Columbus is a consolidated city-county located on the west-central border of the U.S. state of Georgia. Columbus lies on the Chattahoochee River directly across from Phenix City, Alabama. It is the county seat of Muscogee County, with which it officially merged in 1970; the original merger excluded Bibb City, which joined in 2000 after dissolving its own city charter.
Columbus is the second most populous city in Georgia (after Atlanta), and fields the state's fourth-largest metropolitan area. At the 2020 U.S. census, Columbus had a population of 206,922, with 328,883 in the Columbus metropolitan statistical area. The metro area joins the nearby Alabama cities of Auburn and Opelika to form the Columbus–Auburn–Opelika combined statistical...
| Ethnicity | Columbus | USA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 39.8% | 60.1% |
| African American | 45.6% | 12.2% |
| American Indian | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 2.5% | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Multiracial | 3.7% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 7.7% | 18.2% |
| Other | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Columbus | USA |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $10,000 | 10.7% | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 5.4% | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 11.1% | 8.5% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 11.6% | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 13.2% | 12.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 17.2% | 17.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 11.4% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 11.6% | 15.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 3.8% | 7.1% |
| Education | Columbus | USA |
|---|---|---|
| < 9th Grade | 5% | 5.0% |
| 9-12th Grade | 8% | 7.0% |
| High School or GED | 26% | 27.0% |
| Other College | 25% | 20.0% |
| Associate's Degree | 9% | 9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 16% | 20.0% |
| Master's Degree | 8% | 9.0% |
| Professional Degree | 2% | 2.0% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1% | 1.0% |