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Columbus Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 232,012
Land Area (2000): 3,355.898 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 43.700 square kilometers

Columbus Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	1,474,637	2002	1,549,398	2005	1,694,651
2000	286,403	2003	1,662,005	2006	1,710,708
2001	1,542,925	2004	72,831	2007	1,737,831

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	387,910	83.47%
Rural, Farm	2,178	0.47%
Rural, Non-farm	74,662	16.06%

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Columbus Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Columbus Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	89,992	84,541	5,452	6.06%	61
1991	88,826	84,405	4,420	4.98%	50
1992	91,084	84,752	6,332	6.95%	70
1993	92,402	86,395	6,007	6.50%	65
1994	93,375	87,779	5,595	5.99%	60
1995	95,176	89,762	5,414	5.69%	57
1996	98,037	92,991	5,047	5.15%	52
1997	101,473	96,513	4,961	4.89%	49
1998	103,778	98,711	5,067	4.88%	49
1999	105,427	100,235	5,192	4.92%	49
2000	102,955	98,300	4,655	4.52%	45
2001	101,673	96,795	4,878	4.80%	48
2002	102,258	96,984	5,274	5.16%	52
2003	103,522	98,216	5,306	5.13%	51
2004	104,652	99,023	5,629	5.38%	54
2005	106,775	100,561	6,214	5.82%	58
2006	107,482	101,880	5,601	5.21%	52
2007	107,395	101,890	5,505	5.13%	51
2008	108,189	101,867	6,323	5.84%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	90,042	84,443	5,599	6.22%	62
Feb 1990	90,229	84,792	5,437	6.03%	60
Mar 1990	89,809	84,875	4,934	5.49%	55
Apr 1990	90,463	85,129	5,334	5.90%	59
May 1990	90,085	85,092	4,993	5.54%	55
Jun 1990	90,666	84,916	5,750	6.34%	63
Jul 1990	91,403	85,668	5,735	6.27%	63
Aug 1990	90,282	84,959	5,323	5.90%	59
Sep 1990	89,064	83,792	5,272	5.92%	59
Oct 1990	89,855	83,507	6,348	7.06%	71
Nov 1990	89,059	83,377	5,682	6.38%	64
Dec 1990	88,949	83,938	5,011	5.63%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	88,235	82,864	5,371	6.09%	61
Feb 1991	88,182	83,709	4,473	5.07%	51
Mar 1991	88,222	84,013	4,209	4.77%	48
Apr 1991	87,623	83,932	3,691	4.21%	42
May 1991	87,657	83,563	4,094	4.67%	47
Jun 1991	88,469	83,792	4,677	5.29%	53
Jul 1991	89,477	85,093	4,384	4.90%	49
Aug 1991	89,294	84,877	4,417	4.95%	49
Sep 1991	89,048	84,640	4,408	4.95%	50
Oct 1991	89,335	84,814	4,521	5.06%	51
Nov 1991	90,151	85,835	4,316	4.79%	48
Dec 1991	90,213	85,730	4,483	4.97%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	89,074	84,023	5,051	5.67%	57
Feb 1992	91,139	84,440	6,699	7.35%	74
Mar 1992	90,863	84,437	6,426	7.07%	71
Apr 1992	90,259	84,505	5,754	6.37%	64
May 1992	90,407	84,496	5,911	6.54%	65
Jun 1992	91,632	84,606	7,026	7.67%	77
Jul 1992	91,940	85,137	6,803	7.40%	74
Aug 1992	91,614	84,991	6,623	7.23%	72
Sep 1992	91,461	84,911	6,550	7.16%	72
Oct 1992	91,050	84,505	6,545	7.19%	72
Nov 1992	91,775	85,338	6,437	7.01%	70
Dec 1992	91,795	85,633	6,162	6.71%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	91,359	84,843	6,516	7.13%	71
Feb 1993	91,106	85,151	5,955	6.54%	65
Mar 1993	91,653	86,106	5,547	6.05%	61
Apr 1993	90,681	85,610	5,071	5.59%	56
May 1993	91,964	86,650	5,314	5.78%	58
Jun 1993	92,401	86,160	6,241	6.75%	68
Jul 1993	93,488	87,211	6,277	6.71%	67
Aug 1993	93,445	86,463	6,982	7.47%	75
Sep 1993	92,567	86,437	6,130	6.62%	66
Oct 1993	93,224	86,728	6,496	6.97%	70
Nov 1993	93,242	87,430	5,812	6.23%	62
Dec 1993	93,688	87,945	5,743	6.13%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	92,451	86,021	6,430	6.96%	70
Feb 1994	92,962	86,646	6,316	6.79%	68
Mar 1994	92,635	86,533	6,102	6.59%	66
Apr 1994	92,421	86,842	5,579	6.04%	60
May 1994	93,322	88,069	5,253	5.63%	56
Jun 1994	93,577	87,620	5,957	6.37%	64
Jul 1994	93,664	88,053	5,611	5.99%	60
Aug 1994	93,736	87,895	5,841	6.23%	62
Sep 1994	93,903	88,345	5,558	5.92%	59
Oct 1994	93,620	88,515	5,105	5.45%	55
Nov 1994	94,099	89,149	4,950	5.26%	53
Dec 1994	94,104	89,663	4,441	4.72%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	93,540	88,804	4,736	5.06%	51
Feb 1995	94,255	88,949	5,306	5.63%	56
Mar 1995	94,072	89,428	4,644	4.94%	49
Apr 1995	94,632	89,810	4,822	5.10%	51
May 1995	95,354	90,467	4,887	5.13%	51
Jun 1995	94,813	89,279	5,534	5.84%	58
Jul 1995	95,654	89,360	6,294	6.58%	66
Aug 1995	95,624	89,457	6,167	6.45%	64
Sep 1995	95,686	89,470	6,216	6.50%	65
Oct 1995	96,083	90,213	5,870	6.11%	61
Nov 1995	96,178	90,735	5,443	5.66%	57
Dec 1995	96,223	91,170	5,053	5.25%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	96,035	90,744	5,291	5.51%	55
Feb 1996	96,457	91,476	4,981	5.16%	52
Mar 1996	96,832	91,743	5,089	5.26%	53
Apr 1996	96,631	92,079	4,552	4.71%	47
May 1996	97,418	92,760	4,658	4.78%	48
Jun 1996	97,723	92,329	5,394	5.52%	55
Jul 1996	97,810	92,285	5,525	5.65%	56
Aug 1996	98,871	93,770	5,101	5.16%	52
Sep 1996	99,570	94,586	4,984	5.01%	50
Oct 1996	99,188	94,022	5,166	5.21%	52
Nov 1996	99,582	94,721	4,861	4.88%	49
Dec 1996	100,332	95,375	4,957	4.94%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	99,593	94,210	5,383	5.40%	54
Feb 1997	99,536	94,685	4,851	4.87%	49
Mar 1997	100,690	95,753	4,937	4.90%	49
Apr 1997	99,858	95,412	4,446	4.45%	45
May 1997	100,882	96,063	4,819	4.78%	48
Jun 1997	100,649	95,539	5,110	5.08%	51
Jul 1997	102,978	97,537	5,441	5.28%	53
Aug 1997	102,215	97,320	4,895	4.79%	48
Sep 1997	102,133	97,153	4,980	4.88%	49
Oct 1997	102,591	97,759	4,832	4.71%	47
Nov 1997	103,089	98,282	4,807	4.66%	47
Dec 1997	103,466	98,440	5,026	4.86%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	103,196	98,089	5,107	4.95%	49
Feb 1998	103,152	98,404	4,748	4.60%	46
Mar 1998	103,907	98,881	5,026	4.84%	48
Apr 1998	102,752	98,349	4,403	4.29%	43
May 1998	103,204	98,590	4,614	4.47%	45
Jun 1998	103,957	98,481	5,476	5.27%	53
Jul 1998	104,883	99,038	5,845	5.57%	56
Aug 1998	104,458	98,690	5,768	5.52%	55
Sep 1998	104,063	98,823	5,240	5.04%	50
Oct 1998	103,585	98,369	5,216	5.04%	50
Nov 1998	103,728	98,923	4,805	4.63%	46
Dec 1998	104,453	99,893	4,560	4.37%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	106,217	100,135	6,082	5.73%	57
Feb 1999	106,158	100,305	5,853	5.51%	55
Mar 1999	105,892	100,808	5,084	4.80%	48
Apr 1999	104,946	100,240	4,706	4.48%	45
May 1999	104,818	100,380	4,438	4.23%	42
Jun 1999	105,742	100,446	5,296	5.01%	50
Jul 1999	105,176	99,701	5,475	5.21%	52
Aug 1999	104,894	99,291	5,603	5.34%	53
Sep 1999	104,779	99,629	5,150	4.92%	49
Oct 1999	104,740	99,833	4,907	4.68%	47
Nov 1999	105,595	100,730	4,865	4.61%	46
Dec 1999	106,164	101,325	4,839	4.56%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	102,237	97,122	5,115	5.00%	50
Feb 2000	104,320	99,360	4,960	4.75%	48
Mar 2000	103,673	98,809	4,864	4.69%	47
Apr 2000	103,108	99,031	4,077	3.95%	40
May 2000	103,128	98,590	4,538	4.40%	44
Jun 2000	103,161	97,908	5,253	5.09%	51
Jul 2000	103,454	98,361	5,093	4.92%	49
Aug 2000	102,749	97,789	4,960	4.83%	48
Sep 2000	102,280	97,723	4,557	4.46%	45
Oct 2000	102,094	97,543	4,551	4.46%	45
Nov 2000	102,254	98,265	3,989	3.90%	39
Dec 2000	102,997	99,097	3,900	3.79%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	102,136	97,673	4,463	4.37%	44
Feb 2001	102,366	98,052	4,314	4.21%	42
Mar 2001	102,425	98,038	4,387	4.28%	43
Apr 2001	100,277	96,054	4,223	4.21%	42
May 2001	100,265	96,127	4,138	4.13%	41
Jun 2001	101,352	96,179	5,173	5.10%	51
Jul 2001	101,831	96,337	5,494	5.40%	54
Aug 2001	100,722	95,281	5,441	5.40%	54
Sep 2001	101,329	96,085	5,244	5.18%	52
Oct 2001	102,066	96,470	5,596	5.48%	55
Nov 2001	102,410	97,278	5,132	5.01%	50
Dec 2001	102,896	97,969	4,927	4.79%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	102,745	97,201	5,544	5.40%	54
Feb 2002	103,482	98,413	5,069	4.90%	49
Mar 2002	103,455	98,187	5,268	5.09%	51
Apr 2002	101,458	96,810	4,648	4.58%	46
May 2002	101,520	96,741	4,779	4.71%	47
Jun 2002	102,104	96,223	5,881	5.76%	58
Jul 2002	102,463	96,775	5,688	5.55%	56
Aug 2002	101,478	95,766	5,712	5.63%	56
Sep 2002	101,793	96,456	5,337	5.24%	52
Oct 2002	101,792	96,571	5,221	5.13%	51
Nov 2002	102,288	97,179	5,109	4.99%	50
Dec 2002	102,512	97,482	5,030	4.91%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	103,427	98,185	5,242	5.07%	51
Feb 2003	103,416	98,402	5,014	4.85%	48
Mar 2003	103,222	98,390	4,832	4.68%	47
Apr 2003	103,464	98,852	4,612	4.46%	45
May 2003	103,325	98,380	4,945	4.79%	48
Jun 2003	103,909	97,727	6,182	5.95%	59
Jul 2003	103,735	97,906	5,829	5.62%	56
Aug 2003	104,057	98,096	5,961	5.73%	57
Sep 2003	103,497	97,808	5,689	5.50%	55
Oct 2003	103,076	97,668	5,408	5.25%	52
Nov 2003	103,500	98,400	5,100	4.93%	49
Dec 2003	103,638	98,779	4,859	4.69%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	103,478	98,232	5,246	5.07%	51
Feb 2004	103,443	98,399	5,044	4.88%	49
Mar 2004	104,230	98,989	5,241	5.03%	50
Apr 2004	102,932	98,126	4,806	4.67%	47
May 2004	103,415	98,449	4,966	4.80%	48
Jun 2004	105,014	98,883	6,131	5.84%	58
Jul 2004	105,033	98,935	6,098	5.81%	58
Aug 2004	104,713	98,833	5,880	5.62%	56
Sep 2004	105,162	99,404	5,758	5.48%	55
Oct 2004	105,093	99,014	6,079	5.78%	58
Nov 2004	106,241	100,070	6,171	5.81%	58
Dec 2004	107,072	100,941	6,131	5.73%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	105,410	99,129	6,281	5.96%	60
Feb 2005	105,813	99,419	6,394	6.04%	60
Mar 2005	106,261	100,330	5,931	5.58%	56
Apr 2005	105,155	99,527	5,628	5.35%	54
May 2005	106,020	100,317	5,703	5.38%	54
Jun 2005	106,594	100,373	6,221	5.84%	58
Jul 2005	108,037	100,948	7,089	6.56%	66
Aug 2005	107,504	101,203	6,301	5.86%	59
Sep 2005	107,913	101,358	6,555	6.07%	61
Oct 2005	107,455	100,754	6,701	6.24%	62
Nov 2005	107,259	101,187	6,072	5.66%	57
Dec 2005	107,880	102,183	5,697	5.28%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	106,642	101,028	5,614	5.26%	53
Feb 2006	107,310	101,800	5,510	5.13%	51
Mar 2006	107,147	102,004	5,143	4.80%	48
Apr 2006	106,518	101,562	4,956	4.65%	47
May 2006	107,388	102,145	5,243	4.88%	49
Jun 2006	108,109	102,314	5,795	5.36%	54
Jul 2006	108,031	101,799	6,232	5.77%	58
Aug 2006	106,967	101,218	5,749	5.37%	54
Sep 2006	107,059	101,164	5,895	5.51%	55
Oct 2006	107,574	102,062	5,512	5.12%	51
Nov 2006	108,296	102,555	5,741	5.30%	53
Dec 2006	108,737	102,912	5,825	5.36%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	107,564	101,385	6,179	5.74%	57
Feb 2007	107,489	101,656	5,833	5.43%	54
Mar 2007	107,333	102,006	5,327	4.96%	50
Apr 2007	106,313	101,346	4,967	4.67%	47
May 2007	107,020	101,988	5,032	4.70%	47
Jun 2007	107,989	102,246	5,743	5.32%	53
Jul 2007	107,600	101,672	5,928	5.51%	55
Aug 2007	106,965	101,462	5,503	5.14%	51
Sep 2007	107,117	101,628	5,489	5.12%	51
Oct 2007	107,136	101,805	5,331	4.98%	50
Nov 2007	107,716	102,673	5,043	4.68%	47
Dec 2007	108,500	102,811	5,689	5.24%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	107,695	101,579	6,116	5.68%	57
Feb 2008	107,387	101,489	5,898	5.49%	55
Mar 2008	107,677	101,911	5,766	5.35%	54
Apr 2008	107,267	101,936	5,331	4.97%	50
May 2008	107,780	101,893	5,887	5.46%	55
Jun 2008	108,578	101,987	6,591	6.07%	61
Jul 2008	109,925	102,869	7,056	6.42%	64
Aug 2008	108,883	101,886	6,997	6.43%	64
Sep 2008	108,512	101,249	7,263	6.69%	67
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Columbus Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	10,426	11.27%
2.	Public Administration	6,790	7.34%
3.	Finance and Insurance	5,770	6.24%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	5,534	5.98%
5.	Health Care	4,202	4.54%
6.	Educational Services	4,050	4.38%
7.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	3,606	3.90%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	3,442	3.72%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	2,926	3.16%
10.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,532	2.74%
11.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	2,318	2.50%
12.	Truck Transportation	2,166	2.34%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	2,158	2.33%
14.	Metal Manufactuing	2,152	2.33%
15.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	2,110	2.28%
16.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	2,084	2.25%
17.	Food Manufacturing	2,010	2.17%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,764	1.91%
19.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	1,328	1.44%
20.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,264	1.37%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	13,924	14.96%
2.	Educational Services	12,208	13.12%
3.	Finance and Insurance	9,802	10.53%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	8,234	8.85%
5.	Public Administration	4,512	4.85%
6.	Social Assistance	4,028	4.33%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,936	3.16%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	2,934	3.15%
9.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	2,470	2.65%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	2,352	2.53%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,912	2.05%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,876	2.02%
13.	Food Manufacturing	1,866	2.01%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,860	2.00%
15.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	1,790	1.92%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,676	1.80%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,136	1.22%
18.	Construction	1,096	1.18%
19.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	980	1.05%
20.	Info Services and Data Processing	952	1.02%

Columbus Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	5,268	5.69%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	4,644	5.02%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	4,358	4.71%
4.	Other Management Occupations	4,028	4.35%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,674	3.97%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	3,616	3.91%
7.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,830	3.06%
8.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	2,730	2.95%
9.	Vehicle Mechanics	2,658	2.87%
10.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	2,598	2.81%
11.	Other Construction Trades	2,378	2.57%
12.	Computer Specialists	2,308	2.49%
13.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	2,262	2.44%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,220	2.40%
15.	Top Executives	2,064	2.23%
16.	Law Enforcement Workers	2,062	2.23%
17.	Other Office and Admin Support	2,060	2.23%
18.	Carpenters	1,912	2.07%
19.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,826	1.97%
20.	Other Material Moving Workers	1,590	1.72%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	6,026	6.48%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	4,724	5.08%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	4,080	4.38%
4.	Cashiers	3,890	4.18%
5.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	3,678	3.95%
6.	Other Management Occupations	3,438	3.69%
7.	Other Production Occupations	3,122	3.36%
8.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	3,112	3.34%
9.	Customer Service Representatives	2,996	3.22%
10.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,856	3.07%
11.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,808	3.02%
12.	Registered Nurses	2,792	3.00%
13.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	2,536	2.73%
14.	Child Care Workers	2,474	2.66%
15.	Health Technologists and Technicians	2,314	2.49%
16.	Business Operations Specialists	2,300	2.47%
17.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	2,282	2.45%
18.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	2,192	2.36%
19.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	2,006	2.16%
20.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,964	2.11%

Columbus Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	198,255	55.99%
15-35 hours	35,439	10.01%
1-14 hours	10,942	3.09%
No regular hours	109,474	30.92%

Columbus Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	10,945	5.25%
5 AM-5:29 AM	11,265	5.41%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	14,299	6.86%
6 AM-6:29 AM	15,552	7.46%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	16,488	7.91%
7 AM-7:29 AM	26,092	12.52%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	34,245	16.43%
8 AM-8:29 AM	23,364	11.21%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	11,739	5.63%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	9,996	4.80%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	4,242	2.04%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	2,342	1.12%
Noon-3:59 PM	12,395	5.95%
4 PM-11:59 PM	15,432	7.41%

Columbus Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	9,435	4.53%
5-9	25,543	12.26%
10-14	37,841	18.16%
15-19	47,308	22.70%
20-24	36,630	17.58%
25-29	10,952	5.26%
30-34	19,039	9.14%
35-39	2,931	1.41%
40-44	2,470	1.19%
45-59	6,887	3.30%
60-89	4,144	1.99%
At least 90	5,216	2.50%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	1,546	0.74%	166,163	79.73%
30-44	392	0.19%	24,048	11.54%
45-59	130	0.06%	6,757	3.24%
At least 60	528	0.25%	8,832	4.24%

Columbus Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	252	0.12%
Car / truck / van, carpool	31,032	14.57%
Car / truck / van, solo	158,500	74.44%
Motorcycle	168	0.08%
Other	3,580	1.68%
Public transportation	2,596	1.22%
Walked	12,268	5.76%
Worked at home	4,519	2.12%

Columbus Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Columbus Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 168,548 (435,402 people)
: 119,030 (368,456 people)
: 41,151
: 202,368
Columbus Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	19,998	11.85%
$10,000-$14,999	12,226	7.24%
$15,000-$19,999	12,272	7.27%
$20,000-$24,999	12,982	7.69%
$25,000-$29,999	12,747	7.55%
$30,000-$34,999	11,781	6.98%
$35,000-$39,999	9,995	5.92%
$40,000-$44,999	10,826	6.41%
$45,000-$49,999	8,463	5.01%
$50,000-$59,999	14,303	8.47%
$60,000-$74,999	15,889	9.41%
$75,000-$99,999	13,251	7.85%
$100,000-$124,999	6,885	4.08%
$125,000-$149,999	2,760	1.63%
$150,000-$199,999	1,790	1.06%
$200,000 or more	2,651	1.57%

Columbus Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	21,155	25.11%
Family, 2 people	23,267	27.62%
Nonfamily, 2 people	3,177	3.77%
Family, 3 people	15,231	18.08%
Nonfamily, 3 people	427	0.51%
Family, 4 people	12,587	14.94%
Nonfamily, 4 people	152	0.18%
Family, 5 people	5,402	6.41%
Nonfamily, 5 people	60	0.07%
Family, 6 people	1,737	2.06%
Nonfamily, 6 people	38	0.05%
Family, 7 or more people	975	1.16%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	33	0.04%

Columbus Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	136,262	30.40%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	42,850	9.56%
Public Assistance	6,679	1.49%
Retirement	33,405	7.45%
Self Employment	14,085	3.14%
Social Security	43,094	9.61%
Supplemental Security	9,351	2.09%
Wage / Salary	132,600	29.58%
Other	29,928	6.68%

Columbus Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	43,093	52.27%
With children under 18	39,357	47.73%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	16,539	9.32%
Married	96,673	54.50%
Never Married	59,918	33.78%
Widowed	4,252	2.40%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	24,006	13.09%
Married	94,475	51.53%
Never Married	42,472	23.17%
Widowed	22,370	12.20%

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	20,954	6.16%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	51,372	15.10%
High school diploma or equivalent	103,656	30.47%
Some college, no degree	84,518	24.85%
Associate degree	19,368	5.69%
Bachelors degree	38,188	11.23%
Graduate or professional degree	22,079	6.49%

Columbus Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	7,156	3.08%	3,064	1.32%	10,220	4.40%
Kindergarten	7,130	3.07%	832	0.36%	7,962	3.43%
Grades 1-4	25,617	11.04%	2,889	1.25%	28,506	12.29%
Grades 5-8	25,785	11.11%	2,504	1.08%	28,289	12.19%
Grades 9-12	25,584	11.03%	2,117	0.91%	27,701	11.94%
Undergrad college	18,147	7.82%	1,738	0.75%	19,885	8.57%
Graduate or professional school	3,368	1.45%	644	0.28%	4,012	1.73%
Total	112,787	48.61%	13,788	5.94%	126,575	54.56%

Columbus Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	4,153	3,861
2002	3,733	3,338
2003	3,852	3,518
2004	3,845	3,706

Columbus Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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	371,290	85.16%
Below Poverty Level	64,706	14.84%

Columbus Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Columbus Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 2,054
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	1.662	0.536	0.056	2.373	4.627	12.034	33.772	5.471	51.277
2000	2.716	0.175	0.115	1.679	4.686	8.191	31.979	4.176	44.347
2001	1.811	0.517	0.061	2.567	4.956	13.486	37.054	5.968	56.508
2002	1.708	0.605	0.066	2.616	4.994	14.184	35.285	6.000	55.469
2003	1.590	0.510	0.079	2.349	4.528	12.483	31.377	6.088	49.949
2004	32.884	11.671	1.593	54.633	100.781	286.664	744.587	140.723	1,171.973
2005	1.261	0.468	0.065	2.538	4.332	12.041	29.218	5.431	46.689
2006	1.174	0.485	0.065	2.429	4.153	11.922	28.195	4.442	44.559
2007	1.245	0.522	0.053	2.533	4.353	11.186	28.567	4.255	44.008

Columbus Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	82,438
2000	14,043
2001	94,833
2002	93,682

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Columbus Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	34,830	15.01%
10-19 Years	36,122	15.57%
20-29 Years	37,716	16.26%
30-39 Years	34,508	14.87%
40-49 Years	32,823	14.15%
50-59 Years	22,590	9.74%
60-69 Years	15,232	6.57%
70-79 Years	12,067	5.20%
80-89 Years	5,174	2.23%
90+ Years	950	0.41%

Columbus Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	115,241	49.67%
Female	116,771	50.33%

Columbus Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	121,475	52.36%
African-American	92,080	39.69%
Hispanic/Latino	10,596	4.57%
Multiracial	3,200	1.38%
Asian	3,163	1.36%
Amerindian	823	0.35%
Other Race	353	0.15%
Pacific Islander	322	0.14%

Columbus Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	49,104	23.33%
2.	Irish	33,116	15.73%
3.	German	32,446	15.41%
4.	English	30,434	14.46%
5.	Italian	7,833	3.72%
6.	Scotch Irish	7,131	3.39%
7.	French Non-Basque	6,771	3.22%
8.	Scottish	6,268	2.98%
9.	African	5,496	2.61%
10.	Polish	4,072	1.93%

Columbus Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	396,585	91.97%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	18,218	4.22%
3.	German	5,871	1.36%
4.	French	2,046	0.47%
5.	Korean	1,862	0.43%
6.	Japanese	666	0.15%
7.	Tagalog	638	0.15%
8.	Chinese	624	0.14%
9.	African	472	0.11%
10.	Vietnamese	438	0.10%

Columbus Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	444,023	95.54%
Naturalized immigrant	9,634	2.07%
Not a citizen	11,093	2.39%

Columbus Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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

Chattahoochee County	Marion County
Harris County	Muscogee County

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

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