The Columbus metropolitan area, officially the Columbus metropolitan statistical area, and colloquially known as the Chattahoochee Valley, is a metropolitan statistical area consisting of six counties in the U.S. stateofGeorgia and one county in Alabama, anchored by the city of Columbus.
At the 2020 U.S. census, the Columbus area had a population of 328,883; in 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the Columbus MSA's population to be 324,110.[1]
Located in West Georgia, the metropolitan area consists of counties in both Georgia and Alabama: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, and Muscogee counties in Georgia; and Russell County, Alabama. In 2018, the U.S. Census Bureau revised the official area definition of the Columbus metropolitan area. Two additional Georgia counties, Stewart and Talbot, were included in all statistics of the 2020 decennial census and in all annual population estimates after 2018.[2]
According to the 2000 United States census, there were 281,768 people, 103,982 households, and 72,632 families residing within the MSA.[3] In 2010, its population grew to 296,506,[4] and at the 2020 census, its population was 328,883; the 2022 U.S. census estimates numbered 324,110.[1]
In 2000, the racial and ethnic makeup of the Columbus metropolitan area was 54.56% White, 40.21% African American, 0.40% Native American, 1.22% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 1.01% from other races, and 1.74% from two or more races. HispanicorLatino people of any race were 4.02% of the population. According to the 2022 American Community Survey, the metropolitan area's racial and ethnic makeup was 43% White, 41% Black or African American, 2% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic or Latino of any race.[5]
In 2000, the median income for a household in the MSA was $35,262, and the median income for a family was $40,065. Males had a median income of $29,196 versus $22,834 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $16,410. In 2022, the median household income was $54,106 with a per capita income of $30,287. An estimated 18.5% of the metropolitan population lived at or below the poverty line.[1]
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