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Language Spoken At Home in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 72,035 | 100% |
English only | 65,693 | 91.2% |
Language other than English | 6,342 | 8.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,595 | 3.6% |
Spanish | 3,426 | 4.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,665 | 2.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,297 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 246 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,551 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 669 | 0.9% |
Other languages | 68 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 15 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 77,297 | 100% |
American | 12,091 | 15.6% |
Arab | 64 | 0.1% |
Czech | 99 | 0.1% |
Danish | 296 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 1,087 | 1.4% |
English | 9,418 | 12.2% |
French (except Basque) | 1,472 | 1.9% |
French Canadian | 119 | 0.2% |
German | 19,919 | 25.8% |
Greek | 55 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 205 | 0.3% |
Irish | 8,769 | 11.3% |
Italian | 1,400 | 1.8% |
Lithuanian | 48 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 516 | 0.7% |
Polish | 1,267 | 1.6% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 42 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 919 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 2,163 | 2.8% |
Slovak | 36 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 127 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 346 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 291 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 43 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 357 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 81 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 30,075 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 20,925 | 69.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,328 | 31.0% |
Married-couple family | 16,381 | 54.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,795 | 22.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,380 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 642 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,164 | 10.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,891 | 6.3% |
Nonfamily households | 9,150 | 30.4% |
Householder living alone | 7,673 | 25.5% |
65 years and over | 3,059 | 10.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 10,572 | 35.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 7,448 | 24.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 76,310 | 100% |
Householder | 30,075 | 39.4% |
Spouse | 16,337 | 21.4% |
Child | 22,035 | 28.9% |
Other relatives | 4,085 | 5.4% |
Nonrelatives | 3,778 | 5.0% |
Unmarried partner | 1,642 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 30,037 | 100% |
Never married | 8,187 | 27.3% |
Now married, except separated | 17,716 | 59.0% |
Separated | 88 | 0.3% |
Widowed | 734 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 3,312 | 11.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 31,208 | 100% |
Never married | 6,433 | 20.6% |
Now married, except separated | 16,800 | 53.8% |
Separated | 750 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 2,862 | 9.2% |
Divorced | 4,363 | 14.0% |
Fertility in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 959 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 289 | 30.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 37 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 116 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 9 | 0% |
Grandparents in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,867 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 943 | 50.5% |
Less than 1 year | 174 | 9.3% |
1 or 2 years | 381 | 20.4% |
3 or 4 years | 38 | 2.0% |
5 or more years | 350 | 18.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 943 | 100% |
Who are female | 553 | 58.6% |
Who are married | 717 | 76.0% |
School Enrollment in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 19,736 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,525 | 7.7% |
Kindergarten | 1,123 | 5.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 8,725 | 44.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 4,725 | 23.9% |
College or graduate school | 3,638 | 18.4% |
Educational Attainment in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 51,767 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,749 | 3.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,871 | 7.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 17,727 | 34.2% |
Some college, no degree | 10,429 | 20.1% |
Associate's degree | 4,226 | 8.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 8,196 | 15.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 5,569 | 10.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 26.6% |
Veteran Status in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 57,670 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 5,753 | 10.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 76,238 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,861 | 11.6% |
Under 18 years | 19,397 | 100% |
With a disability | 789 | 4.1% |
18 to 64 years | 46,553 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,540 | 9.8% |
65 years and over | 10,288 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,532 | 34.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 76,239 | 100% |
Same house | 63,618 | 83.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 11,873 | 15.6% |
Same county | 6,852 | 9.0% |
Different county | 5,021 | 6.6% |
Same state | 2,751 | 3.6% |
Different state | 2,270 | 3.0% |
Abroad | 748 | 1.0% |
Place Of Birth in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 77,297 | 100% |
Native | 71,883 | 93.0% |
Born in United States | 71,393 | 92.4% |
State of residence | 53,599 | 69.3% |
Different state | 17,794 | 23.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 490 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 5,414 | 7.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 5,414 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,092 | 20.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 4,322 | 79.8% |
Year of Entry in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 5,904 | 100% |
Native | 490 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 80 | 16.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 410 | 83.7% |
Foreign born | 5,414 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 456 | 8.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,958 | 91.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 5,414 | 100% |
Europe | 509 | 9.4% |
Asia | 2,332 | 43.1% |
Africa | 100 | 1.8% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 2,386 | 44.1% |
Northern America | 87 | 1.6% |