Columbus.
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Mississippi·Lowndes County
10 tracts·20K people·$126K median·792/mi²
Black 64 · White 30 · Hispanic 2 · Multiracial 2 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Living alone 44 · Other 32 · Married couple 25
Health 28 · Professional 19 · Retail 19 · Leisure 13 · Manufacturing 10 · Public admin 8 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Production · transport 24 · Sales · office 20 · Service 19 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 88 · Carpool 10 · Work from home 5 · Walk 2 · Transit 0 · 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 $125,700 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Columbus has 23,348 residents across 6 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.1; the population is 64.4% Black, 29.7% White, 2.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Multiracial, 1.6% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 26.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 21.3% (Census ACS).
Cook Elementary School (35%), Sale Elementary School (35%) and Franklin Academy (32%) lead the elementary schools; Columbus Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (22%); Columbus High School is the high school with reported scores (28%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $897/month, 43% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Columbus is $42,235 a year, 51% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Columbus, median rent is $897/month and the median home value is $125,700 (Census ACS).
Columbus reported 1.4 violent crimes and 23.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2013).
Summer highs average 92°F; winter lows average 35°F; there are 63 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 58 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Columbus are tornado (95), cold wave (95) and strong wind (92), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Columbus, 2.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).