ZIP 39701 · Columbus
Who lives in ZIP code 39701 (Columbus, MS): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Columbus, MS · Lowndes County
uszips 2026
People11,958
Median age45.1
Household income$32,599
Home value$124,701
Median rent$834/mo
Poverty34.3%
College degree+21.5%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Columbus, MS (micro)
- Wider region
- Starkville-Columbus, MS
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 24 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,335
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.2% are 65 or older; 81.0% are adults.
Household income
12.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $21,461.
Education (adults 25+)
42.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 28.4%
- Never married
- 44.7%
- Divorced
- 18.4%
- Widowed
- 8.5%
- Family size
- 3.18
- Dual-income families
- 26.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 42.9%
- Rent burden
- 46.5%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 48.6%
- Unemployment
- 10.3%
- Self-employed
- 12.1%
- Farmers
- 2.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.2%
- Veterans
- 9.2%
- With a disability
- 16.5%
- No health insurance
- 10.8%
- Limited English
- 0.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.