Cities / Georgia / Columbus

Columbus, GA

203,711 people

Right Now

Weather

89.6°F

Clear

Today: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 96°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Columbus-Phenix City - GA and AL)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 4.8 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

ATL

87 mi — Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Population & People

Population

203,711

Median age

35.4

Median household income

$58,073

Poverty rate

19.0%

Unemployment rate

5.8%

Bachelor's degree+

30.5%

Avg. commute

18 min

Hispanic or Latino

8.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$193,900

Median gross rent

$1,106/mo

Homeownership rate

50.84%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,088

HUD Fair Market Rent (Muscogee County, 7 mi from Columbus), 2026. Efficiency $895, 1BR $939, 2BR $1088, 3BR $1445, 4BR $1703. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Georgia commercial electricity

11.5¢/kWh

Georgia industrial electricity

7.81¢/kWh

Georgia residential electricity

14.73¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

924828.9

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

710412.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Georgia

662.12

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

Source: FRED, Georgia-specific series.

Nearby Airports

ATL

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

87 mi away

BHM

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

127 mi away

PNS

Pensacola International Airport

189 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Georgia energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Georgia economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).