Whats the most efficient MySQL column types for this data?

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I have several tables with some pretty standard data in each. Can somebody help me optimize them by telling me the best column types for this data. Whats beside them is what I have currently.

Number (max length 7) --> MEDIUMINT(8) Unsigned
Text (max length 30) --> VARCHAR(30)
Text (max length 200) --> VARCHAR(200)
Number (max length 4) --> SMALLINT(5) Unsigned
Number (either 0 or 1) --> TINYINT(1) Unsigned
Text (max length 500) --> TEXT

Any suggestions? I'm just guessing with this so I know some of them are wrong...

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