Columbia vs Kokomo

A side-by-side comparison of Columbia and Kokomo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Columbia has the higher population (5,804 vs 268 in Kokomo). Columbia has the higher median home value ($112,100 vs $55,400 in Kokomo). Since 2019, Kokomo's population has grown faster (+43.3% vs -3.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Columbia	Kokomo
Population	5,804	268
Median age	39.6 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$34,328	—
Median home value	$112,100	$55,400
Median gross rent	$656	—
Housing units	2,542	72
Homeownership rate	58.0%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbia	Kokomo
Population	5,992 → 5,804 (-3.1%)	187 → 268 (+43.3%)
Median household income	$26,858 → $34,328 (+27.8%)	—
Median home value	$83,900 → $112,100 (+33.6%)	$56,300 → $55,400 (-1.6%)
Median gross rent	$611 → $656 (+7.4%)	—

Columbia

Population

5,9925,804

Median household income

$26,858$34,328

Median home value

$83,900$112,100

Median gross rent

$611$656

Kokomo

Population

187268

Median home value

$56,300$55,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbia	Kokomo
Under 5	4.2%	9.7%
5 to 17	19.5%	35.8%
18 to 24	9.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.9%	0.0%
35 to 44	14.1%	11.6%
45 to 54	8.0%	10.8%
55 to 64	10.9%	0.0%
65 to 74	11.2%	22.8%
75 and over	10.2%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbia	Kokomo
White (non-Hispanic)	56.4%	50.4%
Black or African American	40.9%	49.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbia	Kokomo
No high school diploma	23.8%	15.8%
High school graduate	30.1%	57.5%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	16.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbia	Kokomo
Drove alone	80.8%	74.1%
Carpooled	7.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	25.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbia	Kokomo
1-unit, detached	79.3%	13.9%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	86.1%

Poverty & households

	Columbia	Kokomo
Poverty rate	23.5%	26.6%
Average household size	2.53	3.72
Mean commute (minutes)	25	—
Median year structure built	1965	1999