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Columbia, MS
Demographic Data




Columbia Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Columbia Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

5,711

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.0%
5 - 17:
19.2%
18 - 24:
9.1%
25 - 34:
11.6%
35 - 54:
22.4%
55 - 64:
10.8%
Over 65 Years:
22.9%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.1%
3.1%
77.6%
77.6%
13.9%
13.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Columbia
USA
$16,542
$16,542
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Columbia
USA
$29,470
$29,470
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

27.6%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Other
Manufacturing
Accommodation
Transportation
Mining
Administration
Public Service
Education
Wholesale
Utilities
Arts
Finance
15.4%
15.4%
12.0%
12.0%
11.3%
11.3%
9.0%
9.0%
8.4%
8.4%
7.4%
7.4%
6.2%
6.2%
5.3%
5.3%
5.1%
5.1%
4.8%
4.8%
3.0%
3.0%
2.8%
2.8%
2.6%
2.6%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
54.9%
54.9%
42.8%
42.8%
1.7%
1.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
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0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
English
German
French
European
Scottish
Welsh
Scots-Irish
Norwegian
Brazilian
British
Belgian
Swedish
Dutch
Italian
Canadian
Slovak
Hungarian
Yugoslavian
Other West Indian
7.5%
7.5%
7.2%
7.2%
3.3%
3.3%
2.2%
2.2%
1.7%
1.7%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
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0.5%
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0.0%
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% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Portuguese
Tagalog
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
Japanese
Chinese
Other Indo-European
97.6%
97.6%
1.7%
1.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.2%
0.2%
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0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Columbia Residents

0.4%


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