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Columbus, OH

931,551 Population
221.5 square miles 4,205 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.5 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Columbus, OH Metro Area: 37.2 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Ohio: 39.8 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,923 ±$1,023 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Columbus, OH Metro Area: $45,178 ±$665
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Ohio: $40,934 ±$342
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$67,084 ±$2,199 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Columbus, OH Metro Area: $82,938 ±$1,487
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Ohio: $72,212 ±$538
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

17.2% ±1.4% (155,296  ±12,261) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Columbus, OH Metro Area: 11.3% 243,996 (±0.6% / ±13,919)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Ohio: 12.7% 1,467,983 (±0.3% / ±33,353)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.2 minutes ±0.5 (9,062,155  ±306,270) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Columbus, OH Metro Area: 24.1 22,680,956 (±0.4 / ±488,405)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Ohio: 23.8 120,833,640 (±0.2 / ±1,131,298)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

396,650 ±6,126 Number of households
  • the Columbus, OH Metro Area: 880,121 ±6,287
  • Ohio: 4,929,322 ±14,176
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0 (905,551  ±3,862) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Columbus, OH Metro Area: 2.5 2,172,676 (±0 / ±649)
  • a little less than the figure in Ohio: 2.4 11,586,466
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5% ±0.9% (12,877  ±2,285) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Columbus, OH Metro Area: 4.8% † 26,321 (±0.6% / ±3,152)
  • a little less than the rate in Ohio: 5.2% 138,576 (±0.3% / ±6,966)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

436,552 ±4,960 Number of housing units
  • the Columbus, OH Metro Area: 948,275 ±433
  • Ohio: 5,336,168 ±1,425
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$279,900 ±$6,524 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Columbus, OH Metro Area: $334,800 ±$4,248
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Ohio: $239,800 ±$1,395
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

19.6% ±1.3% (180,158  ±12,338.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Columbus, OH Metro Area: 13.7% 302,392 (±0.7% / ±16,019.6)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Ohio: 11.8% 1,383,489 (±0.3% / ±29,556)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.1% ±2.1% (562,132  ±14,080.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Columbus, OH Metro Area: 92.5% 1,401,494 (±1.3% / ±19,245.8)
  • about the same as the rate in Ohio: 92.2% 7,607,705 (±0.5% / ±43,588.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
38.7% ±1.3% (241,384  ±8,305.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Columbus, OH Metro Area: 40.3% 610,759 (±0.8% / ±12,070.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Ohio: 32.4% 2,670,043 (±0.3% / ±24,912.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

20.5% ±1.5% (178,145  ±13,432.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Columbus, OH Metro Area: 13.9% 290,985 (±0.6% / ±12,180.5)
  • more than double the rate in Ohio: 8.7% 979,442 (±0.2% / ±22,299)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

15.3% ±1.1% (142,918  ±10,468) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Columbus, OH Metro Area: 10.2% 226,695
  • more than double the rate in Ohio: 5.5% 654,793
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.3% ±0.5% (31,513  ±3,352) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Columbus, OH Metro Area: 5.4% 92,011 (±0.3% / ±5,302)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Ohio: 6.2% 572,074 (±0.1% / ±11,365)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
31,513 Total veterans ±3,352 28,107 Male ±2,906 3,406 Female ±1,241

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