan	343	0.06%
Other South American	68	0.01%

Other Hispanic	2,425	0.39%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	4,675	0.75%
Indian	3,531	0.57%
Chinese	2,372	0.38%
Filipino	1,416	0.23%
Vietnamese	1,109	0.18%
Thai	453	0.07%
Japanese	420	0.07%
Bangladeshi	279	0.04%
Burmese	95	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	542,146	92.8%
Spanish	24,008	4.1%
Korean	3,751	0.6%
Other Indo-European	3,283	0.6%
Other Asian	2,401	0.4%
Chinese	1,797	0.3%
Other	1,672	0.3%
German, other Germanic	1,629	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,146	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	63,677	10.3%
English	61,884	10.0%
Irish	41,396	6.7%
German	37,755	6.1%
Scottish	10,441	1.7%
Italian	9,581	1.5%
European	7,391	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	6,086	1.0%
French	5,334	0.9%
African	5,059	0.8%
Polish	4,437	0.7%
Dutch	2,895	0.5%
Norwegian	2,704	0.4%
Welsh	1,894	0.3%
Swedish	1,790	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	603,894	97.3%
Not a citizen	16,741	2.7%

Native	590,915	95.2%
Foreign-born	29,720	4.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
15,285	3.7%	30,827	7.5%	116,424	28.4%	125,280	30.6%	70,569	17.2%	51,037	12.5%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	15,285	3.7%
9-12 Years	30,827	7.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	116,424	28.4%
Some College	125,280	30.6%
Bach. Degree	70,569	17.2%
Grad Degree	51,037	12.5%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	214,146	199,433	14,713	6.9%
1991	212,782	198,896	13,886	6.5%
1992	216,258	200,477	15,781	7.3%
1993	219,587	204,295	15,292	7.0%
1994	222,549	209,362	13,187	5.9%
1995	227,049	214,067	12,982	5.7%
1996	232,890	220,679	12,211	5.2%
1997	240,152	227,753	12,399	5.2%
1998	242,068	230,235	11,833	4.9%
1999	244,381	232,697	11,684	4.8%

2000	243,136	232,192	10,944	4.5%
2001	240,935	228,587	12,348	5.1%
2002	242,362	228,312	14,050	5.8%
2003	246,515	232,420	14,095	5.7%
2004	246,675	232,417	14,258	5.8%
2005	248,838	234,602	14,236	5.7%
2006	251,596	238,465	13,131	5.2%
2007	251,692	238,161	13,531	5.4%
2008	252,510	234,297	18,213	7.2%
2009	250,864	224,751	26,113	10.4%

2010	251,209	225,005	26,204	10.4%
2011	253,623	228,904	24,719	9.7%
2012	254,416	231,459	22,957	9.0%
2013	254,039	233,430	20,609	8.1%
2014	251,516	233,077	18,439	7.3%
2015	244,601	228,228	16,373	6.7%
2016	246,547	231,212	15,335	6.2%
2017	250,563	237,593	12,970	5.2%
2018	251,875	240,579	11,296	4.5%
2019	253,196	243,823	9,373	3.7%

2020	250,357	234,531	15,826	6.3%
2021	250,702	240,632	10,070	4.0%
2022	252,199	244,057	8,142	3.2%
2023	253,504	245,245	8,259	3.3%
2024	266,853	257,255	9,598	3.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	281,520
Median Value	$197,776

Occupied	241,143	85.7%
Vacant	40,377	14.3%

Owned	149,129	61.8%
Rented	92,014	38.2%
Median Rent	$999

Single-Family Units	186,267	66.2%
Detached	178,690	63.5%
Attached	7,577	2.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	41,176	14.6%
Mobile Homes	34,019	12.1%

Columbus, GA-AL Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbus, GA-AL Market Area

2024 Housing Data for Columbus, GA-AL Market Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Columbus, GA-AL Market Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Columbus, GA-AL Market Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Columbus, GA-AL Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Columbus, GA-AL Market Area