Columbus AFB vs Crawford

A side-by-side comparison of Columbus AFB and Crawford: population, income, housing, and more.

Columbus AFB and Crawford are places in Mississippi. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Columbus AFB has the higher population (1,368 vs 348 in Crawford). Columbus AFB has the higher median household income ($75,952 vs $37,625 in Crawford). Since 2019, Columbus AFB's population has grown faster (-17.9% vs -28.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus AFB	Crawford
Population	1,368	348
Median age	25.1 yrs	52.6 yrs
Median household income	$75,952	$37,625
Median home value	—	$91,700
Median gross rent	$1,344	$1,031
Housing units	512	175
Homeownership rate	0.0%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	67.2%	6.7%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus AFB	Crawford
Population	1,667 → 1,368 (-17.9%)	489 → 348 (-28.8%)
Median household income	$61,188 → $75,952 (+24.1%)	$30,865 → $37,625 (+21.9%)
Median home value	—	$72,500 → $91,700 (+26.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,267 → $1,344 (+6.1%)	—

Columbus AFB

Population

1,6671,368

Median household income

$61,188$75,952

Median gross rent

$1,267$1,344

Crawford

Population

489348

Median household income

$30,865$37,625

Median home value

$72,500$91,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus AFB	Crawford
Under 5	12.1%	0.9%
5 to 17	11.8%	19.5%
18 to 24	25.3%	2.6%
25 to 34	39.4%	11.2%
35 to 44	9.1%	4.3%
45 to 54	1.2%	12.9%
55 to 64	1.2%	23.6%
65 to 74	0.0%	10.3%
75 and over	0.0%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus AFB	Crawford
White (non-Hispanic)	66.4%	4.3%
Black or African American	3.1%	94.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.5%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	15.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus AFB	Crawford
No high school diploma	0.0%	25.4%
High school graduate	12.2%	51.5%
Some college or associate's	20.6%	16.4%
Bachelor's degree	51.2%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	16.0%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus AFB	Crawford
Drove alone	81.0%	70.1%
Carpooled	4.2%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	21.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus AFB	Crawford
1-unit, detached	21.9%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	41.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.7%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	20.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	29.7%

Poverty & households

	Columbus AFB	Crawford
Poverty rate	8.0%	19.5%
Average household size	2.66	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	8	31
Median year structure built	1999	1992