Census Reporter

Columbus, OH Metro Area

2,101,543 Population
4,796.6 square miles 438.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.1 ±0.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Ohio: 39.5 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,394 ±$271 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Ohio: $32,465 ±$120
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$66,715 ±$579 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Ohio: $58,116 ±$228
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

12.7% ±0.3% (259,419  ±6,942) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ohio: 13.6% 1,546,011 (±0.2% / ±18,637)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

24.1 minutes ±0.2 (23,318,155  ±199,910) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Ohio: 23.7 122,554,945 (±0.1 / ±498,760)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

805,628 ±2,737 Number of households
  • Ohio: 4,717,226 ±9,371
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.5 ±0 (2,049,763  ±1,945) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Ohio: 2.4 11,361,029
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

5.6% ±0.2% (29,059  ±1,281) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Ohio: 5.6% 147,694 (±0.1% / ±3,070)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

869,406 ±847 Number of housing units
  • Ohio: 5,217,090 ±539
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$195,900 ±$1,433 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Ohio: $151,400 ±$464
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

16.1% ±0.3% (334,065  ±7,157.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Ohio: 14% 1,616,690 (±0.1% / ±15,336)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

91.7% ±0.6% (1,296,356  ±8,447.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Ohio: 90.8% 7,276,196 (±0.2% / ±19,543.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
37.3% ±0.4% (527,788  ±5,087.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Ohio: 28.9% 2,315,539 (±0.1% / ±11,245.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.4% ±0.2% (175,734  ±4,732) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Ohio: 4.7% 542,704 (±0.1% / ±7,381)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

6.8% ±0.2% (109,329  ±2,878) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ohio: 7.6% 685,905 (±0.1% / ±6,478)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
109,329 Total veterans ±2,878 99,824 Male ±2,774 9,505 Female ±854

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