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METRO AREA · 2020 ACS

Columbus Metro

Columbus, OH · 10 counties · 2,138,926 residents · 4,797 sq mi
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With 2,138,926 people, Columbus is a metro area. 463,913 more people live here than in 2000. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $198,081. 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Median household income is $68,963, close to the national figure.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 36.4
US median: 38.8
More educated
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,138,926
+28%since 2000
from 1,675,013 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
446 / sq mi
+28%since 2000
from 349 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
36.4
+8%since 2000
from 33.8 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
4,797 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.4M1.6M1.8M2.0M2.2M19902000201020202024Columbus
20242.2M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 56.2%(133,607)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.6%(140,700)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.6%(142,022)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.6%(140,348)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.4%(157,505)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3414.8%(316,742)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4413.4%(286,768)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.3%(262,843)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6412%(257,702)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 748.6%(183,902)
US avg: 10%
75 to 844%(84,613)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.5%(32,174)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$68,963
+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $44,759 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$35,451
+57%since 2000
from $22,596 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
45.0%
+12.2 ptssince 2009
from 32.8% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
12.6%
+2.6 ptssince 2000
from 10.0% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information11.5%
US avg: 11.1%
Other services9.5%
US avg: 6.6%
Retail trade9.1%
US avg: 10%
Public administration7.8%
US avg: 4.7%
Finance & insurance6.1%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical5.2%
US avg: 4.7%
Wholesale trade5.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.8%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$198,081
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $117,477 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$971
+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $571 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
60.5%
−3.6 ptssince 2000
from 64.1% in 2000
39.5% rent
Persons per household
2.55 people
+2%since 2009
from 2.51 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
2.9
−4%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.
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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic69.1%(1,478,968)
Black15.5%(330,686)
Hispanic / Latino5.2%(110,967)
Asian4.9%(104,754)
Other3.8%(80,577)
Segregation Score
47
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
Mexican2.1%(43,531)
Puerto Rican0.7%(15,099)
Central American0.6%(12,078)
Salvadoran0.4%(6,278)
South American0.3%(6,161)
Dominican0.2%(4,223)
Spaniard0.2%(2,903)
Honduran0.1%(2,377)
Colombian0.1%(1,897)
Guatemalan0.1%(1,642)
Cuban0.1%(1,472)
Venezuelan0.1%(1,261)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Panamanian0.1%(965)
Ecuadorian0%(915)
Peruvian0%(766)
Argentine0%(533)
Chilean0%(515)
Nicaraguan0%(358)
Bolivian0%(202)
Uruguayan0%(50)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.9%(36,800)
Chinese0.9%(17,322)
Korean0.2%(5,005)
Vietnamese0.3%(4,868)
Nepalese0.3%(4,792)
Filipino0.2%(4,410)
Japanese0.2%(3,918)
Cambodian0.2%(2,716)
Bhutanese0.2%(2,636)
Pakistani0.1%(2,000)
Laotian0.1%(1,493)
Bangladeshi0.1%(1,003)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0%(853)
Taiwanese0%(844)
Indonesian0%(758)
Sri Lankan0%(618)
Malaysian0%(260)
Hmong0%(128)
Burmese0%(116)
Mongolian0%(45)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(1,054)
Samoan0%(466)
Tongan0%(113)
Chamorro0%(98)
Fijian0%(13)
Ancestry
German21.1%(443,545)
Irish12.7%(266,725)
English9.2%(192,718)
American5.9%(122,895)
Italian5.4%(112,497)
Subsaharan African2.9%(59,042)
Polish2.3%(48,828)
Scottish2.1%(43,029)
French1.8%(37,207)
Welsh1.4%(28,360)
Dutch1.2%(24,457)
Scotch-Irish1%(21,277)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Hungarian0.9%(18,381)
Somali1.1%(16,752)
British0.7%(14,250)
Swedish0.6%(12,404)
Russian0.5%(10,340)
Norwegian0.5%(9,913)
Greek0.5%(9,515)
Swiss0.5%(9,457)
Slovak0.4%(8,351)
Czech0.3%(6,509)
Ethiopian0.3%(5,902)
Ghanaian0.3%(5,402)
Ukrainian0.2%(5,105)
French Canadian0.2%(5,046)
West Indian0.2%(4,936)
Austrian0.2%(3,675)
Lebanese0.2%(3,630)
Danish0.2%(3,566)
Croatian0.2%(3,454)
Nigerian0.1%(2,829)
Canadian0.1%(2,749)
Lithuanian0.1%(2,632)
Romanian0.1%(2,342)
Egyptian0.1%(2,276)
Slovene0.1%(2,260)
Finnish0.1%(2,195)
Arab0.1%(2,156)
Palestinian0.1%(2,104)
Moroccan0.1%(1,978)
Jamaican0.1%(1,763)
Iranian0.1%(1,687)
Portuguese0.1%(1,647)
Haitian0.1%(1,504)
Syrian0.1%(1,373)
Serbian0.1%(1,317)
Iraqi0.1%(1,312)
Kenyan0.1%(1,308)
Macedonian0.1%(1,294)
Jordanian0.1%(1,287)
Belgian0.1%(1,253)
Turkish0.1%(1,153)
Brazilian0.1%(1,129)
Armenian0%(882)
Australian0%(611)
Latvian0%(592)
Guyanese0%(462)
Israeli0%(460)
Bulgarian0%(443)
Barbadian0%(142)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
37.6%
+9.9 ptssince 2000
from 27.7% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
91.7%
+6.3 ptssince 2000
from 85.4% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
13.9%
+4.8 ptssince 2000
from 9.1% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.2 min
+58%since 2000
from 15.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
80.1%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 82.9% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
6.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 6.5% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.3%
−3.4 ptssince 2011
from 7.8% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
67.5%
−1.0 ptssince 2011
from 68.5% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.2%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
43.3%
+5.2 ptssince 2009
from 38.1% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.3% in 2009
Female
50.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
Foreign born
8.4%
+2.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.0% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
6.8%
−4.9 ptssince 2013
from 11.8% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
93.9%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
83.9%
US average: 86.2%
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.8%
−4.9 ptssince 2013
from 11.8% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
61.8%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
11.2%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
14.6%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
18.7%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
1.9%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
71.2%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
32.0%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.9%(21,783)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)20.9%(22,830)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era33.1%(36,209)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War6.7%(7,310)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II2.8%(3,072)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 109,329 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 2,138,926 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Columbus, OH?

The typical household in Columbus, OH earns about $68,963 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 $198,081, and the typical rent is about $971 a month.

How educated are people in Columbus, OH?

About 37.6% 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 12.6% 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 676,668 residents, a change of about 46 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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