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Language Spoken At Home in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 55,406 | 100% |
English only | 53,657 | 96.8% |
Language other than English | 1,749 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 600 | 1.1% |
Spanish | 1,106 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 415 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 369 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 92 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 242 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 93 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 32 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 59,584 | 100% |
American | 5,326 | 8.9% |
Arab | 116 | 0.2% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 22 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 514 | 0.9% |
English | 5,802 | 9.7% |
French (except Basque) | 745 | 1.3% |
French Canadian | 272 | 0.5% |
German | 4,114 | 6.9% |
Greek | 14 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 44 | 0.1% |
Irish | 4,742 | 8.0% |
Italian | 639 | 1.1% |
Lithuanian | 14 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 167 | 0.3% |
Polish | 129 | 0.2% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 204 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,066 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 1,088 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 223 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 227 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 29 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 8 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 194 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 17 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 23,429 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 15,628 | 66.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,907 | 29.5% |
Married-couple family | 10,728 | 45.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,111 | 17.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 860 | 3.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 493 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,040 | 17.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,303 | 9.8% |
Nonfamily households | 7,801 | 33.3% |
Householder living alone | 6,894 | 29.4% |
65 years and over | 2,046 | 8.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 8,190 | 35.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,407 | 23.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 57,872 | 100% |
Householder | 23,429 | 40.5% |
Spouse | 10,735 | 18.5% |
Child | 17,475 | 30.2% |
Other relatives | 4,165 | 7.2% |
Nonrelatives | 2,068 | 3.6% |
Unmarried partner | 745 | 1.3% |
Marital Status in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 21,919 | 100% |
Never married | 6,789 | 31.0% |
Now married, except separated | 11,606 | 52.9% |
Separated | 545 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 586 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 2,393 | 10.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 25,223 | 100% |
Never married | 7,526 | 29.8% |
Now married, except separated | 10,987 | 43.6% |
Separated | 955 | 3.8% |
Widowed | 2,704 | 10.7% |
Divorced | 3,051 | 12.1% |
Fertility in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 897 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 451 | 50.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 59 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 66 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 110 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 8 | 0% |
Grandparents in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,590 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,092 | 68.7% |
Less than 1 year | 357 | 22.5% |
1 or 2 years | 236 | 14.8% |
3 or 4 years | 97 | 6.1% |
5 or more years | 402 | 25.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,092 | 100% |
Who are female | 676 | 61.9% |
Who are married | 709 | 64.9% |
School Enrollment in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 16,802 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,442 | 8.6% |
Kindergarten | 1,000 | 6.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,359 | 37.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,189 | 19.0% |
College or graduate school | 4,812 | 28.6% |
Educational Attainment in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 38,149 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,585 | 6.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,714 | 12.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 11,587 | 30.4% |
Some college, no degree | 8,949 | 23.5% |
Associate's degree | 2,646 | 6.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,930 | 12.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,738 | 7.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.1% |
Veteran Status in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 43,282 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 5,544 | 12.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 57,478 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,943 | 15.6% |
Under 18 years | 14,817 | 100% |
With a disability | 728 | 4.9% |
18 to 64 years | 35,345 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,942 | 14.0% |
65 years and over | 7,316 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,273 | 44.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 58,726 | 100% |
Same house | 48,851 | 83.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 9,607 | 16.4% |
Same county | 5,888 | 10.0% |
Different county | 3,719 | 6.3% |
Same state | 1,746 | 3.0% |
Different state | 1,973 | 3.4% |
Abroad | 268 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 59,584 | 100% |
Native | 58,700 | 98.5% |
Born in United States | 57,906 | 97.2% |
State of residence | 41,893 | 70.3% |
Different state | 16,013 | 26.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 794 | 1.3% |
Foreign born | 884 | 1.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 884 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 351 | 39.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 533 | 60.3% |
Year of Entry in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,678 | 100% |
Native | 794 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 52 | 6.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 742 | 93.5% |
Foreign born | 884 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 20 | 2.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 864 | 97.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 884 | 100% |
Europe | 188 | 21.3% |
Asia | 299 | 33.8% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 318 | 36.0% |
Northern America | 79 | 8.9% |