Census Reporter

Columbus, OH Metro Area

2,122,271 Population
4,796.6 square miles 442.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.4 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Ohio: 39.6 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$36,285 ±$607 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Ohio: $32,780 ±$257
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$67,207 ±$1,091 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Ohio: $58,642 ±$563
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

11.5% ±0.7% (238,356  ±13,377) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ohio: 13.1% 1,484,862 (±0.3% / ±31,837)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

25 minutes ±0.4 (25,684,780  ±468,538) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Ohio: 24.3 129,615,915 (±0.2 / ±1,004,083)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

817,086 ±5,499 Number of households
  • Ohio: 4,730,340 ±12,955
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.5 ±0 (2,070,091  ±4,811) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Ohio: 2.4 11,371,814 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

6.7% ±0.6% (35,037  ±3,290) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Ohio: 5.7% 150,899 (±0.2% / ±6,101)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

877,436 ±1,909 Number of housing units
  • Ohio: 5,232,943 ±588
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$212,600 ±$3,363 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Ohio: $157,200 ±$827
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

17.4% ±0.8% (362,970  ±16,316.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Ohio: 14.4% 1,664,304 (±0.3% / ±34,517.4)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

91.6% ±1.2% (1,313,934  ±17,922.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Ohio: 90.8% 7,308,958 (±0.5% / ±38,743.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
37.9% ±0.8% (543,670  ±11,423.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Ohio: 29.3% 2,356,585 (±0.3% / ±21,616.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

11% ±0.7% (218,498  ±13,109.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Ohio: 7.5% 825,270 (±0.2% / ±24,923)
  • about half the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

8.7% ±0.5% (185,459  ±11,511) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Ohio: 4.8% 558,952 (±0.2% / ±17,818)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

6.6% ±0.3% (106,562  ±5,476) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ohio: 7.3% 663,232 (±0.1% / ±12,796)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
106,562 Total veterans ±5,476 98,923 Male ±4,905 7,639 Female ±1,631

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