| People QuickFacts | Columbus | Ohio |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 797,434 | 11,541,007 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 787,073 | 11,536,502 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.3% | Z |
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Population, 2010 | 787,033 | 11,536,504 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.2% | 23.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 8.6% | 14.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.2% | 51.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 61.5% | 82.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 28.0% | 12.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 4.1% | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.3% | 2.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 5.6% | 3.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 59.3% | 81.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 76.6% | 85.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 10.3% | 3.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 12.9% | 6.5% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 87.7% | 87.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 32.3% | 24.5% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 45,521 | 914,971 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 21.0 | 22.9 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 370,965 | 5,127,508 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 48.6% | 68.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 41.6% | 22.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $137,400 | $135,600 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 319,741 | 4,554,007 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.38 | 2.46 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $23,618 | $25,618 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $43,348 | $48,071 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 21.8% | 14.8% |
| Business QuickFacts | Columbus | Ohio |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 56,957 | 897,939 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 16.6% | 5.8% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.8% | 2.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.4% | 1.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 33.3% | 27.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 11,317,893 | 295,890,890 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 11,029,444 | 135,575,279 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 12,077,018 | 138,816,008 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $16,088 | $12,049 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,944,791 | 17,779,905 |