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Georgia·Muscogee County
59 tracts·204K people·$194K median·941/mi²
Black 46 · White 37 · Hispanic 9 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Married couple 36 · Living alone 35 · Other 29
Professional 30 · Health 24 · Retail 15 · Leisure 13 · Manufacturing 11 · Public admin 5 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 38 · Sales · office 24 · Service 17 · Production · transport 14 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 73 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 11 · Walk 3 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Columbus is $193,900 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Columbus has 203,711 residents across 59 census tracts and 49 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.4; the population is 46.1% Black, 36.7% White, 8.5% Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% Multiracial, 2.6% Asian and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 30.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 19.1% (Census ACS).
Britt David Elementary Computer Magnet Academy (95%), Mathews Elementary School (58%) and North Columbus Elementary (52%) lead the elementary schools; Richards Middle School (77%), Aaron Cohn Middle School (71%) and Blackmon Road Middle School (70%) lead the middle schools; Columbus High School (98%), Rainey McCullers School of the Arts (48%) and Carver High School (22%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,106/month, 30% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Columbus is $58,073 a year, 33% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Columbus, median rent is $1,106/month and the median home value is $193,900 (Census ACS).
Columbus reported 4.1 violent crimes and 16.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 38°F; there are 79 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 50 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Columbus are earthquake (68), lightning (65) and hail (62), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Columbus, 2.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).