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Columbus, GA
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Columbus profile


Living in Columbus



Columbus is a relatively large city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 202,616 people and 59 constituent neighborhoods, Columbus is the second largest community in Georgia.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Columbus. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

Also of interest is that Columbus has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Another interesting thing about Columbus, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

The percentage of people in Columbus who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.61% of adults in Columbus have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Columbus in 2018 was $28,523, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,092 for a family of four. However, Columbus contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Columbus is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Columbus home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Columbus residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Columbus include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Columbus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.