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Columbus Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 647,158
Land Area (2000): 9,586.113 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 343.647 square kilometers

Columbus Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	129,805	2002	549,421	2005	688,684
2000	533,482	2003	670,693	2006	700,605
2001	425,757	2004	679,650	2007	157,307

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	904,386	69.61%
Rural, Farm	14,718	1.13%
Rural, Non-farm	380,118	29.26%

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Columbus Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	288,640	276,531	12,109	4.20%	42
1991	294,117	279,578	14,539	4.94%	49
1992	298,295	281,963	16,332	5.48%	55
1993	300,589	282,461	18,127	6.03%	60
1994	304,560	290,700	13,860	4.55%	46
1995	306,408	294,668	11,741	3.83%	38
1996	315,483	302,765	12,718	4.03%	40
1997	319,450	309,582	9,868	3.09%	31
1998	323,417	315,568	7,849	2.43%	24
1999	331,419	322,247	9,172	2.77%	28
2000	334,819	324,353	10,466	3.13%	31
2001	329,585	315,637	13,949	4.23%	42
2002	332,872	317,064	15,807	4.75%	47
2003	340,733	322,062	18,671	5.48%	55
2004	348,395	328,461	19,934	5.72%	57
2005	356,536	336,126	20,409	5.72%	57
2006	365,315	345,172	20,143	5.51%	55
2007	369,378	350,289	19,090	5.17%	52
2008	370,928	350,100	20,828	5.62%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	282,834	270,135	12,699	4.49%	45
Feb 1990	282,202	270,431	11,771	4.17%	42
Mar 1990	283,568	273,842	9,726	3.43%	34
Apr 1990	286,827	275,847	10,980	3.83%	38
May 1990	289,188	277,674	11,514	3.98%	40
Jun 1990	291,720	278,719	13,001	4.46%	45
Jul 1990	292,004	280,164	11,840	4.05%	41
Aug 1990	290,920	277,167	13,753	4.73%	47
Sep 1990	289,763	276,363	13,400	4.62%	46
Oct 1990	292,691	280,376	12,315	4.21%	42
Nov 1990	290,720	278,110	12,610	4.34%	43
Dec 1990	291,242	279,544	11,698	4.02%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	287,323	273,920	13,403	4.66%	47
Feb 1991	290,363	275,309	15,054	5.18%	52
Mar 1991	290,573	277,931	12,642	4.35%	44
Apr 1991	294,788	282,458	12,330	4.18%	42
May 1991	294,731	281,725	13,006	4.41%	44
Jun 1991	299,088	282,238	16,850	5.63%	56
Jul 1991	297,837	283,131	14,706	4.94%	49
Aug 1991	294,315	278,454	15,861	5.39%	54
Sep 1991	294,438	278,700	15,738	5.35%	53
Oct 1991	296,645	281,405	15,240	5.14%	51
Nov 1991	295,039	280,175	14,864	5.04%	50
Dec 1991	294,263	279,493	14,770	5.02%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	294,823	277,632	17,191	5.83%	58
Feb 1992	294,766	277,659	17,107	5.80%	58
Mar 1992	296,112	280,986	15,126	5.11%	51
Apr 1992	297,642	283,123	14,519	4.88%	49
May 1992	299,181	283,977	15,204	5.08%	51
Jun 1992	302,946	285,779	17,167	5.67%	57
Jul 1992	306,394	289,627	16,767	5.47%	55
Aug 1992	302,428	285,102	17,326	5.73%	57
Sep 1992	295,525	278,626	16,899	5.72%	57
Oct 1992	297,962	281,092	16,870	5.66%	57
Nov 1992	296,017	279,826	16,191	5.47%	55
Dec 1992	295,746	280,131	15,615	5.28%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	294,617	276,458	18,159	6.16%	62
Feb 1993	296,855	277,637	19,218	6.47%	65
Mar 1993	299,339	280,629	18,710	6.25%	63
Apr 1993	300,097	280,865	19,232	6.41%	64
May 1993	303,728	283,811	19,917	6.56%	66
Jun 1993	306,368	284,756	21,612	7.05%	71
Jul 1993	305,266	285,551	19,715	6.46%	65
Aug 1993	303,384	284,729	18,655	6.15%	61
Sep 1993	297,622	280,591	17,031	5.72%	57
Oct 1993	300,776	284,666	16,110	5.36%	54
Nov 1993	298,981	284,003	14,978	5.01%	50
Dec 1993	300,030	285,839	14,191	4.73%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	298,423	281,907	16,516	5.53%	55
Feb 1994	300,764	283,978	16,786	5.58%	56
Mar 1994	300,611	285,246	15,365	5.11%	51
Apr 1994	303,575	288,548	15,027	4.95%	50
May 1994	306,614	292,576	14,038	4.58%	46
Jun 1994	307,926	292,840	15,086	4.90%	49
Jul 1994	310,410	296,160	14,250	4.59%	46
Aug 1994	307,252	293,700	13,552	4.41%	44
Sep 1994	302,958	290,042	12,916	4.26%	43
Oct 1994	305,866	293,654	12,212	3.99%	40
Nov 1994	306,078	294,986	11,092	3.62%	36
Dec 1994	304,237	294,763	9,474	3.11%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	299,804	288,471	11,333	3.78%	38
Feb 1995	302,872	291,489	11,383	3.76%	38
Mar 1995	304,848	294,301	10,547	3.46%	35
Apr 1995	306,985	295,822	11,163	3.64%	36
May 1995	308,402	297,129	11,273	3.66%	37
Jun 1995	308,820	296,327	12,493	4.05%	40
Jul 1995	312,412	299,670	12,742	4.08%	41
Aug 1995	308,758	296,283	12,475	4.04%	40
Sep 1995	305,006	292,504	12,502	4.10%	41
Oct 1995	307,660	295,355	12,305	4.00%	40
Nov 1995	305,978	294,392	11,586	3.79%	38
Dec 1995	305,356	294,271	11,085	3.63%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	306,710	294,580	12,130	3.95%	40
Feb 1996	307,763	295,408	12,355	4.01%	40
Mar 1996	310,640	298,626	12,014	3.87%	39
Apr 1996	312,618	301,034	11,584	3.71%	37
May 1996	316,172	303,177	12,995	4.11%	41
Jun 1996	318,014	304,186	13,828	4.35%	43
Jul 1996	322,862	308,776	14,086	4.36%	44
Aug 1996	318,603	305,680	12,923	4.06%	41
Sep 1996	317,697	304,420	13,277	4.18%	42
Oct 1996	319,495	306,627	12,868	4.03%	40
Nov 1996	318,450	305,848	12,602	3.96%	40
Dec 1996	316,770	304,818	11,952	3.77%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	315,896	303,051	12,845	4.07%	41
Feb 1997	317,238	304,635	12,603	3.97%	40
Mar 1997	319,046	308,046	11,000	3.45%	34
Apr 1997	318,925	309,280	9,645	3.02%	30
May 1997	321,490	311,461	10,029	3.12%	31
Jun 1997	322,499	311,129	11,370	3.53%	35
Jul 1997	324,774	314,644	10,130	3.12%	31
Aug 1997	321,366	311,294	10,072	3.13%	31
Sep 1997	317,895	308,475	9,420	2.96%	30
Oct 1997	318,543	310,794	7,749	2.43%	24
Nov 1997	318,208	311,166	7,042	2.21%	22
Dec 1997	317,523	311,014	6,509	2.05%	20

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	317,095	309,154	7,941	2.50%	25
Feb 1998	318,339	310,465	7,874	2.47%	25
Mar 1998	319,934	313,559	6,375	1.99%	20
Apr 1998	322,847	316,798	6,049	1.87%	19
May 1998	325,805	318,654	7,151	2.19%	22
Jun 1998	326,980	318,021	8,959	2.74%	27
Jul 1998	328,392	319,239	9,153	2.79%	28
Aug 1998	324,011	315,429	8,582	2.65%	26
Sep 1998	321,953	313,258	8,695	2.70%	27
Oct 1998	325,054	316,454	8,600	2.65%	26
Nov 1998	325,269	317,424	7,845	2.41%	24
Dec 1998	325,327	318,358	6,969	2.14%	21

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	325,551	317,150	8,401	2.58%	26
Feb 1999	327,430	318,038	9,392	2.87%	29
Mar 1999	328,792	320,491	8,301	2.52%	25
Apr 1999	330,132	321,935	8,197	2.48%	25
May 1999	333,571	324,780	8,791	2.64%	26
Jun 1999	334,569	324,602	9,967	2.98%	30
Jul 1999	336,452	326,625	9,827	2.92%	29
Aug 1999	333,820	323,480	10,340	3.10%	31
Sep 1999	329,399	319,301	10,098	3.07%	31
Oct 1999	332,995	323,328	9,667	2.90%	29
Nov 1999	331,855	322,966	8,889	2.68%	27
Dec 1999	332,462	324,269	8,193	2.46%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	330,968	319,508	11,460	3.46%	35
Feb 2000	330,708	319,514	11,194	3.38%	34
Mar 2000	331,102	322,098	9,004	2.72%	27
Apr 2000	332,781	324,433	8,348	2.51%	25
May 2000	334,763	324,195	10,568	3.16%	32
Jun 2000	337,563	325,469	12,094	3.58%	36
Jul 2000	338,040	326,259	11,781	3.49%	35
Aug 2000	336,515	324,366	12,149	3.61%	36
Sep 2000	334,163	323,435	10,728	3.21%	32
Oct 2000	336,926	327,673	9,253	2.75%	27
Nov 2000	335,865	326,996	8,869	2.64%	26
Dec 2000	338,432	328,286	10,146	3.00%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	337,935	325,504	12,431	3.68%	37
Feb 2001	338,730	325,956	12,774	3.77%	38
Mar 2001	340,540	328,295	12,245	3.60%	36
Apr 2001	321,800	309,833	11,967	3.72%	37
May 2001	324,422	311,588	12,834	3.96%	40
Jun 2001	327,991	312,625	15,366	4.68%	47
Jul 2001	329,244	313,939	15,305	4.65%	46
Aug 2001	326,340	310,418	15,922	4.88%	49
Sep 2001	325,509	310,112	15,397	4.73%	47
Oct 2001	327,522	313,156	14,366	4.39%	44
Nov 2001	326,851	313,105	13,746	4.21%	42
Dec 2001	328,140	313,107	15,033	4.58%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	326,548	310,807	15,741	4.82%	48
Feb 2002	328,301	312,449	15,852	4.83%	48
Mar 2002	328,714	313,711	15,003	4.56%	46
Apr 2002	331,099	316,573	14,526	4.39%	44
May 2002	333,471	318,560	14,911	4.47%	45
Jun 2002	335,978	318,735	17,243	5.13%	51
Jul 2002	335,410	319,313	16,097	4.80%	48
Aug 2002	334,191	317,808	16,383	4.90%	49
Sep 2002	333,168	317,793	15,375	4.61%	46
Oct 2002	336,582	321,063	15,519	4.61%	46
Nov 2002	334,694	318,218	16,476	4.92%	49
Dec 2002	336,304	319,742	16,562	4.92%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	337,175	319,019	18,156	5.38%	54
Feb 2003	338,323	319,702	18,621	5.50%	55
Mar 2003	337,699	320,731	16,968	5.02%	50
Apr 2003	338,464	321,721	16,743	4.95%	49
May 2003	340,761	322,593	18,168	5.33%	53
Jun 2003	344,088	322,589	21,499	6.25%	62
Jul 2003	342,625	322,399	20,226	5.90%	59
Aug 2003	340,604	321,317	19,287	5.66%	57
Sep 2003	339,382	320,257	19,125	5.64%	56
Oct 2003	343,770	324,455	19,315	5.62%	56
Nov 2003	342,635	324,228	18,407	5.37%	54
Dec 2003	343,268	325,731	17,537	5.11%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	343,370	323,655	19,715	5.74%	57
Feb 2004	342,721	323,423	19,298	5.63%	56
Mar 2004	344,505	324,917	19,588	5.69%	57
Apr 2004	345,607	327,625	17,982	5.20%	52
May 2004	347,548	328,645	18,903	5.44%	54
Jun 2004	351,631	330,073	21,558	6.13%	61
Jul 2004	351,859	331,192	20,667	5.87%	59
Aug 2004	350,421	329,584	20,837	5.95%	59
Sep 2004	349,133	328,883	20,250	5.80%	58
Oct 2004	352,193	331,721	20,472	5.81%	58
Nov 2004	350,926	330,749	20,177	5.75%	57
Dec 2004	350,830	331,070	19,760	5.63%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	352,187	331,088	21,099	5.99%	60
Feb 2005	353,809	331,736	22,073	6.24%	62
Mar 2005	352,824	333,233	19,591	5.55%	56
Apr 2005	353,858	335,349	18,509	5.23%	52
May 2005	354,647	335,930	18,717	5.28%	53
Jun 2005	356,385	335,463	20,922	5.87%	59
Jul 2005	358,086	337,844	20,242	5.65%	57
Aug 2005	358,388	337,468	20,920	5.84%	58
Sep 2005	357,163	335,458	21,705	6.08%	61
Oct 2005	360,900	339,383	21,517	5.96%	60
Nov 2005	360,011	339,504	20,507	5.70%	57
Dec 2005	360,171	341,061	19,110	5.31%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	359,645	339,929	19,716	5.48%	55
Feb 2006	361,790	340,788	21,002	5.81%	58
Mar 2006	363,106	343,663	19,443	5.35%	54
Apr 2006	363,507	344,980	18,527	5.10%	51
May 2006	365,163	346,346	18,817	5.15%	52
Jun 2006	367,526	345,984	21,542	5.86%	59
Jul 2006	369,002	347,617	21,385	5.80%	58
Aug 2006	366,824	344,758	22,066	6.02%	60
Sep 2006	364,588	343,605	20,983	5.76%	58
Oct 2006	367,709	347,549	20,160	5.48%	55
Nov 2006	367,082	347,540	19,542	5.32%	53
Dec 2006	367,843	349,307	18,536	5.04%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	367,378	346,985	20,393	5.55%	56
Feb 2007	366,509	346,944	19,565	5.34%	53
Mar 2007	366,462	348,644	17,818	4.86%	49
Apr 2007	366,052	349,267	16,785	4.59%	46
May 2007	367,800	351,363	16,437	4.47%	45
Jun 2007	373,154	353,707	19,447	5.21%	52
Jul 2007	374,911	354,876	20,035	5.34%	53
Aug 2007	369,403	349,440	19,963	5.40%	54
Sep 2007	369,519	349,640	19,879	5.38%	54
Oct 2007	370,370	350,598	19,772	5.34%	53
Nov 2007	370,558	351,588	18,970	5.12%	51
Dec 2007	370,424	350,410	20,014	5.40%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	368,361	348,243	20,118	5.46%	55
Feb 2008	365,940	347,986	17,954	4.91%	49
Mar 2008	369,113	351,474	17,639	4.78%	48
Apr 2008	369,050	351,946	17,104	4.63%	46
May 2008	371,355	351,308	20,047	5.40%	54
Jun 2008	374,112	352,591	21,521	5.75%	58
Jul 2008	378,941	355,137	23,804	6.28%	63
Aug 2008	373,229	347,677	25,552	6.85%	68
Sep 2008	368,253	344,542	23,711	6.44%	64
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Columbus Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	40,822	12.79%
2.	Public Administration	24,350	7.63%
3.	Educational Services	17,260	5.41%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	16,742	5.24%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	15,558	4.87%
6.	Finance and Insurance	14,076	4.41%
7.	Health Care	13,382	4.19%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	11,910	3.73%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	8,278	2.59%
10.	Truck Transportation	7,846	2.46%
11.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	7,334	2.30%
12.	Metal Manufactuing	7,138	2.24%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	6,772	2.12%
14.	Utilities	6,190	1.94%
15.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	5,712	1.79%
16.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	5,236	1.64%
17.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	5,094	1.60%
18.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	4,958	1.55%
19.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	4,854	1.52%
20.	Other Transportation	4,218	1.32%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	44,428	14.69%
2.	Educational Services	42,756	14.14%
3.	Public Administration	27,410	9.06%
4.	Finance and Insurance	25,978	8.59%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	20,438	6.76%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	14,010	4.63%
7.	Social Assistance	9,670	3.20%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	8,182	2.70%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	7,634	2.52%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	7,436	2.46%
11.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	6,016	1.99%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	5,980	1.98%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	4,804	1.59%
14.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	4,534	1.50%
15.	Construction	4,410	1.46%
16.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	4,306	1.42%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	3,320	1.10%
18.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	2,784	0.92%
19.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	2,618	0.87%
20.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	2,324	0.77%

Columbus Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	15,906	4.98%
2.	Other Production Occupations	15,518	4.86%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	15,352	4.81%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	14,954	4.68%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	14,672	4.60%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	11,172	3.50%
7.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	10,486	3.28%
8.	Computer Specialists	9,500	2.98%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	9,326	2.92%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	8,458	2.65%
11.	Vehicle Mechanics	8,436	2.64%
12.	Other Construction Trades	8,404	2.63%
13.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	7,470	2.34%
14.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	7,342	2.30%
15.	Top Executives	7,124	2.23%
16.	Other Office and Admin Support	6,372	2.00%
17.	Engineers	6,318	1.98%
18.	Law Enforcement Workers	6,014	1.88%
19.	Business Operations Specialists	5,960	1.87%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	5,876	1.84%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	22,438	7.42%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	16,888	5.58%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	15,806	5.23%
4.	Other Management Occupations	11,976	3.96%
5.	Registered Nurses	11,732	3.88%
6.	Cashiers	11,458	3.79%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	9,808	3.24%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	9,750	3.22%
9.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	9,482	3.13%
10.	Business Operations Specialists	8,414	2.78%
11.	Health Technologists and Technicians	7,746	2.56%
12.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	7,590	2.51%
13.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	7,570	2.50%
14.	Other Production Occupations	7,506	2.48%
15.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	7,492	2.48%
16.	Customer Service Representatives	6,612	2.19%
17.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	6,108	2.02%
18.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	5,824	1.93%
19.	Accountants and Auditors	5,766	1.91%
20.	Waiters and Waitresses	5,546	1.83%

Columbus Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	593,636	58.77%
15-35 hours	110,535	10.94%
1-14 hours	28,883	2.86%
No regular hours	277,088	27.43%

Columbus Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	20,833	3.38%
5 AM-5:29 AM	14,195	2.30%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	20,595	3.34%
6 AM-6:29 AM	45,109	7.31%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	65,152	10.56%
7 AM-7:29 AM	107,228	17.38%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	110,556	17.92%
8 AM-8:29 AM	77,059	12.49%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	33,640	5.45%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	30,246	4.90%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	12,021	1.95%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	5,817	0.94%
Noon-3:59 PM	33,121	5.37%
4 PM-11:59 PM	41,301	6.70%

Columbus Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	16,873	2.74%
5-9	61,306	9.94%
10-14	90,081	14.60%
15-19	105,437	17.09%
20-24	102,424	16.60%
25-29	42,441	6.88%
30-34	94,556	15.33%
35-39	17,723	2.87%
40-44	15,936	2.58%
45-59	37,060	6.01%
60-89	19,006	3.08%
At least 90	14,030	2.27%

Columbus Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	3,682	0.60%	414,880	67.26%
30-44	1,893	0.31%	126,322	20.48%
45-59	478	0.08%	36,582	5.93%
At least 60	1,344	0.22%	31,692	5.14%

Columbus Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	882	0.14%
Car / truck / van, carpool	80,692	12.78%
Car / truck / van, solo	500,023	79.17%
Motorcycle	692	0.11%
Other	6,399	1.01%
Public transportation	7,397	1.17%
Walked	20,788	3.29%
Worked at home	14,697	2.33%

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Columbus Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 490,894 (1,229,670 people)
: 336,214 (1,019,204 people)
: 135,558
: 655,044
Columbus Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	48,248	9.79%
$10,000-$14,999	29,665	6.02%
$15,000-$19,999	31,916	6.48%
$20,000-$24,999	33,569	6.81%
$25,000-$29,999	32,980	6.69%
$30,000-$34,999	34,333	6.97%
$35,000-$39,999	30,730	6.24%
$40,000-$44,999	29,093	5.91%
$45,000-$49,999	25,841	5.25%
$50,000-$59,999	46,336	9.41%
$60,000-$74,999	52,505	10.66%
$75,000-$99,999	50,069	10.16%
$100,000-$124,999	21,308	4.33%
$125,000-$149,999	9,544	1.94%
$150,000-$199,999	7,867	1.60%
$200,000 or more	8,605	1.75%

Columbus Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	63,454	25.86%
Family, 2 people	69,602	28.37%
Nonfamily, 2 people	12,021	4.90%
Family, 3 people	42,687	17.40%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,805	0.74%
Family, 4 people	34,519	14.07%
Nonfamily, 4 people	698	0.28%
Family, 5 people	13,606	5.55%
Nonfamily, 5 people	189	0.08%
Family, 6 people	4,307	1.76%
Nonfamily, 6 people	59	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	2,357	0.96%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	43	0.02%

Columbus Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	412,584	31.83%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	144,803	11.17%
Public Assistance	10,280	0.79%
Retirement	83,204	6.42%
Self Employment	51,828	4.00%
Social Security	111,243	8.58%
Supplemental Security	18,090	1.40%
Wage / Salary	401,121	30.95%
Other	62,974	4.86%

Columbus Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	135,144	54.13%
With children under 18	114,532	45.87%

Columbus Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	38,946	7.93%
Married	292,393	59.55%
Never Married	148,701	30.28%
Widowed	10,967	2.23%

Columbus Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	55,039	10.24%
Married	290,144	53.97%
Never Married	138,676	25.80%
Widowed	53,698	9.99%

Columbus Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Columbus Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Columbus Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	51,653	5.31%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	126,504	13.00%
High school diploma or equivalent	268,400	27.58%
Some college, no degree	226,760	23.30%
Associate degree	66,215	6.80%
Bachelors degree	157,581	16.19%
Graduate or professional degree	75,965	7.81%

Columbus Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	12,063	1.86%	11,135	1.72%	23,198	3.58%
Kindergarten	17,431	2.69%	3,138	0.48%	20,569	3.18%
Grades 1-4	69,048	10.67%	6,082	0.94%	75,130	11.61%
Grades 5-8	70,655	10.92%	4,968	0.77%	75,623	11.69%
Grades 9-12	69,995	10.82%	5,594	0.86%	75,589	11.68%
Undergrad college	60,763	9.39%	11,134	1.72%	71,897	11.11%
Graduate or professional school	14,830	2.29%	2,757	0.43%	17,587	2.72%
Total	314,785	48.64%	44,808	6.92%	359,593	55.56%

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Columbus Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Columbus Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	1,581	1,533
2002	1,457	1,260
2003	164	137
2004	149	131

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Columbus Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Columbus Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	1,086,661	87.65%
Below Poverty Level	153,102	12.35%

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Columbus Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 6,819
Columbus Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	2.142	0.162	0.031	0.847	3.182	6.125	30.022	1.695	37.841
2000	5.232	0.339	0.062	2.276	7.908	8.913	34.996	4.444	48.354
2001	3.847	0.369	0.059	1.461	5.736	8.378	28.664	4.315	41.357
2002	6.116	0.495	0.075	2.104	8.789	11.356	34.252	5.195	50.803
2003	6.265	0.437	0.060	1.825	8.587	9.417	33.841	4.580	47.839
2004	5.877	0.409	0.087	1.655	8.028	9.000	33.495	3.903	46.399
2005	5.359	0.412	0.071	1.413	7.256	8.031	28.373	3.724	40.129
2006	5.480	0.357	0.084	1.345	7.265	7.822	27.292	3.390	38.504
2007	3.903	0.235	0.032	1.023	5.194	5.594	22.898	1.742	30.234

Columbus Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	5,325
2000	30,015
2001	20,050
2002	32,741

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Columbus Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Columbus Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	88,249	13.64%
10-19 Years	96,226	14.87%
20-29 Years	96,440	14.90%
30-39 Years	100,546	15.54%
40-49 Years	100,660	15.55%
50-59 Years	73,598	11.37%
60-69 Years	43,339	6.70%
70-79 Years	31,536	4.87%
80-89 Years	14,073	2.17%
90+ Years	2,491	0.38%

Columbus Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	313,024	48.37%
Female	334,134	51.63%

Columbus Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	403,452	62.34%
African-American	211,528	32.69%
Hispanic/Latino	15,608	2.41%
Asian	7,920	1.22%
Multiracial	6,023	0.93%
Amerindian	1,648	0.25%
Other Race	676	0.10%
Pacific Islander	303	0.05%

Columbus Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	149,225	20.98%
2.	German	136,221	19.15%
3.	English	105,497	14.83%
4.	Irish	96,302	13.54%
5.	Scotch Irish	40,910	5.75%
6.	Italian	25,073	3.52%
7.	Scottish	24,636	3.46%
8.	French Non-Basque	22,226	3.12%
9.	Dutch	12,566	1.77%
10.	Polish	12,138	1.71%

Columbus Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	1,141,805	93.95%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	38,587	3.18%
3.	French	7,108	0.58%
4.	German	6,326	0.52%
5.	Chinese	3,110	0.26%
6.	Korean	2,869	0.24%
7.	Japanese	1,476	0.12%
8.	Vietnamese	1,238	0.10%
9.	Other Asian	1,106	0.09%
10.	Italian	1,050	0.09%

Columbus Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	1,256,816	96.74%
Naturalized immigrant	16,706	1.29%
Not a citizen	25,700	1.98%

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Columbus Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Columbus Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Calhoun County	Kershaw County	Richland County
Fairfield County	Lexington County	Saluda County

Columbus Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Arcadia Lakes	Fort Motte-Lone Star	Red Bank
Ballentine	Gadsden	Ridge Spring
Batesburg	Gaston	Ridgeway
Batesburg-Leesville	Gilbert	Rion
Bethune	Hopkins	Saluda
Blair	Horrell Hill	Sandy Run-Staley
Blythewood	Irmo	Seven Oaks
Boykin	Jenkinsville	South Congaree
Camden	Lake Murray of Richland	Springdale
Cameron	Leesville	St. Andrews
Camp Ground	Lexington	St. Matthews
Cassatt	Liberty Hill	State Park
Cayce	Lugoff	Summit
Chapin	Monetta	Swansea
Columbia	Monticello-Salem	Ward
Dentsville	Mount Pisgah	West Columbia
Dutch Fork	Oak Grove	Westville
Eastover	Pelion	White Rock
Elgin	Pine Ridge	Winnsboro
Forest Acres	Pontiac	Woodfield

Richland County (320,677)	Kershaw County (52,647)	Saluda County (19,181)
Lexington County (216,014)	Fairfield County (23,454)	Calhoun County (15,185)