Columbus is a relatively large city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 201,877 people and 59 associated neighborhoods, Columbus is the second largest community in Georgia.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Columbus is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Columbus is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Columbus who work in office and administrative support (14.05%), sales jobs (10.23%), and management occupations (7.90%). There are many members of the armed forces living in Columbus. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform. Also of interest is that Columbus has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.35% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Columbus citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.74% of adults in Columbus have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Columbus in 2022 was $32,811, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,244 for a family of four. However, Columbus contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Columbus is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Columbus home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Columbus residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Columbus include English, Irish, German, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Columbus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
