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People QuickFacts |
Columbus |
Georgia |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
185,702 | 8,684,715 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
-0.3% | 6.1% |
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Population, 2000 |
185,781 | 8,186,453 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
4.0% | 26.4% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.3% | 7.3% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
26.8% | 26.5% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
11.7% | 9.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
51.4% | 50.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
50.3% | 65.1% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
43.9% | 28.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.4% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.5% | 2.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.9% | 2.4% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.9% | 1.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
4.5% | 5.3% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
47.8% | 49.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
4.6% | 7.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
8.1% | 9.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
79.0% | 78.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
20.4% | 24.3% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
19.9 | 27.7 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
75,940 | 3,281,737 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
56.4% | 67.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$84,100 | $111,200 |
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Households, 2000 |
69,599 | 3,006,369 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.54 | 2.65 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$34,853 | $42,433 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$18,276 | $21,154 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
15.6% | 13.0% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Columbus |
Georgia |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
1,316,4631 | 163,782,649 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
1,950,8571 | 72,212,484 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$10,6751 | $9,646 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
D | 9,689,927 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
9,669 | 568,552 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
21.7% | 15.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
26.5% | 25.6% |