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Total population: 747,755 (Urban population: 746,395, Rural population: 1,360 (46 farm, 1,313 nonfarm))

Columbus, Ohio Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 327,429 (301,788 occupied: 148,315 owner occupied, 153,473 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  51%
State:  31%

Housing density: 1557 houses/condos per square mile


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $129,914.


Median contract rent in 2007: $574 (lower quartile is $458, upper quartile is $709)


Housing units in Columbus with a mortgage: 107,570 (13,915 second mortgage, 15,343 home equity loan, 554 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26,415





Columbus,OH index of house prices



Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $141,300 (it was $99,100 in 2000)
Columbus:  $141,300
Ohio:  $137,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $102,300 - $187,600

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $164,291
Here:  $164,291
State:  $175,406

Townhouses or other attached units: $142,310
Here:  $142,310
State:  $158,918

In 2-unit structures: $240,732
Here:  $240,732
State:  $124,203

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $115,924
Here:  $115,924
State:  $149,153

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $158,679
Here:  $158,679
State:  $138,542

Mobile homes: $38,601
Here:  $38,601
State:  $32,066

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $78,571
Here:  $78,571
State:  $70,708

Median year house/condo built: 1973

Median year apartment built: 1973

Household type by relationship

Households: 693,930
  • In family households: 515,001 (106,638 male householders, 59,474 female householders)
    110,739 spouses, 188,757 children (174,330 natural, 4,578 adopted, 9,849 stepchildren), 12,527 grandchildren, 8,197 brothers or sisters, 4,113 parents, 9,196 other relatives, 15,360 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 178,929 (66,062 male householders (47,196 living alone)), 69,626 female householders (56,149 living alone)), 43,241 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 17,714 (5,303 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 69,754 2-persons, 42,130 3-persons, 31,902 4-persons, 14,184 5-persons, 5,544 6-persons, 2,598 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 103,345 1-person, 25,986 2-persons, 4,046 3-persons, 1,494 4-persons, 528 5-persons, 166 6-persons, 123 7-or-more-persons.

92,903 married couples with children.
60,352 single-parent households (10,651 men, 49,701 women).

90.0% of residents of Columbus speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (53% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 47,713 (6.7%)
(29.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.2
State:  6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.2
State:  4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbus, Ohio:
  • 1 room: 59
  • 2 rooms: 490
  • 3 rooms: 3,117
  • 4 rooms: 10,043
  • 5 rooms: 33,049
  • 6 rooms: 39,641
  • 7 rooms: 28,531
  • 8 rooms: 19,483
  • 9 or more rooms: 13,902



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbus, Ohio:
  • 1 room: 5,593
  • 2 rooms: 15,228
  • 3 rooms: 26,990
  • 4 rooms: 43,686
  • 5 rooms: 33,793
  • 6 rooms: 17,790
  • 7 rooms: 5,971
  • 8 rooms: 2,687
  • 9 or more rooms: 1,735



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 8,693
  • 1995 to 1998: 26,468
  • 1990 to 1994: 25,387
  • 1980 to 1989: 47,755
  • 1970 to 1979: 57,692
  • 1960 to 1969: 50,214
  • 1950 to 1959: 41,433
  • 1940 to 1949: 23,709
  • 1939 or earlier: 46,078


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Columbus:
  • no bedroom: 213
  • 1 bedroom: 2,679
  • 2 bedrooms: 30,053
  • 3 bedrooms: 83,696
  • 4 bedrooms: 28,870
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 2,804



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbus:
  • no bedroom: 6,804
  • 1 bedroom: 43,326
  • 2 bedrooms: 73,425
  • 3 bedrooms: 24,600
  • 4 bedrooms: 4,006
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 1,312



Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders



Cars and other vehicles available in Columbus in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 6,060
  • 1 vehicle: 49,234
  • 2 vehicles: 68,892
  • 3 vehicles: 18,613
  • 4 vehicles: 4,171
  • 5 or more vehicles: 1,345



Cars and other vehicles available in Columbus in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 25,051
  • 1 vehicle: 78,758
  • 2 vehicles: 39,790
  • 3 vehicles: 7,116
  • 4 vehicles: 1,619
  • 5 or more vehicles: 1,139


Columbus, OH house values


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Columbus, OH:

  • Less than $10,000: 158
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 236
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 221
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 350
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 499
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 866
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 1374
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 4789
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 7685
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 10909
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 12934
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 13794
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 11847
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 23189
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 21017
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 11051
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 5473
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 3755
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 1767
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 1322
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 321
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 200
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 104
  • $1,000,000 or more: 124
 


Columbus rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Columbus:

  • Less than $100: 3,625 people
  • $100 to $149: 2,491
  • $150 to $199: 2,389
  • $200 to $249: 2,122
  • $250 to $299: 2,785
  • $300 to $349: 3,942
  • $350 to $399: 7,674
  • $400 to $449: 11,014
  • $450 to $499: 13,605
  • $500 to $549: 15,240
  • $550 to $599: 15,302
  • $600 to $649: 13,515
  • $650 to $699: 11,853
  • $700 to $749: 10,474
  • $750 to $799: 7,536
  • $800 to $899: 9,179
  • $900 to $999: 3,976
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 4,178
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 1,770
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 1,154
  • $2,000 or more: 1,017
  • No cash rent: 2,769
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 21,935
  • 1990 to 1994: 8,474
  • 1985 to 1989: 4,980
  • 1980 to 1984: 4,024
  • 1975 to 1979: 2,471
  • 1970 to 1974: 1,628
  • 1970 to 1974: 1,064
  • 1965 to 1969: 3,137

Columbus, OH Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.8%
Number of people working at home: 8,407 (2.3% of all workers)


Columbus travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 8081
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 31371
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 54361
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 73075
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 74276
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 29062
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 49472
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 6855
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 7351
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 12765
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 7244
  • 90 or more minutes: 5067
 


Columbus mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 290,170 (79%)
  • Carpooled: 39,546 (11%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 13,904 (4%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 59 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 27 (0%)
  • Railroad: 16 (0%)
  • Ferryboat: 24 (0%)
  • Taxi: 413 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 155 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 1,242 (0%)
  • Walked: 11,743 (3%)
  • Other means: 1,681 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 8,407 (2%)
 


Columbus, OH household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 32322
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 19282
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 19647
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 22351
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 22044
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 22252
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 20172
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 17491
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 15627
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 29487
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 31389
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 27505
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 11092
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 4492
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 3516
  • $200,000 or more: 3131
 


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 199084
 German: 100146
 United States or American: 51427
 Irish: 50404
 English: 36797
 Italian: 29239
 Subsaharan African:: 15474
 Polish: 9713
 African: 8601
 French (except Basque): 7464
 Scottish: 7397
 Scotch-Irish: 7010
 Welsh: 5041
 European: 4946
 Dutch: 4724
 Arab:: 3999
 Hungarian: 3876
 Russian: 3198
 Somalian: 2824
 Swedish: 2508
 British: 2354
 Greek: 2237
 Norwegian: 2145
 Slovak: 1577
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 1495
 Swiss: 1455
 French Canadian: 1445
 Ukrainian: 1435
 Czech: 1275
 Ethiopian: 1202
 Lebanese: 1033
 Jamaican: 946
 Arab/Arabic: 891
 Nigerian: 802
 Czechoslovakian: 772
 Ghanian: 731
 Canadian: 726
 Romanian: 724
 Lithuanian: 685
 Iranian: 669
 Other Subsaharan African: 664
 Croatian: 661
 Austrian: 655
 Danish: 648
 Slovene: 541
 Finnish: 517
 Yugoslavian: 516
 Other Arab: 511
 Palestinian: 505
 Egyptian: 458
 Portuguese: 443
 Serbian: 428
 Scandinavian: 427
 Eastern European: 420
 Macedonian: 407
 Turkish: 364
 Belgian: 361
 Pennsylvania German: 329
 Syrian: 286
 Northern European: 279
 Brazilian: 265
 Latvian: 260
 Celtic: 201
 Bulgarian: 201
 Israeli: 196
 Slavic: 192
 Australian: 186
 Armenian: 177
 Liberian: 166
 West Indian: 140
 Albanian: 127
 Haitian: 118
 Jordanian: 114
 Moroccan: 102
 Iraqi: 99
 Afghan: 98
 Senegalese: 95
 Sierra Leonean: 88
 Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 87
 Kenyan: 86
 Zimbabwean: 82
 Cape Verdean: 56
 Guyanese: 48
 British West Indian: 44
 U.S. Virgin Islander: 43
 Carpatho Rusyn: 41
 Icelander: 36
 South African: 36
 Barbadian: 31
 Maltese: 29
 Bermudan: 28
 Cypriot: 27
 Bahamian: 25
 Belizean: 25
 Sudanese: 22
 Acadian/Cajun: 21
 Alsatian: 20
 Estonian: 19
 Ugandan: 19
 German Russian: 18
 Basque: 13
 Dutch West Indian: 8
 Luxemburger: 7
 Soviet Union: 6




Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • India (10%)
  • Mexico (9%)
  • Other Eastern Africa (8%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
  • Korea (4%)
  • Vietnam (4%)
  • Japan (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 482729
  • Northeast: 38059
  • Midwest: 37892
  • South: 86047
  • West: 14202

43% of Columbus residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Ohio.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,875
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 836
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,464
  • 7th and 8th grade: 4,065
  • 9th grade: 4,531
  • 10th grade: 6,579
  • 11th grade: 6,853
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 7,128
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 53,457
  • Less than 1 year of college: 13,141
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 32,046
  • Associate degree: 10,957
  • Bachelor's degree: 44,367
  • Master's degree: 13,422
  • Professional school degree: 5,184
  • Doctorate degree: 3,247


Educational Attainment for Males


Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,903
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 547
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,554
  • 7th and 8th grade: 4,767
  • 9th grade: 4,854
  • 10th grade: 8,065
  • 11th grade: 8,556
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 8,034
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 66,891
  • Less than 1 year of college: 17,562
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 33,468
  • Associate degree: 13,796
  • Bachelor's degree: 43,257
  • Master's degree: 13,401
  • Professional school degree: 3,233
  • Doctorate degree: 1,947


Educational Attainment for Females




Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.5%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.2%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 8.9%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 6.4%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 6.0%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 6.6%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 8.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 9.8%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.6%


Median household income in 2007 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $47,168
  • Black householders: $31,436
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $24,718
  • Asian householders: $47,545
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $41,444
  • Some other race householders: $36,417
  • Two or more races householders: $36,998
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $30,413

Columbus household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Columbus household income for Black householders

Columbus household income for Asian householders

Columbus household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Columbus household income for Some other race householders

Columbus household income for Two or more races householders

Columbus household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Columbus marital status for males

Columbus marital status for females


Median 2007 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $154,560
  • Black or African American householders: $109,503
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $106,509
  • Asian householders: $190,633
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $160,406
  • Some other race householders: $160,976
  • Two or more races householders: $133,743
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $154,417

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 152,459
  • One, attached: 26,229
  • Two: 16,836
  • 3 or 4: 34,020
  • 5 to 9: 40,132
  • 10 to 19: 26,680
  • 20 to 49: 13,633
  • 50 or more: 14,734
  • Mobile homes: 2,640
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 66

Median worth of mobile homes: $8,700


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Columbus:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (87%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Utility gas (68%)
  • Electricity (30%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8,864
Here:  11.5%
Ohio:  14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3,833
Here:  11.8%
Ohio:  10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9,935
Here:  16.3%
Ohio:  23.4%



School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students



School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students



Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

 

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