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Language Spoken At Home in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 1,713,267 | 100% |
English only | 1,558,943 | 91.0% |
Language other than English | 154,324 | 9.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 59,919 | 3.5% |
Spanish | 48,323 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 21,339 | 1.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 40,673 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 11,763 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 35,718 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 15,276 | 0.9% |
Other languages | 29,610 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 11,541 | 0.7% |
Ancestry in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,840,267 | 100% |
American | 137,008 | 7.4% |
Arab | 11,131 | 0.6% |
Czech | 7,031 | 0.4% |
Danish | 2,871 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 32,446 | 1.8% |
English | 183,101 | 9.9% |
French (except Basque) | 40,820 | 2.2% |
French Canadian | 4,620 | 0.3% |
German | 481,972 | 26.2% |
Greek | 8,905 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 18,060 | 1.0% |
Irish | 272,695 | 14.8% |
Italian | 102,532 | 5.6% |
Lithuanian | 2,736 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 9,153 | 0.5% |
Polish | 45,621 | 2.5% |
Portuguese | 2,146 | 0.1% |
Russian | 12,312 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 20,097 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 40,106 | 2.2% |
Slovak | 7,882 | 0.4% |
Subsaharan African | 40,362 | 2.2% |
Swedish | 13,301 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 8,507 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 5,155 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 31,394 | 1.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 4,567 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 710,600 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 453,596 | 63.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 219,966 | 31.0% |
Married-couple family | 334,592 | 47.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 147,852 | 20.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 29,638 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 15,933 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 89,366 | 12.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 56,181 | 7.9% |
Nonfamily households | 257,004 | 36.2% |
Householder living alone | 205,807 | 29.0% |
65 years and over | 56,878 | 8.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 239,725 | 33.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 141,574 | 19.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 1,794,307 | 100% |
Householder | 710,600 | 39.6% |
Spouse | 334,230 | 18.6% |
Child | 541,996 | 30.2% |
Other relatives | 90,714 | 5.1% |
Nonrelatives | 116,767 | 6.5% |
Unmarried partner | 47,617 | 2.7% |
Marital Status in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 709,728 | 100% |
Never married | 253,238 | 35.7% |
Now married, except separated | 358,523 | 50.5% |
Separated | 11,705 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 15,429 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 70,833 | 10.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 751,387 | 100% |
Never married | 227,727 | 30.3% |
Now married, except separated | 349,725 | 46.5% |
Separated | 16,732 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 57,640 | 7.7% |
Divorced | 99,563 | 13.3% |
Fertility in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 0 | 0% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 33,099 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 14,481 | 43.8% |
Less than 1 year | 3,257 | 9.8% |
1 or 2 years | 3,383 | 10.2% |
3 or 4 years | 2,827 | 8.5% |
5 or more years | 5,014 | 15.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 14,481 | 100% |
Who are female | 9,045 | 62.5% |
Who are married | 9,711 | 67.1% |
School Enrollment in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 515,533 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 31,335 | 6.1% |
Kindergarten | 25,615 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 201,167 | 39.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 101,817 | 19.7% |
College or graduate school | 155,599 | 30.2% |
Educational Attainment in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 1,197,245 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 32,813 | 2.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 85,923 | 7.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 344,408 | 28.8% |
Some college, no degree | 248,971 | 20.8% |
Associate's degree | 84,993 | 7.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 261,171 | 21.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 138,966 | 11.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 33.4% |
Veteran Status in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 1,384,693 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 123,423 | 8.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 1,814,979 | 100% |
With a disability | 206,320 | 11.4% |
Under 18 years | 453,255 | 100% |
With a disability | 21,806 | 4.8% |
18 to 64 years | 1,171,319 | 100% |
With a disability | 115,552 | 9.9% |
65 years and over | 190,405 | 100% |
With a disability | 68,962 | 36.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 1,815,897 | 100% |
Same house | 1,494,823 | 82.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 312,432 | 17.2% |
Same county | 203,123 | 11.2% |
Different county | 109,309 | 6.0% |
Same state | 73,612 | 4.1% |
Different state | 35,697 | 2.0% |
Abroad | 8,642 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,840,267 | 100% |
Native | 1,713,555 | 93.1% |
Born in United States | 1,699,691 | 92.4% |
State of residence | 1,288,933 | 70.0% |
Different state | 410,758 | 22.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 13,864 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 126,712 | 6.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 126,712 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 52,431 | 41.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 74,281 | 58.6% |
Year of Entry in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 140,576 | 100% |
Native | 13,864 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 349 | 2.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 13,515 | 97.5% |
Foreign born | 126,712 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 5,687 | 4.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 121,025 | 95.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Columbus
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 126,712 | 100% |
Europe | 16,073 | 12.7% |
Asia | 48,035 | 37.9% |
Africa | 29,001 | 22.9% |
Oceania | 448 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 30,159 | 23.8% |
Northern America | 2,996 | 2.4% |