In 2023, Columbus, GA had a population of 204k people with a median age of 35.1 and a median household income of $56,622. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Columbus, GA declined from 204,572 to 204,383, a −0.0924% decrease and its median household income grew from $54,561 to $56,622, a 3.78% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Columbus, GA are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (45.9%), White (Non-Hispanic) (37.4%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (4.13%), Other (Hispanic) (3.04%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.5%).
N/A of the households in Columbus, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
The largest universities in Columbus, GA are Columbus State University (1,669 degrees awarded in 2023), Columbus Technical College (1,668 degrees), and Miller-Motte College-Columbus (93 degrees).
In 2023, the median property value in Columbus, GA was $182,300, and the homeownership rate was 50.2%.
Most people in Columbus, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Columbus, GA was 2 cars per household.