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As of 2010-2014, median price of a house in Columbus Area is $113,400, which is higher than the state average of $100,800 and is lower than the national average of $175,700. The median year that a house in Columbus Area was built is 1981, which is about the same as the median year for a house built in the state which is 1982 and is newer than the median year for a house built in the USA which is 1976.

Topics:House Value Housing Occupancy Year Structure Built Mortgage Status Mortgage Owner's Costs None-Mortgage Owner's Costs Units in Structure Rooms Bedrooms House Heating Fuel Gross Rent Vehicle Available

House Value

Median Value of a Total of 14,528 Owner Occupied Houses in Columbus Area, #511

Columbus Area	113,400 USD
Mississippi	100,800 USD
U.S.	175,700 USD

Median House Price Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Columbus Area	17.76%
Mississippi	41.18%
U.S.	46.91%

*The Columbus Area median house price growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Mississippi and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $50K or Less, $50-100K, $100-150K, $150-200K, $200-300K, $300-500K, $500-1M, $1M or More

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house value data.

Housing Occupancy

	Columbus Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Total Housing Units	26,784, see rank, 100%	1,284,794	132,741,033
Occupied Housing Units	23,431, 87.48%, see rank	85.04%	87.55%
Owner Occupied	14,528, 54.24%, see rank	58.59%	56.34%
Renter Occupied	8,903, 33.24%, see rank	26.45%	31.21%
Vacant Housing Units	3,353, 12.52%, see rank	14.96%	12.45%
For Rent	553, 2.06%, see rank	3.20%	2.34%
For Sale Only	210, 0.78%, see rank	1.19%	1.20%
Rented or Sold, Not Occupied	46, 0.17%, see rank	0.92%	0.92%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	255, 0.95%, see rank	3.09%	3.97%
For Migrant Workers	26, 0.10%, see rank	0.05%	0.03%
Other Vacant	2,263, 8.45%, see rank	6.50%	4.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical housing occupancy data.

Year Structure Built

Median Built Year, #216

Columbus Area	Mississippi	U.S.
1981	1982	1976

Ranks: 1995 or earlier, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-2000, 2000-2010

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical year structure built data.

Mortgage Status

	Columbus Area	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Owner-Occupied Units	14,528	100%	752,825	74,787,460
With a Mortgage	8,093	55.71%, see rank	53.37%	65.58%
Without a Mortgage	6,435	44.29%, see rank	46.63%	34.42%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical mortgage status data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units with a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Columbus Area	1,040 USD
Mississippi	1,090 USD
U.S.	1,522 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Columbus Area	%	Mississippi	U.S.
$299 or Less	23	0.28%, see rank	0.32%	0.20%
$300 to $499	227	2.80%, see rank	3.84%	1.59%
$500 to $699	1,104	13.64%, see rank	11.99%	5.01%
$700 to $999	2,400	29.66%, see rank	26.92%	14.32%
$1,000 to $1,499	2,617	32.34%, see rank	32.71%	27.90%
$1,500 to $1,999	972	12.01%, see rank	14.24%	20.35%
$2,000 to $2,999	592	7.31%, see rank	7.78%	19.52%
$3,000 or More	158	1.95%, see rank	2.22%	11.12%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Columbus Area	23.40% of the Total Income
Mississippi	22.60% of the Total Income
U.S.	23.70% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Columbus Area	%	Mississippi	U.S.
10% or Less	525	6.49%, see rank	6.94%	5.86%
10% to 20%	2,629	32.48%, see rank	35.03%	31.95%
20% to 30%	2,148	26.54%, see rank	25.20%	27.64%
30% to 40%	1,017	12.57%, see rank	12.61%	13.74%
40% or More	1,717	21.22%, see rank	19.44%	20.29%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units with a mortgage data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units without a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Columbus Area	334 USD
Mississippi	342 USD
U.S.	457 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Columbus Area	%	Mississippi	U.S.
$199 or Less	728	11.31%, see rank	14.03%	7.76%
$200 to $299	1,776	27.60%, see rank	25.44%	14.70%
$300 to $499	2,775	43.12%, see rank	39.59%	34.63%
$500 to $699	832	12.93%, see rank	14.55%	21.16%
$700 or More	324	5.03%, see rank	6.39%	21.75%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Columbus Area	10.00% of the Total Income
Mississippi	11.90% of the Total Income
U.S.	12.30% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Columbus Area	%	Mississippi	U.S.
10% or Less	3,196	49.67%, see rank	41.93%	40.19%
10% to 20%	1,800	27.97%, see rank	30.64%	31.47%
20% to 30%	549	8.53%, see rank	11.80%	12.24%
30% to 40%	264	4.10%, see rank	5.63%	5.64%
40% or More	459	7.13%, see rank	8.24%	9.16%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units without a mortgage data.

Units in Structure

	Columbus Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Total Housing Units	26,784, 100%	1,284,794	132,741,033
1-unit, Detached	18,529, 69.18%, see rank	69.39%	61.65%
1-unit, Attached	608, 2.27%, see rank	1.19%	5.82%
2 Units	799, 2.98%, see rank	2.31%	3.75%
3 or 4 Units	1,150, 4.29%, see rank	3.00%	4.43%
5 to 9 Units	1,216, 4.54%, see rank	4.56%	4.78%
10 or More Units	1,386, 5.17%, see rank	4.24%	13.08%
Mobile Home, Boat, RV, Van, etc.	3,096, 11.56%, see rank	15.31%	6.49%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical units in structure data.

Rooms

	Columbus Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Total Housing Units	26,784, 100%	1,284,794	132,741,033
1 Room	448, 1.67%, see rank	1.21%	1.95%
2 Rooms	283, 1.06%, see rank	1.58%	2.48%
3 Rooms	1,713, 6.40%, see rank	6.13%	9.13%
4 Rooms	3,960, 14.78%, see rank	16.22%	16.60%
5 Rooms	6,483, 24.20%, see rank	26.42%	20.41%
6 Rooms	6,201, 23.15%, see rank	20.78%	18.06%
7 Rooms	3,477, 12.98%, see rank	12.73%	12.27%
8 Rooms	2,220, 8.29%, see rank	7.32%	8.48%
9 Rooms or More	1,999, 7.46%, see rank	7.61%	10.60%
Median Rooms	5.60, see rank	5.40	5.50

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical rooms data.

Bedrooms

	Columbus Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Total Housing Units	26,784, 100%	1,284,794	132,741,033
No Bedroom	515, 1.92%, see rank	1.31%	2.17%
1 Bedroom	1,342, 5.01%, see rank	5.88%	11.16%
2 Bedrooms	5,749, 21.46%, see rank	22.42%	26.69%
3 Bedrooms	15,179, 56.67%, see rank	53.47%	39.70%
4 Bedrooms	3,502, 13.07%, see rank	14.46%	16.05%
5 or More Bedrooms	497, 1.86%, see rank	2.46%	4.22%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical bedrooms data.

House Heating Fuel

	Columbus Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Total Housing Units	23,431, 100%	1,092,627	116,211,092
Utility Gas	6,986, 29.82%, see rank	30.86%	48.85%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas	2,114, 9.02%, see rank	12.73%	4.86%
Electricity	14,182, 60.53%, see rank	54.38%	36.68%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	5.86%
Coal or Coke	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.12%
Wood	94, 0.40%, see rank	1.52%	2.12%
Solar Energy	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.05%
Other Fuel	14, 0.06%, see rank	0.13%	0.47%
No Fuel Used	41, 0.17%, see rank	0.24%	1.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house heating fuel data.

Gross Rent

Monthly Rental	Columbus Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Occupied Units Paying Rent	8,295, 100%	295,003	39,201,928
$199 or Less	247, 2.98%, see rank	2.92%	1.50%
$200 to $299	489, 5.90%, see rank	5.50%	3.18%
$300 to $499	1,536, 18.52%, see rank	14.14%	7.37%
$500 to $699	1,835, 22.12%, see rank	25.54%	16.01%
$700 to $999	2,809, 33.86%, see rank	33.80%	29.17%
$1,000 to $1,499	1,126, 13.57%, see rank	15.24%	26.88%
$1,500 to $1,999	140, 1.69%, see rank	2.09%	9.79%
$2,000 or More	113, 1.36%, see rank	0.76%	6.10%
Median	$706, see rank	$714	$920

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical gross rent data.

Vehicle Available

	Columbus Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Occupied Housing Units	23,431, 100%	1,092,627	116,211,092
No Vehicles Available	1,965, 8.39%, see rank	6.90%	9.12%
1 Vehicles Available	7,776, 33.19%, see rank	33.90%	33.80%
2 Vehicles Available	8,928, 38.10%, see rank	37.27%	37.48%
3 or More Vehicles Available	4,762, 20.32%, see rank	21.93%	19.61%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical vehicle available data.