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Columbus, OH
Demographic Data




Columbus Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Columbus Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

907,971

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.1%
5 - 17:
21.0%
18 - 24:
11.8%
25 - 34:
14.7%
35 - 54:
28.5%
55 - 64:
12.6%
Over 65 Years:
6.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
6.6%
6.6%
93.8%
93.8%
32.7%
32.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Columbus
USA
$32,880
$32,880
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Columbus
USA
$74,922
$74,922
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

6.5%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Manufacturing
Finance
Transportation
Other
Information Technology
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Accommodation
Education
Administration
Public Service
Wholesale
16.3%
16.3%
13.6%
13.6%
9.9%
9.9%
9.8%
9.8%
9.5%
9.5%
7.3%
7.3%
5.9%
5.9%
5.8%
5.8%
5.6%
5.6%
3.8%
3.8%
3.7%
3.7%
2.9%
2.9%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Asian
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
42.1%
42.1%
36.1%
36.1%
12.7%
12.7%
4.9%
4.9%
4.3%
4.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Ethiopian
Irish
Italian
English
Polish
African
Scottish
Welsh
Other Subsaharan African
Hungarian
French
Scots-Irish
Slovene
Croatian
British
Liberian
Swedish
Norwegian
Ghanian
12.0%
12.0%
7.6%
7.6%
7.0%
7.0%
5.3%
5.3%
4.8%
4.8%
1.6%
1.6%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
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0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
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0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
African languages
Langs. of India
French
Other Asian languages
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
German/Yiddish
Slavic languages
Russian
Other Indo-European
Native American languages
French Creole
Arabic
Pacific Island languages
Chinese
Urdu
Persian
Serbo-Croatian
Portuguese
76.2%
76.2%
5.2%
5.2%
3.2%
3.2%
1.2%
1.2%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
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0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Columbus Residents

21.3%


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