Population 202,824
State Georgia
Current Time
Area 216.39 mi²
Zip Codes 31900-31904, 31906-31909, 31914, 31917, 31993, 31994, 31997-31999
Per capita income $22,761

Cities in Muscogee County

Columbus

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.5 %
White alone, percent, 2013 48.2 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 2.4 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 18.8 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$2,889,210
Total number of firms, 2007 15,413
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.7 %
Population, 2013 estimate 202,824
Households, 2008-2012 72,182
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 6.8 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 14,047
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 37.4 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $22,761
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 9.0 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -1.2 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 76,051
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 19.1 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 46.0 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 35.8 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.2 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 216.39 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 189,885
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $132,900
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$2,111,391
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 4,303
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 7.3 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $41,443
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 24.6 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$428,162
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.9 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 20,791
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 84.7 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 7.4 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 5.0 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.48
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 11.6 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 22.1 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 74.9 %
Population, 2010 189,885
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 28.7 %
Population per square mile, 2010 877.5
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 42.9 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 54.3 %
Housing units, 2013 83,270
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $15,482
Building permits, 2012 485
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.5 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,173,616
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %