Columbus vs Reynoldsburg

A side-by-side comparison of Columbus and Reynoldsburg: population, income, housing, and more.

Columbus and Reynoldsburg are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Columbus has the higher population (906,480 vs 41,032 in Reynoldsburg). Reynoldsburg has the higher median household income ($71,381 vs $65,327 in Columbus). Columbus has the higher median home value ($234,500 vs $230,300 in Reynoldsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Reynoldsburg
Population	906,480	41,032
Median age	33.0 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,327	$71,381
Median home value	$234,500	$230,300
Median gross rent	$1,224	$1,227
Housing units	420,068	17,657
Homeownership rate	44.3%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.2%	32.1%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Reynoldsburg
Population	878,553 → 906,480 (+3.2%)	38,129 → 41,032 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$53,745 → $65,327 (+21.5%)	$67,120 → $71,381 (+6.3%)
Median home value	$151,600 → $234,500 (+54.7%)	$160,800 → $230,300 (+43.2%)
Median gross rent	$961 → $1,224 (+27.4%)	$1,028 → $1,227 (+19.4%)

Columbus

Population

878,553906,480

Median household income

$53,745$65,327

Median home value

$151,600$234,500

Median gross rent

$961$1,224

Reynoldsburg

Population

38,12941,032

Median household income

$67,120$71,381

Median home value

$160,800$230,300

Median gross rent

$1,028$1,227

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Reynoldsburg
Under 5	6.7%	7.4%
5 to 17	15.4%	16.9%
18 to 24	11.4%	6.4%
25 to 34	20.3%	14.4%
35 to 44	13.8%	14.4%
45 to 54	10.9%	11.2%
55 to 64	10.5%	14.1%
65 to 74	6.9%	9.2%
75 and over	4.1%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Reynoldsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	51.7%	50.2%
Black or African American	28.8%	30.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	5.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.2%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Reynoldsburg
No high school diploma	10.2%	8.7%
High school graduate	25.2%	24.2%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Reynoldsburg
Drove alone	70.1%	69.9%
Carpooled	7.5%	8.9%
Public transit	2.1%	0.9%
Walked	2.6%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	16.1%	16.4%
Other means	1.2%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Reynoldsburg
1-unit, detached	45.0%	60.1%
1-unit, attached	10.0%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	19.3%	14.7%
20 or more units	11.8%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Reynoldsburg
Poverty rate	17.8%	10.9%
Average household size	2.29	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1980	1984