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People MapStats |
Columbus |
Mississippi |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
24,959 | 2,881,281 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
-3.8% | 1.3% |
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Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
-986 | 36,625 |
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Population, 2000 |
25,944 | 2,844,658 |
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Population, net change, 1990 to 2000 |
-2,098 | 269,183 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
-7.5% | 10.5% |
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Population under 5 years old, 2000 |
1,842 | 204,364 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.1% | 7.2% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2000 |
6,746 | 775,187 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
26.0% | 27.3% |
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Population 65 years old and over, 2000 |
4,034 | 343,523 |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
15.5% | 12.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
54.8% | 51.7% |
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White persons, 2000 (a) |
11,317 | 1,746,099 |
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Black or African American persons, 2000 (a) |
14,117 | 1,033,809 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2000 (a) |
25 | 11,652 |
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Asian persons, 2000 (a) |
144 | 18,626 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, 2000 (a) |
3 | 667 |
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Persons reporting some other race, 2000 (a) |
133 | 13,784 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2000 |
205 | 20,021 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2000 (b) |
292 | 39,569 |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
43.6% | 61.4% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
54.4% | 36.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.6% | 0.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.0% | Z |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.5% | 0.5% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
0.8% | 0.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
1.1% | 1.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
54.8% | 58.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.4% | 1.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
3.3% | 3.6% |
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High school graduates, persons age 25+, 2000 |
11,589 | 516,091 |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
22.9% | 16.9% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
18.6 | 24.6 |
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Households, 2000 |
10,062 | 1,046,434 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.42 | 2.63 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
11,112 | 1,161,953 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
54.3% | 72.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$67,900 | $71,400 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$27,393 | $31,330 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$16,848 | $15,853 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
25.7% | 19.9% |
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Very low-income (VLI) owner households, 2000 (preliminary) |
933 | 149,918 |
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Very low-income (VLI) renter households, 2000 (preliminary) |
2,127 | 124,473 |
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VLI owner households, pct of total owner households, 2000 (preliminary) |
17.4% | 19.9% |
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VLI renter households, pct of total renter households, 2000 (preliminary) |
47.8% | 43.4% |
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Critical housing needs, pct of VLI owner households 2000 (preliminary) |
50.1% | 40.9% |
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Critical housing needs, pct of total VLI renter hhlds, 2000 (preliminary) |
48.3% | 44.1% |
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Serious crimes known to police, 2000 |
1,780 | 113,911 |
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Serious crimes known to police per 100,000 population, 2000 |
6,726 | 4,004 |
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Property crimes known to police, 2000 |
1,714 | 103,644 |
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Violent crimes known to police, 2000 |
66 | 10,267 |
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