Columbus, MS
23,348Residents
$42,235Median household income
$897/moMedian gross rent
$125,700Median home value
41.1Median age
26%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
48%Homes lived in by their owners
3.0×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 25% of the median household income in Columbus.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $36,000 a year. In Mississippi that leaves roughly $2,472 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $35,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.