Friendship Church

Friendship Church is a church in Columbus, MS 39702. It is one of 182 churches in Columbus.

Columbus, MS, 39702

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The community around Friendship Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Child Poverty: 57.0%
  • Obesity: 46.0%
  • Food Insecurity: 42.5%
  • Poverty Rate: 37.7% (26.0–49.4%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.6%
  • Housing Insecurity: 29.4%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 23.7%
  • Transportation Barriers: 22.7%
  • Diabetes: 22.4%
  • Social Isolation: 39.8%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.9%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.5%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.4% (7.3–17.4%)
  • Unemployment: 6.9% (1.5–12.3%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Columbus city is served by 54 churches — about one congregation for every 362 residents.

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