Columbia is a somewhat small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 6,534 people and four associated neighborhoods, Columbia is the 60th largest community in Mississippi.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.60% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

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

In terms of college education, the citizens of Columbia rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.76% of adults 25 and older in Columbia have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Columbia in 2022 was $19,592, which is low income relative to Mississippi and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,368 for a family of four. However, Columbia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Columbia is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Columbia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Columbia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Columbia include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and Scottish.

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