Columbus City, GA Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school50,838100.0
Nursery school, preschool4,0908.0
Kindergarten3,0846.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)22,44344.1
High school (grades 9-12)11,19222.0
College or graduate school10,02919.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over113,718100.0
Less than 9th grade7,9067.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma15,96014.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)32,04228.2
Some college, no degree27,38024.1
Associate degree7,2646.4
Bachelor's degree14,07712.4
Graduate or professional degree9,0898.0
Percent high school graduate or higher79.0(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher20.4(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over144,368100.0
Never married41,79929.0
Now married, except separated68,70547.6
Separated5,3633.7
Widowed11,2567.8
Female
9,4966.6
Divorced17,24511.9
Female
10,5897.3
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years5,075100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren2,56750.6
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over126,899100.0
Civilian veterans24,93519.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years43,342100.0
With a disability3,7358.6
Population 21 to 64 years95,579100.0
With a disability23,01224.1
Percent employed
54.7(X)
No disability72,56775.9
Percent employed
75.3(X)
Population 65 years and over20,790100.0
With a disability10,17849.0
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over172,206100.0
Same house in 199582,38147.8
Different house in the U.S. in 199584,50649.1
Same county
46,32026.9
Different county
38,18622.2
Same state
10,7756.3
Different state
27,41115.9
Elsewhere in 19955,3193.1
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population185,797100.0
Native177,16595.4
Born in United States
172,08592.6
State of residence
97,94052.7
Different state
74,14539.9
Born outside United States
5,0802.7
Foreign born8,6324.6
Entered 1990 to March 2000
3,2851.8
Naturalized citizen
4,1952.3
Not a citizen
4,4372.4
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)8,632100.0
Europe2,65330.7
Asia2,21325.6
Africa2282.6
Oceania1381.6
Latin America3,27037.9
Northern America1301.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over172,206100.0
English only158,23291.9
Language other than English13,9748.1
Speak English less than 'very well
4,8092.8
Spanish
7,1924.2
Speak English less than "very well"
2,5711.5
Other Indo-European languages
4,2912.5
Speak English less than "very well"
1,1600.7
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,2351.3
Speak English less than "very well"
1,0340.6
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population185,797100.0

Total ancestries reported

166,11389.4
Arab790.0
Czech13440.2
Danish1890.1
Dutch1,2580.7
English11,5606.2
French (except Basque)12,5271.4
French Canadian15670.3
German12,5296.7
Greek2100.1
Hungarian3860.2
Irish112,2236.6
Italian3,0081.6
Lithuanian990.1
Norwegian7620.4
Polish1,5670.8
Portuguese2890.2
Russian2840.2
Scotch-Irish2,7421.5
Scottish2,3281.3
Slovak930.1
Subsaharan African2,5261.4
Swedish5080.3
Swiss1060.1
Ukrainian790.0
United States or American18,2009.8
Welsh5470.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)9790.5
Other ancestries90,12448.5
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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