Columbus, Texas

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 1959
|1890= 2199
|1900= 1824
|1910= 1655
|1920= 1433
|1930= 2054
|1940= 2422
|1950= 2878
|1960= 3656
|1970= 3342
|1980= 3923
|1990= 3367
|2000= 3916
|2010= 3655
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
|2020=3699}}
In 1890, 2,199 people lived in Columbus. In 1900, the population declined to 1,824 residents.

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Columbus racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4816168&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|1,887
|51.01%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|622
|16.82%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|2
|0.05%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|39
|1.05%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|7
|0.19%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|76
|2.05%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|1,066
|28.82%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''3,699'''
|
|}

[[File:Old Stafford Opera House -- Columbus, Texas.jpg|thumb|Old Stafford Opera House – Columbus, Texas]]
[[File:Confederate Memorial Museum -- Colorado County, Texas.jpg|thumb|upright|War Memorial Museum – Colorado County, Texas]]
[[Image:Colorado River at Columbus, TX IMG 8244.JPG|200px|right|thumb|[[Colorado River (Texas)|Colorado River]] in Beason's Park in Columbus]]

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 3,699 people, 1,209 households, and 812 families residing in the city.

At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> 3,916 people, 1,497 households and 946 families resided in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1,387.5|PD/sqmi}}. The 1,750 housing units averaged {{convert|620.1|/sqmi}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 66.55% White, 19.94% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 10.52% from other races, and 2.27% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 17.62% of the population.

Of the 1,497 households, 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were not families. About 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.04.

The population was distributed as 23.4% were under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 24.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males.

The [[median household income]] was $29,175 and for a family  was $40,197. Males had a median income of $30,104 compared with $19,077 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,822. About 15.5% of families and 20.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 32.7% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.