2024 population: 501,321 ( 4,106 from 2020)
Land area: 10464.8 square miles
Population density: 47.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	315,486	62.93%	2.3%
Black:	155,930	31.10%	0.5%
Indian:	1,406	0.28%	10.0%
Asian:	5,117	1.02%	18.2%
2+ races:	6,906	1.38%	18.5%
Hispanic:	16,476	3.29%	14.4%

Total non-White:	185,835	37.07%	1.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	25,571	12.6
Deaths:	29,167	14.4
Net Migration:	-3,412	-1.7
Net Immigration:	2,758	1.4

Change in White population:	-7,353	-1.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,247	0.6

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
505,427
322,839	63.87%
156,749	31.01%
1,278	0.25%
4,330	0.86%
5,826	1.15%
14,405	2.85%
182,588	36.13%

2010
513,154
338,680	66.00%
155,035	30.21%
963	0.19%
2,711	0.53%
4,492	0.88%
11,006	2.14%
174,474	34.00%

2000
509,175
344,369	67.63%
152,774	30.00%
814	0.16%
2,298	0.45%
2,662	0.52%
6,101	1.20%
164,806	32.37%

1990
471,424
331,014	70.22%
135,646	28.77%
718	0.15%
1,783	0.38%
n/a
2,263	0.48%
140,410	29.78%

1980
463,443
331,688	71.57%
127,346	27.48%
544	0.12%
919	0.20%
n/a
2,873	0.62%
131,755	28.43%

1970
407,965
289,249	70.90%
117,371	28.77%
263	0.06%
261	0.06%
n/a
663	0.16%
118,716	29.10%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
58,862	11.5
51,947	10.1
-12,463	-2.4
2,852	0.6

-15,841	-3.1
8,114	1.6

Number	Rate
2000's
66,536	13.1
48,130	9.5
-19,032	-3.7
3,294	0.6

-5,689	-1.1
9,668	1.9

Number	Rate
1990's
72,810	15.4
49,778	10.6
2,349	0.5
1,142	0.2

13,355	2.8
24,396	5.2

Number	Rate
1980's
75,290	16.2
45,595	9.8
-17,964	-3.9
n/a

-674	-0.1
8,655	1.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
15,583	3.8
n/a

42,439	10.4
13,039	3.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbus-Tupelo-West Point, MS-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
37.9
111,056	22.2%
390,265	77.8%
83,286	16.6%

190,337
2.47

123,376	64.8%
87,291	70.8%
14,976	12.1%
66,961	35.2%

2010
Number	Percent
37.1
125,549	24.5%
387,605	75.5%
73,442	14.3%

200,888
2.49

136,932	68.2%
94,149	68.8%
18,079	13.2%
63,956	31.8%

2000
Number	Percent
34.5
134,583	26.4%
374,592	73.6%
67,309	13.2%

194,808
2.55

139,158	71.4%
102,257	73.5%
17,620	12.7%
55,650	28.6%

1990
Number	Percent
32.0
130,579	27.7%
340,845	72.3%
63,807	13.5%

172,611
2.67

128,696	74.6%
100,461	78.1%
13,422	10.4%
43,915	25.4%

1980
Number	Percent
29.3
143,432	30.9%
320,011	69.1%
58,880	12.7%

156,099
2.90

123,381	79.0%
102,906	83.4%
9,291	7.5%
32,718	21.0%

2022 Housing Data for Columbus-Tupelo-West Point, MS-AL Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	15,164	8.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	12,536	6.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	12,349	6.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	10,450	5.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	9,248	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	9,957	5.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	8,226	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	8,332	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	8,323	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	13,812	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	16,786	8.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	24,171	12.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	15,676	8.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	9,470	5.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	9,012	4.7%
$200,000 or more	6,825	3.6%

Median Household Income	51,268
Per Capita Income	28,254

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	71

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	13,147	6.9%
Public Assistance	3,428	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	24,617	12.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	187,866	63.5%
Unemployed	11,261	3.8%
In Armed Forces	1,540	0.5%

Total Labor Force	200,667	67.8%
Not in Labor Force	95,135	32.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	78,005	63,763	55.0%
Non-Profit	3,445	8,452	29.0%
Self-Employed	11,947	5,443	68.7%

Local Government	4,446	7,062	38.6%
State Government	6,543	10,444	38.5%
Federal Government	2,598	2,201	54.1%

Total Private + Self	89,952	69,206	56.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	17,032	28,159	37.7%
Total	106,984	97,365	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	16.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	21,079	10.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	41,555	20.3%
Professional, Technical	42,280	20.7%
Service Occupations	30,690	15.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,506	0.7%
All others	69,028	33.7%

White Collar		51.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	45,717	22.3%
Health care and social assistance	27,703	13.5%
Retail trade	23,105	11.3%
Educational services	21,258	10.4%
Accommodation and food services	12,678	6.2%
Construction	12,401	6.1%
Transportation and warehousing	10,807	5.3%
Other services	8,566	4.2%
Public administration	6,843	3.3%
Finance and insurance	6,751	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6,632	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	6,138	3.0%
Wholesale trade	3,730	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3,523	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,602	1.3%
Utilities	2,262	1.1%
Information	1,691	0.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,502	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	651	0.3%
Management	72	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	9,562	1.97%
Puerto Rican	344	0.07%
Cuban	258	0.05%
Dominican	82	0.02%

Total Central American	1,487	0.31%
Costa Rican	48	0.01%
Guatemalan	988	0.20%
Honduran	127	0.03%
Nicaraguan	7	0.00%
Panamanian	43	0.01%
Salvadoran	274	0.06%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	331	0.07%
Argentinean	46	0.01%
Bolivian	11	0.00%
Chilean	29	0.01%
Colombian	78	0.02%
Ecuadorian	50	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	39	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	78	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,138	0.23%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	1,149	0.24%
Indian	920	0.19%
Chinese	693	0.14%
Filipino	524	0.11%
Thai	200	0.04%
Korean	169	0.03%
Taiwanese	126	0.03%
Japanese	88	0.02%
Bangladeshi	71	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	442,099	96.9%
Spanish	8,686	1.9%
Other Indo-European	973	0.2%
Vietnamese	883	0.2%
Chinese	784	0.2%
Other Asian	660	0.1%
Tagalog	486	0.1%
Other	393	0.1%
German, other Germanic	365	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	53,027	10.9%
American	50,921	10.5%
Irish	38,932	8.0%
German	22,477	4.6%
Scottish	6,800	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	5,942	1.2%
European	5,421	1.1%
Italian	5,204	1.1%
French	4,535	0.9%
Dutch	2,058	0.4%
African	1,965	0.4%
British	1,626	0.3%
Polish	1,442	0.3%
Welsh	1,310	0.3%
Swedish	757	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	478,741	98.6%
Not a citizen	6,611	1.4%

Native	475,580	98.0%
Foreign-born	9,772	2.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16,877	5.3%	33,287	10.4%	103,271	32.3%	97,223	30.4%	42,004	13.1%	26,843	8.4%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16,877	5.3%
9-12 Years	33,287	10.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	103,271	32.3%
Some College	97,223	30.4%
Bach. Degree	42,004	13.1%
Grad Degree	26,843	8.4%
Average years of education: 12.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	221,076	203,237	17,839	8.1%
1991	219,415	199,613	19,802	9.0%
1992	219,982	202,401	17,581	8.0%
1993	220,985	207,374	13,611	6.2%
1994	222,999	209,875	13,124	5.9%
1995	225,358	211,590	13,768	6.1%
1996	226,116	210,935	15,181	6.7%
1997	224,399	209,547	14,852	6.6%
1998	221,808	208,021	13,787	6.2%
1999	223,382	211,492	11,890	5.3%

2000	229,983	217,357	12,626	5.5%
2001	224,234	209,661	14,573	6.5%
2002	219,304	203,045	16,259	7.4%
2003	216,460	201,116	15,344	7.1%
2004	216,430	201,633	14,797	6.8%
2005	215,028	199,157	15,871	7.4%
2006	209,383	195,284	14,099	6.7%
2007	208,935	192,896	16,039	7.7%
2008	207,313	190,336	16,977	8.2%
2009	202,677	178,758	23,919	11.8%

2010	219,078	193,818	25,260	11.5%
2011	226,423	202,841	23,582	10.4%
2012	226,140	205,566	20,574	9.1%
2013	216,643	196,975	19,668	9.1%
2014	210,552	193,180	17,372	8.3%
2015	213,346	199,290	14,056	6.6%
2016	216,637	204,146	12,491	5.8%
2017	216,702	206,110	10,592	4.9%
2018	216,290	206,236	10,054	4.6%
2019	219,935	208,499	11,436	5.2%

2020	217,078	199,641	17,437	8.0%
2021	216,557	205,636	10,921	5.0%
2022	215,642	207,576	8,066	3.7%
2023	208,877	202,375	6,502	3.1%
2024	205,141	198,550	6,591	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	229,010
Median Value	$138,052

Occupied	190,337	83.1%
Vacant	38,673	16.9%

Owned	130,664	68.6%
Rented	59,673	31.4%
Median Rent	$777

Single-Family Units	160,070	69.9%
Detached	157,435	68.7%
Attached	2,635	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	16,282	7.1%
Mobile Homes	37,095	16.2%

Columbus-Tupelo-West Point, MS-AL Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbus-Tupelo-West Point, MS-AL Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Columbus-Tupelo-West Point, MS-AL Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Columbus-Tupelo-West Point, MS-AL Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Columbus-Tupelo-West Point, MS-AL Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Columbus-Tupelo-West Point, MS-AL Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Columbus-Tupelo-West Point, MS-AL Market Area