Columbus

Population: 906,480
Median household income: $65,327
Median home value: $234,500

Located in Franklin County, Ohio, Columbus is a community with a population of 906,480. At $65,327, its median household income sits below Franklin County's $73,795.

From 2019 to 2023, Columbus's population grew 3.2% from 878,553 to 906,480, while its median home value rose 54.7% from $151,600 to $234,500.

70.1% of workers drive to work alone. 45.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 906,480
Median age: 33.0 yrs
Median household income: $65,327
Median home value: $234,500
Median gross rent: $1,224
Housing units: 420,068
Homeownership rate: 44.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

878,553906,480

Median household income

$53,745$65,327

Median home value

$151,600$234,500

Median gross rent

$961$1,224

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	878,553	$53,745	$151,600	$961
2020	889,079	$54,902	$160,000	$989
2021	898,143	$58,575	$174,400	$1,061
2022	902,449	$62,994	$212,500	$1,161
2023	906,480	$65,327	$234,500	$1,224

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 3420.3%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	60,284	6.7%
5 to 17	140,044	15.4%
18 to 24	103,661	11.4%
25 to 34	183,712	20.3%
35 to 44	125,471	13.8%
45 to 54	98,651	10.9%
55 to 64	95,098	10.5%
65 to 74	62,742	6.9%
75 and over	36,817	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	468,990	51.7%
Black or African American	260,957	28.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	614	0.1%
Asian	52,251	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	217	0.0%
Some other race	4,686	0.5%
Two or more races	47,254	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	71,511	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.2%

High school graduate25.2%

Some college or associate's26.4%

Bachelor's degree24.1%

Graduate or professional degree14.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	61,682	10.2%
High school graduate	151,578	25.2%
Some college or associate's	158,957	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	145,408	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	84,866	14.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone70.1%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit2.1%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home16.1%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	333,807	70.1%
Carpooled	35,816	7.5%
Public transit	10,144	2.1%
Walked	12,249	2.6%
Bicycle	1,757	0.4%
Worked from home	76,788	16.1%
Other means	5,748	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	99,664	24.9%
15 to 29 min	205,331	51.4%
30 to 44 min	68,634	17.2%
45 to 59 min	12,471	3.1%
60+ min	13,421	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 17.8% (157,600 of 882,944)

	Count	Share
Family households	200,236	51.8%
Nonfamily households	186,345	48.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	386,581	92.0%
Vacant	33,487	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	171,346	44.3%
Renter-occupied	215,235	55.7%

1-unit, detached45.0%

1-unit, attached10.0%

2 to 4 units13.1%

5 to 19 units19.3%

20 or more units11.8%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	189,094	45.0%
1-unit, attached	41,943	10.0%
2 to 4 units	54,955	13.1%
5 to 19 units	80,926	19.3%
20 or more units	49,586	11.8%
Mobile home & other	3,564	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3918000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 222 sq mi
Water area: 5.86 sq mi
Center point: 39.9839, -82.9849