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):

2022
Number	Percent
36.3
138,517	21.7%
498,471	78.3%
92,407	14.5%

232,821
2.53

146,796	63.1%
98,311	67.0%
21,058	14.3%
86,025	36.9%

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%

2022 Housing Data for Columbus, GA-AL Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	20,996	9.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	13,601	5.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	11,868	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	12,342	5.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	11,013	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	11,476	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	9,415	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	10,191	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	9,293	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	16,768	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	22,486	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	27,898	12.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	18,461	7.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	11,980	5.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	11,993	5.2%
$200,000 or more	13,040	5.6%

Median Household Income	54,240
Per Capita Income	30,048

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	16,314	7.0%
Public Assistance	3,509	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	38,565	16.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	231,458	61.3%
Unemployed	14,645	3.9%
In Armed Forces	11,878	3.1%

Total Labor Force	257,981	68.4%
Not in Labor Force	119,323	31.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	89,994	79,769	53.0%
Non-Profit	5,689	11,052	34.0%
Self-Employed	12,309	7,583	61.9%

Local Government	7,745	11,709	39.8%
State Government	6,862	12,033	36.3%
Federal Government	6,297	5,050	55.5%

Total Private + Self	102,303	87,352	53.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	26,593	39,844	40.0%
Total	128,896	127,196	50.3%

Pct. Govt.	19.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	34,352	13.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	53,213	20.7%
Professional, Technical	60,582	23.6%
Service Occupations	44,579	17.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,310	0.5%
All others	63,819	24.9%

White Collar		57.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	33,258	13.0%
Health care and social assistance	32,553	12.7%
Educational services	31,646	12.3%
Retail trade	27,870	10.9%
Accommodation and food services	20,027	7.8%
Finance and insurance	15,274	6.0%
Public administration	14,511	5.7%
Construction	13,953	5.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	11,749	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	11,387	4.4%
Other services	11,130	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	11,121	4.3%
Information	4,088	1.6%
Wholesale trade	4,016	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,851	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,842	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3,007	1.2%
Utilities	2,587	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	552	0.2%
Management	123	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	14,409	2.34%
Puerto Rican	7,639	1.24%
Cuban	2,116	0.34%
Dominican	1,211	0.20%

Total Central American	5,559	0.90%
Costa Rican	139	0.02%
Guatemalan	2,378	0.39%
Honduran	802	0.13%
Nicaraguan	520	0.08%
Panamanian	1,093	0.18%
Salvadoran	627	0.10%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,653	0.43%
Argentinean	87	0.01%
Bolivian	22	0.00%
Chilean	76	0.01%
Colombian	1,513	0.25%
Ecuadorian	193	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	642	0.10%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	58	0.01%
Other South American	62	0.01%

Other Hispanic	2,622	0.43%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	4,459	0.72%
Indian	4,146	0.67%
Chinese	2,273	0.37%
Filipino	1,499	0.24%
Vietnamese	859	0.14%
Japanese	438	0.07%
Thai	266	0.04%
Laotian	136	0.02%
Bangladeshi	132	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	538,233	93.0%
Spanish	22,536	3.9%
Korean	3,619	0.6%
Other Indo-European	3,617	0.6%
Other Asian	2,131	0.4%
German, other Germanic	2,014	0.3%
Chinese	1,733	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,586	0.3%
Other	1,166	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	70,034	11.4%
English	50,082	8.1%
Irish	40,133	6.5%
German	36,276	5.9%
European	9,862	1.6%
Scottish	9,507	1.5%
Italian	9,244	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	6,537	1.1%
French	5,700	0.9%
Polish	4,339	0.7%
African	4,236	0.7%
Dutch	3,203	0.5%
Norwegian	2,650	0.4%
British	2,531	0.4%
Swedish	1,864	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	601,418	97.6%
Not a citizen	14,852	2.4%

Native	588,446	95.5%
Foreign-born	27,824	4.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16,283	4.0%	33,786	8.4%	113,823	28.2%	128,407	31.8%	64,339	16.0%	46,658	11.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16,283	4.0%
9-12 Years	33,786	8.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	113,823	28.2%
Some College	128,407	31.8%
Bach. Degree	64,339	16.0%
Grad Degree	46,658	11.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

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	275,137
Median Value	$172,577

Occupied	232,821	84.6%
Vacant	42,316	15.4%

Owned	141,223	60.7%
Rented	91,598	39.3%
Median Rent	$924

Single-Family Units	181,689	66.0%
Detached	174,248	63.3%
Attached	7,441	2.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	39,324	14.3%
Mobile Homes	33,168	12.1%

Columbus, GA-AL Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Columbus, GA-AL Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Columbus, GA-AL Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Columbus, GA-AL Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Columbus, GA-AL Market Area

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