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Columbus, OH Metro Area

2,180,271 Population
4,797.4 square miles 454.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.9 ±0.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$42,950 ±$724 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$77,390 ±$1,550 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

12.4% ±0.7% (262,990  ±15,462) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

23.8 minutes ±0.3 (21,995,120  ±407,655) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

879,910 ±4,343 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (2,128,151  ±1,084) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.4% ±0.6% (28,911  ±3,194) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

937,057 ±487 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$312,900 ±$4,412 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

14.4% ±0.7% (309,866  ±14,845.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

92.3% ±1.2% (1,367,407  ±17,707.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
40.3% ±0.8% (596,325  ±11,078) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

12.8% ±0.6% (262,674  ±13,101) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

10% ±2,541.5% (217,458  ±10,547) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

5.6% ±0.3% (93,022  ±5,342) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
93,022 Total veterans ±5,342 83,985 Male ±4,822 9,037 Female ±1,726

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