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Language Spoken At Home in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 276,084 | 100% |
English only | 254,826 | 92.3% |
Language other than English | 21,258 | 7.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,095 | 2.6% |
Spanish | 12,679 | 4.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,790 | 1.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 4,758 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 995 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,193 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,168 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 628 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 142 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 297,618 | 100% |
American | 21,379 | 7.2% |
Arab | 327 | 0.1% |
Czech | 414 | 0.1% |
Danish | 319 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 2,550 | 0.9% |
English | 20,634 | 6.9% |
French (except Basque) | 5,523 | 1.9% |
French Canadian | 1,065 | 0.4% |
German | 24,982 | 8.4% |
Greek | 319 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 438 | 0.1% |
Irish | 27,742 | 9.3% |
Italian | 7,311 | 2.5% |
Lithuanian | 174 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 1,188 | 0.4% |
Polish | 2,919 | 1.0% |
Portuguese | 714 | 0.2% |
Russian | 551 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,055 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 5,487 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 80 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 3,192 | 1.1% |
Swedish | 898 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 361 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 157 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 1,127 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,959 | 0.7% |
Households By Type in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 109,978 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 72,523 | 65.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 33,310 | 30.3% |
Married-couple family | 46,772 | 42.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 18,891 | 17.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,866 | 4.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,992 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 20,885 | 19.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,427 | 11.3% |
Nonfamily households | 37,455 | 34.1% |
Householder living alone | 32,858 | 29.9% |
65 years and over | 11,342 | 10.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 38,226 | 34.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 26,173 | 23.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 281,239 | 100% |
Householder | 109,978 | 39.1% |
Spouse | 46,790 | 16.6% |
Child | 91,562 | 32.6% |
Other relatives | 21,192 | 7.5% |
Nonrelatives | 11,717 | 4.2% |
Unmarried partner | 4,683 | 1.7% |
Marital Status in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 113,741 | 100% |
Never married | 42,621 | 37.5% |
Now married, except separated | 51,956 | 45.7% |
Separated | 3,033 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 3,636 | 3.2% |
Divorced | 12,495 | 11.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 121,607 | 100% |
Never married | 35,027 | 28.8% |
Now married, except separated | 50,750 | 41.7% |
Separated | 4,723 | 3.9% |
Widowed | 13,321 | 11.0% |
Divorced | 17,786 | 14.6% |
Fertility in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 4,927 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 2,401 | 48.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 66 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 120 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 21 | 0% |
Grandparents in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,227 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 3,961 | 54.8% |
Less than 1 year | 687 | 9.5% |
1 or 2 years | 882 | 12.2% |
3 or 4 years | 750 | 10.4% |
5 or more years | 1,642 | 22.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,961 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,768 | 69.9% |
Who are married | 2,238 | 56.5% |
School Enrollment in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 85,017 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 5,670 | 6.7% |
Kindergarten | 4,185 | 4.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 32,820 | 38.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 17,566 | 20.7% |
College or graduate school | 24,776 | 29.1% |
Educational Attainment in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 187,324 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 9,511 | 5.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 20,002 | 10.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 54,630 | 29.2% |
Some college, no degree | 48,877 | 26.1% |
Associate's degree | 14,637 | 7.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 25,184 | 13.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 14,483 | 7.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 21.2% |
Veteran Status in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 206,785 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 31,588 | 15.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 276,165 | 100% |
With a disability | 51,062 | 18.5% |
Under 18 years | 74,901 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,998 | 6.7% |
18 to 64 years | 167,345 | 100% |
With a disability | 30,247 | 18.1% |
65 years and over | 33,919 | 100% |
With a disability | 15,817 | 46.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 293,703 | 100% |
Same house | 225,690 | 76.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 65,304 | 22.2% |
Same county | 29,801 | 10.1% |
Different county | 35,503 | 12.1% |
Same state | 11,257 | 3.8% |
Different state | 24,246 | 8.3% |
Abroad | 2,709 | 0.9% |
Place Of Birth in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 297,618 | 100% |
Native | 285,421 | 95.9% |
Born in United States | 277,556 | 93.3% |
State of residence | 146,297 | 49.2% |
Different state | 131,259 | 44.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 7,865 | 2.6% |
Foreign born | 12,197 | 4.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 12,197 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 6,412 | 52.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 5,785 | 47.4% |
Year of Entry in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 20,062 | 100% |
Native | 7,865 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 153 | 1.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 7,712 | 98.1% |
Foreign born | 12,197 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 565 | 4.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 11,632 | 95.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 12,197 | 100% |
Europe | 2,396 | 19.6% |
Asia | 3,430 | 28.1% |
Africa | 712 | 5.8% |
Oceania | 61 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 5,295 | 43.4% |
Northern America | 303 | 2.5% |