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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Columbus Area is $21,213, which is about the same as the state average of $20,956 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Columbus Area median household income is $38,672. On average Columbus Area residents spend 20.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #636

Columbus Area	21,213 USD
Mississippi	20,956 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Columbus Area	24,035 USD
Mississippi	26,188 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Columbus Area	32,705 USD
Mississippi	31,341 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Columbus Area	18,420 USD
Mississippi	21,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #726

Columbus Area	38,672 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Columbus Area	52,411 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Columbus Area	3.64%
Mississippi	25.96%
U.S.	27.36%

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

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Columbus Area		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.57%	$12,400, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.16%	$15,653, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.46%	$3,054, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.02%	$18,445, see rank	17.70%	$19,869	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Columbus Area	49,678 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Columbus Area	62,892 USD
Mississippi	64,194 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Columbus Area	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$53,859, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Black	$21,848, see rank	$26,384	$35,600
Hispanic	$48,750, see rank	$38,802	$42,396
Asian	$43,281, see rank	$51,584	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$90,208, see rank	$36,379	$37,170
One Race, Other	$15,200, see rank	$34,671	$40,300
Two or More Races	$67,917, see rank	$33,695	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Columbus Area	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$25,250, see rank	$21,311	$25,788
25 to 44	$40,287, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$47,106, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$29,478, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Columbus Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	46,487, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	21,690, 46.66%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	14,917, 68.77%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	922, 4.25%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	13,995, 64.52%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	12,145, 86.78%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,850, 13.22%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	6,773, 31.23%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	24,797, 53.34%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	13,874, 55.95%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	129, 0.52%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	13,745, 55.43%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	11,617, 84.52%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,128, 15.48%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	10,923, 44.05%, see rank	45.80%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

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

Commuting to Work

	Columbus Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	24,168, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	20,701, 85.65%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,417, 10.00%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	67, 0.28%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	315, 1.30%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	337, 1.39%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	331, 1.37%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Columbus Area	20.2 minutes
Mississippi	23.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Columbus Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	23,762	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	12,145, 51.11%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,083, 25.38%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,431, 11.78%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,068, 17.03%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	141, 1.16%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,410, 11.61%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,031, 24.96%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	11,617, 48.89%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,052, 34.88%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,783, 23.96%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,943, 33.94%, see rank	32.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1, 0.01%, see rank	0.25%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	60, 0.52%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	757, 6.52%, see rank	7.58%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Columbus Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	23,762, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	334, 1.41%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	1,893, 7.97%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	3,249, 13.67%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	411, 1.73%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,312, 13.94%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,761, 7.41%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	425, 1.79%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	982, 4.13%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,548, 6.51%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	5,255, 22.12%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,133, 8.98%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,250, 5.26%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,209, 5.09%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Columbus Area	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	14,586	25.03%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3,092	20.20%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.