Columbus vs New Hope

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

Columbus and New Hope 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 3,587 in New Hope). New Hope has the higher median household income ($79,250 vs $40,588 in Columbus). New Hope has the higher median home value ($223,900 vs $121,200 in Columbus).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	New Hope
Population	23,616	3,587
Median age	39.6 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$40,588	$79,250
Median home value	$121,200	$223,900
Median gross rent	$882	$963
Housing units	11,941	1,294
Homeownership rate	48.1%	83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.8%	32.6%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	New Hope
Population	24,083 → 23,616 (-1.9%)	3,908 → 3,587 (-8.2%)
Median household income	$36,336 → $40,588 (+11.7%)	$62,904 → $79,250 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$121,900 → $121,200 (-0.6%)	$155,100 → $223,900 (+44.4%)
Median gross rent	$798 → $882 (+10.5%)	$804 → $963 (+19.8%)

Columbus

Population

24,08323,616

Median household income

$36,336$40,588

Median home value

$121,900$121,200

Median gross rent

$798$882

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	New Hope
Under 5	5.7%	6.6%
5 to 17	14.0%	23.4%
18 to 24	12.1%	6.5%
25 to 34	15.0%	12.9%
35 to 44	8.5%	17.9%
45 to 54	11.0%	11.9%
55 to 64	13.9%	7.2%
65 to 74	10.5%	11.5%
75 and over	9.4%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	New Hope
White (non-Hispanic)	31.6%	66.3%
Black or African American	63.1%	30.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	New Hope
No high school diploma	13.4%	8.9%
High school graduate	30.9%	26.2%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	New Hope
Drove alone	87.7%	87.4%
Carpooled	4.9%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	6.8%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	New Hope
1-unit, detached	66.1%	91.2%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	16.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	New Hope
Poverty rate	21.6%	1.8%
Average household size	2.23	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	18	24
Median year structure built	1974	1990