Columbus is a medium-sized city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 23,273 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Columbus is the 18th largest community in Mississippi.

Being a small city, Columbus does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Columbus overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Columbus, 24.55% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Columbus in 2022 was $26,874, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,496 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, Scots-Irish, and Jamaican.

The most common language spoken in Columbus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.