Columbus is a medium-sized city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 23,273 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Columbus is the 18th largest community in Mississippi.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Columbus is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Columbus is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Columbus who work in sales jobs (11.55%), food service (9.65%), and office and administrative support (9.10%). Being a small city, Columbus does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Columbus are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.55% of adults in Columbus having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Columbus in 2022 was $26,874, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,496 for a family of four. However, Columbus contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Columbus is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Columbus home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Columbus residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Columbus include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and Jamaican. The most common language spoken in Columbus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
