METRO AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Columbus Metro

Columbus, OH · 10 counties · 1,462,258 residents · 4,797 sq mi

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Columbus is a metro area of 1,462,258 people. Median home value sits at $70,293. There are 212,755 fewer people here than in 2000. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $30,320, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,462,258

−13%vs 2000

vs 1,675,013 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

305 / sq mi

−13%vs 2000

vs 349 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

31.7

−6%vs 2000

vs 33.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4,797 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242.2M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(108,744)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(106,246)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(97,631)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(107,025)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.7%(127,859)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.9%(276,670)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.6%(228,328)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(145,415)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(116,233)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.1%(88,514)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.1%(44,765)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(14,828)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,320

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,759 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,254

−37%vs 2000

vs $22,596 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.0%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$70,293

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $117,477 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$408

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $571 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.6%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.1% in 2000

38.4% rent

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%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86.8%(1,269,124)

Black11.3%(164,850)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(10,399)

Asian1.4%(20,727)

Other0.5%(7,557)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

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)

Paraguayan0%(32)

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

Bangladeshi0%(798)

Thai0%(705)

Burmese0%(653)

Kazakh0%(447)

Sri Lankan0%(260)

Mongolian0%(232)

Malaysian0%(177)

Indonesian0%(133)

Hmong0%(102)

Uzbek0%(79)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(906)

Samoan0%(748)

Chamorro0%(318)

Fijian0%(161)

Tongan0%(129)

Guamanian0%(25)

Marshallese0%(6)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(520)

Bulgarian0%(476)

Barbadian0%(122)

Guyanese0%(94)

Cape Verdean0%(49)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.1%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.1%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.6%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.7 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 15.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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