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Columbus, GA
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Columbus profile


Living in Columbus



Columbus is a relatively large city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 202,616 people and 59 associated neighborhoods, Columbus is the second largest community in Georgia.

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Columbus, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

Also of interest is that Columbus has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The overall education level of Columbus is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.42% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Columbus in 2018 was $30,980, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,920 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, European, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Columbus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.