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Columbus, GA (Georgia) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $185,823 (it was $83,200 in 2000)
Columbus:

$185,823
Georgia:

$297,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $115,086 - $279,132

Total population: 185,888 (Urban population: 181,073, Rural population: 4,724 (56 farm, 4,668 nonfarm))

Houses: 75,938 (69,597 occupied: 39,266 owner occupied, 30,331 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

44%
State:

34%

Housing density: 351 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $170,737.

Median contract rent in 2022: $807 (lower quartile is $638, upper quartile is $1,248)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $665


Median gross rent in Columbus, GA in 2022: $1,043

Housing units in Columbus with a mortgage: 26,511 (3,939 second mortgage, 2,477 home equity loan, 91 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,803

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Columbus, Georgia Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 182,868
  • In family households: 151,219 (26,454 male householders, 21,288 female householders)
    28,366 spouses, 56,604 children (52,252 natural, 1,087 adopted, 3,265 stepchildren), 6,363 grandchildren, 2,431 brothers or sisters, 1,647 parents, foster children, 2,985 other relatives, 4,222 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 31,649 (11,937 male householders (9,489 living alone)), 14,402 female householders (12,678 living alone)), 5,310 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 7,017 (3,486 institutionalized population)

25,750 married couples with children.
17,297 single-parent households (2,257 men, 15,040 women).

91.9% of residents of Columbus speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 10,304 (5.1%)
(47.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.0
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.9
State:

4.6

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Columbus, Georgia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Columbus, Georgia
  • 193no bedroom
  • 8361 bedroom
  • 5,8982 bedrooms
  • 24,0423 bedrooms
  • 7,2994 bedrooms
  • 9985+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbus, Georgia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbus, Georgia
  • 1,057no bedroom
  • 7,0401 bedroom
  • 12,9532 bedrooms
  • 8,3123 bedrooms
  • 8364 bedrooms
  • 1335+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Columbus in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Columbus in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,742no vehicle
  • 11,9121 vehicle
  • 16,9572 vehicles
  • 6,4383 vehicles
  • 1,7844 vehicles
  • 4335+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Columbus in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Columbus in renter-occupied apartments
  • 6,380no vehicle
  • 14,8481 vehicle
  • 7,5192 vehicles
  • 1,2293 vehicles
  • 2634 vehicles
  • 925+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbus, Georgia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbus, Georgia
  • 51 room
  • 1772 rooms
  • 1,1563 rooms
  • 2,0844 rooms
  • 8,5685 rooms
  • 11,0706 rooms
  • 7,8247 rooms
  • 4,4828 rooms
  • 3,9009+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbus, Georgia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbus, Georgia
  • 7591 room
  • 2,4872 rooms
  • 4,7993 rooms
  • 8,6714 rooms
  • 8,0085 rooms
  • 3,5666 rooms
  • 1,2107 rooms
  • 5548 rooms
  • 2779+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Columbus, GA
  • Columbus, GA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Columbus, GA in 2022
  • 7,274Less than $10,000
  • 6,589$10,000 to $19,999
  • 8,956$20,000 to $29,999
  • 6,365$30,000 to $39,999
  • 8,389$40,000 to $49,999
  • 6,883$50,000 to $59,999
  • 8,701$60,000 to $74,999
  • 11,002$75,000 to $99,999
  • 5,423$100,000 to $124,999
  • 3,076$125,000 to $149,999
  • 3,208$150,000 to $199,999
  • 4,956$200,000 or more

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.9%
Number of people working at home: 21,175 (18.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 2,918
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 9,839
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 16,062
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 20,662
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 15,081
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 3,746
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 6,216
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 743
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 717
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2,014
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,542
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,754

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 62,516 (75.5%)
  • Carpooled: 12,077 (14.6%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 900 (1.1%)
  • Subway or elevated: 22 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 277 (0.3%)
  • Motorcycle: 36 (0.0%)
  • Bicycle: 94 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 3,882 (4.7%)
  • Other means: 1,490 (1.8%)
  • Worked at home: 1,484 (1.8%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Columbus, Georgia
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Columbus, Georgia
  • 2,1861995 to March 2000
  • 1,0991990 to 1994
  • 8031985 to 1989
  • 9881980 to 1984
  • 6401975 to 1979
  • 6691970 to 1974
  • 4221965 to 1969
  • 1,825Before 1965
Ancestries in Columbus, GA <small>(Other ancestries excluded from the graph)</small>

First ancestries reported:

  • Other: 90,124 (54.3%)
  • United States: 18,200 (11.0%)
  • German: 12,529 (7.5%)
  • Irish: 12,223 (7.4%)
  • English: 11,560 (7.0%)
  • Italian: 3,008 (1.8%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 2,742 (1.7%)
  • French: 2,527 (1.5%)
  • Subsaharan African: 2,526 (1.5%)
  • Scottish: 2,328 (1.4%)
  • Polish: 1,567 (0.9%)
  • Dutch: 1,258 (0.8%)
  • West Indian: 979 (0.6%)
  • Norwegian: 762 (0.5%)
  • French Canadian: 567 (0.3%)
  • Welsh: 547 (0.3%)
  • Swedish: 508 (0.3%)
  • Hungarian: 386 (0.2%)
  • Czech: 344 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 289 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 284 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 210 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 189 (0.1%)
  • Swiss: 106 (0.06%)
  • Lithuanian: 99 (0.06%)
  • Slovak: 93 (0.06%)
  • Arab: 79 (0.05%)
  • Ukrainian: 79 (0.05%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Germany
Columbus:

21.4% (1,851)
Georgia:

3.3% (19,039)

Mexico
Columbus:

15.3% (1,324)
Georgia:

33.0% (190,621)

Korea
Columbus:

7.0% (602)
Georgia:

4.0% (23,188)

India
Columbus:

5.1% (442)
Georgia:

4.8% (27,834)

Panama
Columbus:

5.0% (430)
Georgia:

0.7% (4,103)

Philippines
Columbus:

3.7% (320)
Georgia:

1.5% (8,832)

Japan
Columbus:

3.5% (299)
Georgia:

1.2% (6,750)

United Kingdom
Columbus:

2.7% (231)
Georgia:

2.9% (16,457)

Jamaica
Columbus:

2.1% (185)
Georgia:

2.6% (15,057)

Vietnam
Columbus:

2.1% (182)
Georgia:

4.4% (25,672)

Guatemala
Columbus:

2.0% (175)
Georgia:

2.3% (13,076)

Colombia
Columbus:

1.7% (144)
Georgia:

1.8% (10,584)

Other Caribbean
Columbus:

1.7% (144)
Georgia:

0.8% (4,626)

Dominican Republic
Columbus:

1.5% (133)
Georgia:

0.5% (2,845)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 97,940
  • Other state: 74,145
  • Northeast: 9,891
  • Midwest: 10,694
  • South: 47,078
  • West: 6,482

49% of Columbus residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 28% lived in Georgia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 488
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 360
  • 5th and 6th grade: 971
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,524
  • 9th grade: 1,298
  • 10th grade: 1,626
  • 11th grade: 1,679
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,820
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 14,320
  • Less than 1 year of college: 4,086
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8,978
  • Associate degree: 3,266
  • Bachelor's degree: 7,334
  • Master's degree: 2,751
  • Professional school degree: 1,162
  • Doctorate degree: 358
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 663
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 392
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,324
  • 7th and 8th grade: 2,184
  • 9th grade: 1,918
  • 10th grade: 2,565
  • 11th grade: 2,520
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2,534
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 17,722
  • Less than 1 year of college: 4,961
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 9,355
  • Associate degree: 3,998
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,743
  • Master's degree: 3,845
  • Professional school degree: 749
  • Doctorate degree: 224
Educational Attainment for Females
Columbus marital status for males
Columbus marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 49,751
  • One, attached: 2,343
  • Two: 2,587
  • 3 or 4: 5,178
  • 5 to 9: 5,665
  • 10 to 19: 3,053
  • 20 to 49: 1,734
  • 50 or more: 2,764
  • Mobile homes: 2,863

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,582

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.8%
Year householders moved into residence in Columbus
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Columbus, GA
  • 73.9%Utility gas
  • 24.0%Electricity
  • 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.1%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Columbus, GA
  • 55.2%Utility gas
  • 42.0%Electricity
  • 2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,100
Here:

9.4%
Georgia:

8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 880
Here:

7.9%
Georgia:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 694
Here:

8.2%
Georgia:

22.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability