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Columbus Metro

Columbus, OH · 10 counties · 2,242,028 residents (2025 est.) · 4,797 sq mi
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With 2,175,788 people, Columbus is a metro area. That puts it in the top 3% of US metro areas for household income. 500,775 more people live here than in 2000. 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $300,581. Median household income is $84,300, close to the national figure.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 40%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,175,788
+30%since 2000
from 1,675,013 in 2000
2,242,028 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
454 / sq mi
+30%since 2000
from 349 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
36.9
+9%since 2000
from 33.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
4,797 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.4M1.6M1.8M2.0M2.2M19902000201020202024Columbus
20242.2M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.2%(134,689)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.4%(139,694)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.7%(146,342)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.6%(143,428)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.3%(137,526)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.2%(331,449)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.2%(308,194)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.3%(267,762)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.7%(254,870)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.8%(192,042)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844%(87,772)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.5%(32,020)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$84,300
+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $44,759 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$44,770
+98%since 2000
from $22,596 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
54.2%
+21.4 ptssince 2009
from 32.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.2%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 10.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.451
+2%since 2010
from 0.441 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services9.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade8.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration7.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance7.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade5.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$300,581
+40%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $117,477 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,256
+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $571 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
62.0%
−2.1 ptssince 2000
from 64.1% in 2000
38.0% rent
Vacancy rate
6.6%
−4.3 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.47 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.51 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.7%
−8.0 ptssince 2009
from 26.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
42.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 42.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.6
+20%since 2009
from 3.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
74
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic81.7%(1,368,987)
Black12.3%(206,047)
Hispanic / Latino1.7%(28,883)
Asian2.2%(36,667)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic68.2%(1,482,822)
Black15.9%(346,312)
Hispanic / Latino5.6%(122,500)
Asian5%(109,500)
Other5.3%(114,654)
Diversity Score
59
+39%since 2009
from 43 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
44
−6%since 2020
from 47 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.5%(54,989)
Puerto Rican0.9%(18,915)
Central American0.8%(16,640)
South American0.6%(13,228)
Salvadoran0.4%(7,675)
Dominican0.3%(6,013)
Venezuelan0.3%(5,512)
Honduran0.2%(4,129)
Colombian0.1%(2,716)
Guatemalan0.1%(2,429)
Cuban0.1%(2,171)
Spaniard0.1%(2,059)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.1%(1,575)
Ecuadorian0.1%(1,156)
Argentine0.1%(1,107)
Panamanian0%(904)
Costa Rican0.1%(891)
Chilean0%(546)
Bolivian0%(485)
Nicaraguan0%(483)
Uruguayan0%(77)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.9%(40,540)
Chinese0.9%(18,058)
Nepalese0.6%(11,027)
Vietnamese0.3%(5,866)
Korean0.2%(5,212)
Japanese0.2%(4,851)
Filipino0.2%(4,394)
Bhutanese0.1%(2,802)
Cambodian0.1%(2,444)
Laotian0.1%(2,185)
Pakistani0.1%(2,021)
Taiwanese0.1%(1,263)
+ 10 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0%(705)
Burmese0%(653)
Kazakh0%(447)
Sri Lankan0%(260)
Mongolian0%(232)
Malaysian0%(177)
Indonesian0%(133)
Hmong0%(102)
Uzbek0%(79)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(748)
Chamorro0%(318)
Fijian0%(161)
Tongan0%(129)
Guamanian0%(25)
Ancestry
German19.7%(428,958)
Irish12.1%(262,271)
English11.6%(251,304)
American5.3%(115,004)
Italian5%(109,056)
Subsaharan African3.7%(80,157)
Polish2.1%(46,382)
Scottish2.1%(46,349)
French1.4%(30,215)
Somali1.7%(27,700)
Welsh1.1%(23,539)
Arab1.1%(23,260)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.9%(19,131)
Dutch0.8%(18,436)
Hungarian0.7%(14,660)
Swedish0.6%(12,117)
British0.5%(10,017)
Norwegian0.5%(9,854)
Russian0.4%(9,597)
West Indian0.4%(8,689)
Slovak0.4%(8,616)
Greek0.4%(8,082)
Swiss0.3%(7,354)
Ghanaian0.4%(6,791)
Ethiopian0.3%(6,661)
Ukrainian0.3%(6,228)
Czech0.3%(5,919)
Nigerian0.3%(5,600)
Lebanese0.2%(4,293)
Haitian0.2%(4,048)
French Canadian0.2%(3,925)
Egyptian0.2%(3,572)
Croatian0.2%(3,496)
Lithuanian0.1%(3,184)
Danish0.2%(3,149)
Austrian0.1%(3,024)
Romanian0.1%(2,925)
Slovene0.1%(2,900)
Jordanian0.2%(2,771)
Jamaican0.1%(2,743)
Canadian0.1%(2,512)
Kenyan0.1%(2,423)
Brazilian0.1%(2,339)
Finnish0.1%(2,156)
Palestinian0.1%(2,006)
Iranian0.1%(1,995)
Portuguese0.1%(1,965)
Serbian0.1%(1,728)
Macedonian0.1%(1,674)
Turkish0.1%(1,578)
Belgian0.1%(1,542)
Moroccan0.1%(1,526)
Iraqi0.1%(1,187)
Syrian0.1%(1,110)
Israeli0%(718)
Armenian0%(708)
Australian0%(680)
Latvian0%(531)
Bulgarian0%(476)
Barbadian0%(122)
Guyanese0%(94)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
39.9%
+12.3 ptssince 2000
from 27.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.2%
+6.8 ptssince 2000
from 85.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
15.2%
+6.1 ptssince 2000
from 9.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.7 min
+54%since 2000
from 15.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.2%
−12.7 ptssince 2009
from 82.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.9%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
18.7%
+14.6 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.1%
−3.7 ptssince 2011
from 7.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
67.5%
−1.0 ptssince 2011
from 68.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.5%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 76.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.6%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 13.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
46.1%
+8.0 ptssince 2009
from 38.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.3% in 2009
Female
50.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
Foreign born
10.0%
+4.0 ptssince 2009
from 6.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.9%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 9.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.2%
+0.7 ptssince 2012
from 11.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.6%
−4.2 ptssince 2013
from 11.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.6%
+11.0 ptssince 2017
from 82.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.7%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 93.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
85.7%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 83.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
87.0%
−3.6 ptssince 2016
from 90.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
3.8%
+1.1 ptssince 2016
from 2.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.3%(330,852)
Married49.6%(428,521)
Widowed2.6%(22,085)
Divorced9.5%(81,847)
Women 15+
Never married32.9%(293,507)
Married47.6%(424,596)
Widowed7%(62,087)
Divorced12.5%(111,568)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.6%
−4.2 ptssince 2013
from 11.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
60.6%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 61.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
10.5%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 11.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.3%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 14.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
19.2%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 18.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.9%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 1.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
69.3%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 71.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
32.9%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 32.0% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)24.9%(24,315)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23%(22,445)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.4%(30,626)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(3,892)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(1,101)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 97,619 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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In this metro

Largest cities

ColumbusCENTRAL938,396Newark51,473Dublin49,094Delaware46,636Grove City45,180Reynoldsburg43,350Lancaster41,956Hilliard38,898Westerville38,165Gahanna35,986Upper Arlington35,893Marysville30,190Pickerington26,333Whitehall19,805Pataskala18,529Powell18,269Circleville14,634Worthington14,543Bexley12,452New Albany11,803Heath10,859London10,813Canal Winchester10,058Grandview Heights9,112Lincoln8,928Sunbury8,857Blacklick Estates8,389Obetz7,342Logan7,164Granville6,252

The 30 most populous of 130 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

10 component counties

Franklin CountyCENTRAL1,361,536Delaware CountyCENTRAL242,032Licking County185,564Fairfield CountyCENTRAL169,752Union County73,446Pickaway County62,978Madison County46,985Morrow County36,305Perry County35,918Hocking County27,512
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Columbus, OH?

Columbus, OH has about 2,175,788 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Columbus, OH?

The typical household in Columbus, OH earns about $84,300 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Columbus, OH expensive?

In Columbus, OH, the median home is worth about $300,581, and the typical rent is about $1,256 a month.

How educated are people in Columbus, OH?

About 39.9% of adults age 25 and over in Columbus, OH hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Columbus, OH?

About 12.2% of people in Columbus, OH live below the federal poverty line.

Has Columbus, OH grown since 1990?

Yes, Columbus, OH has grown since 1990. The population has added about 713,530 residents, a change of about 49 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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