Columbus AFB vs New Hope

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

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

New Hope has the higher population (3,587 vs 1,368 in Columbus AFB). New Hope has the higher median household income ($79,250 vs $75,952 in Columbus AFB). Since 2019, New Hope's population has grown faster (-8.2% vs -17.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus AFB	New Hope
Population	1,368	3,587
Median age	25.1 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$75,952	$79,250
Median home value	—	$223,900
Median gross rent	$1,344	$963
Housing units	512	1,294
Homeownership rate	0.0%	83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	67.2%	32.6%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus AFB	New Hope
Population	1,667 → 1,368 (-17.9%)	3,908 → 3,587 (-8.2%)
Median household income	$61,188 → $75,952 (+24.1%)	$62,904 → $79,250 (+26.0%)
Median home value	—	$155,100 → $223,900 (+44.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,267 → $1,344 (+6.1%)	$804 → $963 (+19.8%)

Columbus AFB

Population

1,6671,368

Median household income

$61,188$75,952

Median gross rent

$1,267$1,344

New Hope

Population

3,9083,587

Median household income

$62,904$79,250

Median home value

$155,100$223,900

Median gross rent

$804$963

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus AFB	New Hope
Under 5	12.1%	6.6%
5 to 17	11.8%	23.4%
18 to 24	25.3%	6.5%
25 to 34	39.4%	12.9%
35 to 44	9.1%	17.9%
45 to 54	1.2%	11.9%
55 to 64	1.2%	7.2%
65 to 74	0.0%	11.5%
75 and over	0.0%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus AFB	New Hope
White (non-Hispanic)	66.4%	66.3%
Black or African American	3.1%	30.5%
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%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	15.6%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus AFB	New Hope
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.9%
High school graduate	12.2%	26.2%
Some college or associate's	20.6%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	51.2%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16.0%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus AFB	New Hope
Drove alone	81.0%	87.4%
Carpooled	4.2%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	3.0%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	6.8%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus AFB	New Hope
1-unit, detached	21.9%	91.2%
1-unit, attached	41.6%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	12.7%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	20.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Columbus AFB	New Hope
Poverty rate	8.0%	1.8%
Average household size	2.66	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	8	24
Median year structure built	1999	1990