| | People QuickFacts | Columbus | Mississippi |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 23,599 | 2,977,457 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 23,641 | 2,967,299 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.2% | 0.3% |
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Population, 2010 | 23,640 | 2,967,297 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.6% | 7.1% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 22.5% | 25.5% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 15.9% | 12.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 54.1% | 51.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 37.4% | 59.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 60.0% | 37.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.7% | 0.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.1% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 1.4% | 2.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 36.9% | 58.0% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 77.6% | 85.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 1.7% | 2.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 3.1% | 3.9% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 78.8% | 80.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 20.9% | 19.7% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 2,378 | 209,408 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 17.1 | 23.9 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 10,943 | 1,274,719 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 50.2% | 70.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 25.5% | 13.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $95,100 | $99,200 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 9,635 | 1,085,062 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.30 | 2.64 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $21,455 | $20,521 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $31,014 | $38,718 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 32.3% | 21.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Columbus | Mississippi |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,722 | 225,977 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 18.0% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.8% | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 21.4% | 26.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 59,869,456 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 479,546 | 23,003,585 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 750,373 | 33,751,407 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $31,358 | $11,552 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 82,201 | 7,045,097 |