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Population: 229. Estimated population in July 2024: 220 (-3.9% change)
Males: 116 (50.7%), Females: 113 (49.3%)

Zip code: 42032

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.3 years
Median household income: $25,313
Median house value: $32,000

Population by Race

Races in Columbus:

  • White Non-Hispanic (75.1%)
  • Black (17.9%)
  • Hispanic (4.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.6%)
  • Other race (2.2%)

Ancestries: United States (38.4%), Irish (3.9%), Scottish (3.5%), Subsaharan African (3.5%), German (2.6%).

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Map of Columbus, KY

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Columbus

  • High school or higher: 60.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 1.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 9.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Columbus city

  • Never married: 25.8%
  • Now married: 47.3%
  • Separated: 7.7%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 13.7%

0.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -18 (-7.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Columbus:

  • PARKWAY REGIONAL HOSP (about 22 miles; FULTON, KY)
  • BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL UNION CITY (about 23 miles; UNION CITY, TN)
  • JACKSON PURCHASE MEDICAL CENTER (about 33 miles; MAYFIELD, KY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Columbus:

  • BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 31 miles; PADUCAH, KY; Abbreviation: PAH)
  • CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 45 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Abbreviation: CGI)
  • WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 69 miles; MARION, IL; Abbreviation: MWA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Columbus:

  • MISSISSIPPI COUNTY (about 18 miles; CHARLESTON, MO; Abbreviation: CHQ)
  • CAIRO RGNL (about 22 miles; CAIRO, IL; Abbreviation: CIR)
  • FULTON (about 22 miles; FULTON, KY; Abbreviation: 1M7)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Columbus:

  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 42 miles; MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
  • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
  • MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 66 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)
  • JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 70 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
  • UNION UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
  • JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,534)

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