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Population
202,171
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$193,900
Owner-occupied units
Columbus, GA
Georgia · 32.510° N, 84.875° W · 217 sq mi
Columbus is a city in Georgia, with a population of 202,171 and about 934 residents per square mile. The median household earns $58,073 a year, and the median home is worth $193,900.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
217 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
934
People per square mile
Rank by population
#127
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#31
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$58,073
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,106
Per month
Homeownership
50.8%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
20.9 min
One way
People
Median age
35.4
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
30.5%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
5.1%
Households
81,415
2.43 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 24.8%
Finance, insurance & real estate 11.2%
Retail trade 10.1%
Arts, food & hospitality 10%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Georgia
Name
The Cathy family
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$10.7B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Atlanta
Source of wealth
Chick-fil-A
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Georgia · private sector
Employer
Delta Air Lines
Sector
Aviation
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Georgia
Company
The Home Depot
Revenue
$159.5B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Atlanta
Ticker
HD
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of Georgia
State bird
Brown Thrasher
State flower
Cherokee Rose
State capital
Atlanta
Nickname
The Peach State
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Cities near Columbus
- Auburn, AL36 mi · 85,113
- Warner Robins, GA71 mi · 87,761
- Macon-Bibb County, GA72 mi · 157,556
- Albany, GA76 mi · 66,907
- South Fulton, GA80 mi · 112,820
- Montgomery, AL82 mi · 195,300
- Atlanta, GA90 mi · 529,110
- Stonecrest, GA91 mi · 61,337
Cities about the same size
- Knoxville, TN202,021
- Augusta-Richmond County, GA201,999
- Grand Rapids, MI201,183
- Peoria, AZ200,881
- Mobile, AL200,824
- Overland Park, KS203,677
- Sunrise Manor, NV200,218
- Vancouver, WA199,698
More in Georgia
- Augusta-Richmond County201,999
- Savannah149,440
- Athens-Clarke County128,612
- Sandy Springs105,013
- Roswell91,505
- Johns Creek80,401
- Mableton78,820
- Alpharetta66,921