Living in Columbus Municipal School District, Mississippi

Overview

A total of 12,504 households are located in Columbus Municipal School District area. Among them, 3,514 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.21 people. The total number of children in the region is 9,053 and 7,605 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (245) of residents are non-citizens and 3% (962) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Columbus Municipal School District, Mississippi
Household	12,504
Population	30,125
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,514 (28%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	9,053
Total Students	7,605
Pre-Kindergarten	443
Kindergarten	293
Grade 1-8	3,571
Grade 9-12	1,363
College/Graduate School	1,935
Veterans	23,674
Non-citizen	245
Non-English Home Language	962
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

25,420 residents are over the age of 16 and 14,271 people are in labor force. Among them, 13,375 people are in civilian labor force and 896 are in armed labor force. 12,061 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 9.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Columbus Municipal School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,698	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	11,215	88.32%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	528	4.16%
Public transportation	3	0.02%
Walked	269	2.12%
Other method	121	0.95%
Worked from home	562	4.43%
Average Commute Time	19 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,061	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,558	29.50%
Service	2,372	19.67%
Sales and office	2,419	20.06%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	988	8.19%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,724	22.59%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,061	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	69	0.57%
Construction	634	5.26%
Manufacturing	1,664	13.80%
Wholesale trade	166	1.38%
Retail trade	2,031	16.84%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	964	7.99%
Information	123	1.02%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	558	4.63%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	770	6.38%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,144	26.07%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,055	8.75%
Other services, except public administration	267	2.21%
Public administration	616	5.11%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,061	-
Private wage and salary workers	9,477	78.58%
Government workers	2,008	16.65%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	530	4.39%
Unpaid family workers	46	0.38%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $58,572 for the 12,504 households in Columbus Municipal School District area, Mississippi. The average income of a single worker is $28,874. 26,172 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.01%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	12,504	-
Less than $10,000	1,576	12.60%
$10,000 - $14,999	990	7.92%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,696	13.56%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,342	10.73%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,483	11.86%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,943	15.54%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,574	12.59%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,277	10.21%
$150,000 - $199,999	313	2.50%
More than $200,000	310	2.48%
Median Household Income	$40,362	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$58,572	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	7,245	-
Less than $10,000	695	9.59%
$10,000 - $14,999	421	5.81%
$15,000 - $24,999	701	9.68%
$25,000 - $34,999	637	8.79%
$35,000 - $49,999	909	12.55%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,336	18.44%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,036	14.30%
$100,000 - $149,999	955	13.18%
$150,000 - $199,999	292	4.03%
More than $200,000	263	3.63%

Median Family Income	$53,568	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$71,242	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$28,874	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$44,902	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$44,902	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	30,081	-
With health insurance coverage	26,172	87.01%
Public coverage	11,781	39.16%
Private health insurance	17,648	58.67%
Without health insurance coverage	3,909	12.99%

Housing

There are 15,547 housing units in Columbus Municipal School District area, Mississippi with 12,504 units (80.43%) occupied. 6,410 houses (51.26%) are occupied by owner and 6,094 houses (48.74%) are rented. The average housing value is $127,200 and the average rental cost is $810. 77 houses (0.50%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,004 houses (12.89%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	15,547	-
Occupied	12,504	80.43%
Owner Occupied	6,410	51.26%
Renter Occupied	6,094	48.74%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	10,260	65.99%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	400	2.57%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	4,285	27.56%
Mobile Homes	590	3.79%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	12	0.08%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	15,547	-
Built 2014 or later	77	0.50%
Built 2010 - 2013	372	2.39%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,824	11.73%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,775	11.42%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,129	13.69%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,157	20.31%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,462	15.84%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,747	11.24%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,004	12.89%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	15,547	-
1 room	204	1.31%
2 rooms	142	0.91%
3 rooms	625	4.02%
4 rooms	2,978	19.15%
5 rooms	3,553	22.85%
6 rooms	3,777	24.29%
7 rooms	2,139	13.76%
8 rooms	1,087	6.99%
9 rooms or more	1,042	6.70%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	15,547	-
no bedroom	230	1.48%
1 bedroom	1,084	6.97%
2 bedrooms	4,398	28.29%
3 bedrooms	7,594	48.85%
4 bedrooms	1,934	12.44%
5 bedrooms or more	307	1.97%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	6,410	-
Less than $50,000	776	12.11%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,673	26.10%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,286	20.06%
$150,000 - $199,999	973	15.18%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,059	16.52%
$300,000 - $499,999	455	7.10%
$500,000 - $999,999	113	1.76%
$1,000,000 or more	75	1.17%
Median House Value	$127,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	5,596	-
Less than $500	907	16.21%
$500 - $999	3,425	61.20%
$1,000 - $1,499	950	16.98%
$1,500 - $1,999	219	3.91%
$2,000 - $2,499	65	1.16%
$2,500 - $2,999	6	0.11%
$3,000 or more	24	0.43%
Median Rental Costs	$810	-

Demographic

A total of 31,862 people lives in Columbus Municipal School District area, Mississippi with 14,580 male and 17,282 female. The males to female ratio is 45.76 to 54.24. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	31,862	-
Male	14,580	45.76%
Female	17,282	54.24%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	31,862	-
Under 5 years	2,100	6.59%
5 - 9 years	1,950	6.12%
10 - 14 years	2,095	6.58%
15 - 19 years	2,129	6.68%
20 - 24 years	2,582	8.10%
25 - 34 years	4,521	14.19%
35 - 44 years	3,514	11.03%
45 - 54 years	3,603	11.31%
55 - 59 years	1,953	6.13%
60 - 64 years	1,990	6.25%
65 - 74 years	3,229	10.13%
75 - 84 years	1,484	4.66%
85 years and older	712	2.23%
Median Age	36.3 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	31,862	-
One Race	31,258	98.10%
White	12,592	39.52%
Black or African American	18,026	56.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native	63	0.20%
Asian	467	1.47%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	10	0.03%
Other	100	0.31%

Two or more races	604	1.90%
White and Black or African American	242	0.76%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	116	0.36%
White and Asian	80	0.25%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	12	0.04%

Living in Columbus Municipal School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic