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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:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

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

913,175

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.3%
5 - 17:
21.3%
18 - 24:
11.0%
25 - 34:
14.7%
35 - 54:
30.5%
55 - 64:
11.4%
Over 65 Years:
4.8%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
7.3%
7.3%
92.8%
92.8%
34.0%
34.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Columbus
USA
$32,670
$32,670
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Columbus
USA
$76,378
$76,378
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

12.1%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Manufacturing
Transportation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Information Technology
Accommodation
Other
Public Service
Administration
Education
16.4%
16.4%
12.7%
12.7%
12.0%
12.0%
8.2%
8.2%
7.9%
7.9%
7.6%
7.6%
6.2%
6.2%
5.9%
5.9%
5.6%
5.6%
4.0%
4.0%
3.8%
3.8%
3.1%
3.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Black or African American
White
Asian
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
37.6%
37.6%
35.3%
35.3%
16.2%
16.2%
5.8%
5.8%
5.1%
5.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
Ethiopian
English
Italian
African
Nigerian
Scottish
Welsh
Ghanian
Polish
Hungarian
Slovene
Other Subsaharan African
Croatian
Scots-Irish
Norwegian
British
Macedonian
Canadian
8.3%
8.3%
5.2%
5.2%
5.0%
5.0%
5.0%
5.0%
3.4%
3.4%
2.2%
2.2%
1.5%
1.5%
1.1%
1.1%
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0.7%
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0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
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0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
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0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
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
Laotian
French Creole
Chinese
Pacific Island languages
Urdu
Persian
Serbo-Croatian
Portuguese
73.7%
73.7%
5.5%
5.5%
3.2%
3.2%
1.2%
1.2%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
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% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Columbus Residents

21.0%


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