Columbia, Mississippi Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Columbia is 4th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Columbia is 8th in Mississippi out of 60 other cities in Retail sales per capita

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Columbia Rank Mississippi US
Current population (2012) 6,466 56th 2,984,926 313,914,040
Size in square miles 6.8 66th 46,923.3 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 974.5 27th 63.2 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Columbia Rank Mississippi US
Residents younger than 5 7.8% 27th 6.8% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 24.0% 53rd 25.0% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 18.8% 4th 13.5% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Columbia Rank Mississippi US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 75.7% 55th 80.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 20.4% 34th 19.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Columbia Rank Mississippi US
Race - White 56.1% 39th 59.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 40.5% 31st 37.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2% 44th 0.6% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.8% 37th 0.9% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 51st 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.3% 33rd 1.1% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.1% 39th 2.9% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 55.2% 37th 57.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Columbia Rank Mississippi US
Female residents 53.3% 30th 51.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.4% 65th 2.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Columbia Rank Mississippi US
Housing units 2,815 57th 1,281,711 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 17.8% 42nd 13.4% 25.9%
Households 2,417 59th 1,085,062 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 67.0% 23rd 70.6% 66.1%
Home median value $88,300 48th $99,200 $186,200
People per household 2.5 49th 2.6 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Columbia Rank Mississippi US
Income per capita $19,590 35th $20,521 $27,915
Income per household $32,338 45th $38,718 $52,762
Income below poverty line 20.9% 40th 21.6% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Columbia Rank Mississippi US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,111 38th 225,977 27,092,908
Retail sales $231,015 38th $33,751,407 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $35,492 8th $11,552 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $18,622 36th $7,045,097 $613,795,732

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