Columbus vs Columbus AFB

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

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

Columbus has the higher population (23,616 vs 1,368 in Columbus AFB). Columbus AFB has the higher median household income ($75,952 vs $40,588 in Columbus). Since 2019, Columbus's population has grown faster (-1.9% vs -17.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Columbus AFB
Population	23,616	1,368
Median age	39.6 yrs	25.1 yrs
Median household income	$40,588	$75,952
Median home value	$121,200	—
Median gross rent	$882	$1,344
Housing units	11,941	512
Homeownership rate	48.1%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.8%	67.2%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Columbus AFB
Population	24,083 → 23,616 (-1.9%)	1,667 → 1,368 (-17.9%)
Median household income	$36,336 → $40,588 (+11.7%)	$61,188 → $75,952 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$121,900 → $121,200 (-0.6%)	—
Median gross rent	$798 → $882 (+10.5%)	$1,267 → $1,344 (+6.1%)

Columbus

Population

24,08323,616

Median household income

$36,336$40,588

Median home value

$121,900$121,200

Median gross rent

$798$882

Columbus AFB

Population

1,6671,368

Median household income

$61,188$75,952

Median gross rent

$1,267$1,344

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Columbus AFB
Under 5	5.7%	12.1%
5 to 17	14.0%	11.8%
18 to 24	12.1%	25.3%
25 to 34	15.0%	39.4%
35 to 44	8.5%	9.1%
45 to 54	11.0%	1.2%
55 to 64	13.9%	1.2%
65 to 74	10.5%	0.0%
75 and over	9.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Columbus AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	31.6%	66.4%
Black or African American	63.1%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	5.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	3.4%
Two or more races	1.4%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	15.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Columbus AFB
No high school diploma	13.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	30.9%	12.2%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	51.2%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	16.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Columbus AFB
Drove alone	87.7%	81.0%
Carpooled	4.9%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	6.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.9%
Worked from home	5.3%	6.0%
Other means	0.2%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Columbus AFB
1-unit, detached	66.1%	21.9%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	41.6%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	16.7%	2.9%
20 or more units	2.5%	20.9%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Columbus AFB
Poverty rate	21.6%	8.0%
Average household size	2.23	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	18	8
Median year structure built	1974	1999