Columbus Population and Demographics

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Columbus City, Mississippi Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Columbus Population: 25944 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 11737 45.24% Female 14207 54.76%       Under 5 years 1842 7.1% 5 to 9 years 1885 7.27% 10 to 14 years 1883 7.26% 15 to 19 years 1971 7.6% 20 to 24 years 2288 8.82% 25 to 34 years 3509 13.53% 35 to 44 years 3387 13.06% 45 to 54 years 3043 11.73% 55 to 59 years 1130 4.36% 60 to 64 years 972 3.75% 65 to 74 years 1904 7.34% 75 to 84 years 1435 5.53% 85 years and over 695 2.68%       Median age (years) 33.8       18 years and over 19198 74% Male 8247 31.79% Female 10951 42.21% 21 years and over 17915 69.05% 62 years and over 4631 17.85% 65 years and over 4034 15.55% Male 1372 5.29% Female 2662 10.26%       Race     One race 25739 99.21% White 11317 43.62% Black or African American 14117 54.41% American Indian and Alaska Native 25 0.1% Asian 144 0.56% Asian indian 33 0.13% Chinese 38 0.15% Filipino 21 0.08% Japanese 9 0.03% Korean 18 0.07% Vietnamese 7 0.03% Other Asian 18 0.07% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3 0.01% Native Hawaiian 0 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 2 0.01% Samoan 1 0% Other Pacific Islander 0 0% Some other race 133 0.51% Two or more races 205 0.79%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 25944 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 292 1.13% Mexican 157 0.61% Puerto Rican 16 0.06% Cuban 8 0.03% Other Hispanic or Latino 111 0.43% Not Hispanic or Latino 25652 98.87% White alone 11224 43.26%       Relationship     Total Population 25944 100.00% In households 24370 93.93% Householder 10062 38.78% Spouse 3827 14.75% Child 7597 29.28% Own child under 18 years 5530 21.32% Other relatives 1888 7.28% Under 18 years 1007 3.88% Nonrelatives 996 3.84% Unmarried partner 430 1.66% In group quarters 1574 6.07% Institutionalized population 903 3.48% Non-Institutionalized population 671 2.59%       Households by Type     Total Households 10062 100.0 % Family households (families) 6420 63.8% With own children under 18 years 2999 29.81% Married-couple family 3827 38.03% With own children under 18 years 1500 14.91% Female householder, no husband present 2186 21.73% With own children under 18 years 1316 13.08% Non Family households 3642 36.2% Householder living alone 3147 31.28% Householder 65 years and over 1223 12.15%       Households with individuals under 18 years 3500 34.78% Households with individuals 65 years and over 2718 27.01%       Average Household size 2.42 Average family size 3.07       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 11112 100.00% Occupied housing units 10062 90.55% Vacant housing units 1050 9.45% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 61 0.55% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.2       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 10062 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 5461 54.27% Renter-occupied housing units. 4601 45.73%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.48 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.35

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