Columbus

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  4. Columbus Employment Information
  5. Columbus Family Information
  6. Columbus Education Information
  7. Columbus Business Information
  8. Columbus Public Benefits Information
  9. Columbus Criminal Information
  10. Columbus Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Columbus Zip Codes


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Columbus Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 42,694
  • Land Area (2000): 158.701 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.845 square kilometers
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 22.0186 (-5.5) / (-17.8)
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 72.1186 (22.3) / 83.6186 (28.7)
  • Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 6,576
  • Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 644
  • Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 38 inches
Columbus Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 32,489 2002 39,564 2005 39,467
2000 38,059 2003 39,000 2006 39,641
2001 39,279 2004 39,322 2007 39,764

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Houses (2000): 18,624
Very Low Income (VLI) Owner Households (2000): 1,330
Very Low Income (VLI) Renter Households (2000): 2,297
Columbus Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 39,503 92.26%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 170 0.40%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 3,143 7.34%

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Columbus Employment Information Back to top
Columbus Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 16,735 15,898 837 5.00% 50
1991 16,612 15,607 1,006 6.05% 60
1992 17,207 16,282 925 5.38% 54
1993 18,117 17,381 736 4.06% 41
1994 19,076 18,416 660 3.46% 35
1995 19,629 19,016 613 3.12% 31
1996 19,502 18,930 573 2.94% 29
1997 19,538 19,081 457 2.34% 23
1998 19,678 19,240 438 2.23% 22
1999 19,560 19,135 425 2.17% 22
2000 19,882 19,378 504 2.54% 25
2001 19,340 18,562 778 4.02% 40
2002 19,003 18,091 912 4.80% 48
2003 18,814 17,908 907 4.82% 48
2004 19,156 18,309 847 4.42% 44
2005 19,428 18,439 989 5.09% 51
2006 19,719 18,878 841 4.26% 43
2007 19,872 19,114 758 3.82% 38
2008 19,984 19,085 899 4.50% 45
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 19,597 18,843 754 3.85% 38
Feb 2008 19,582 18,777 805 4.11% 41
Mar 2008 19,775 18,868 907 4.59% 46
Apr 2008 19,765 19,019 746 3.77% 38
May 2008 19,880 19,063 817 4.11% 41
Jun 2008 20,237 19,197 1,040 5.14% 51
Jul 2008 20,440 19,437 1,003 4.91% 49
Aug 2008 20,368 19,275 1,093 5.37% 54
Sep 2008 20,215 19,290 925 4.58% 46
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Columbus Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Machinery Manufacturing 2,045 17.73%
2. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 1,294 11.22%
3. Construction 780 6.76%
4. Metal Manufactuing 695 6.03%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 441 3.82%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 409 3.55%
7. Accommodation and Food Services 405 3.51%
8. Educational Services 361 3.13%
9. Health Care 348 3.02%
10. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 269 2.33%
11. Public Administration 264 2.29%
12. Finance and Insurance 241 2.09%
13. Repair and Maintenance 225 1.95%
14. Food and Beverage Stores 215 1.86%
15. Truck Transportation 203 1.76%
16. Food Manufacturing 199 1.73%
17. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 181 1.57%
18. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 176 1.53%
19. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 167 1.45%
20. Paper Manufacturing 158 1.37%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 1,562 16.68%
2. Educational Services 944 10.08%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 720 7.69%
4. Finance and Insurance 523 5.58%
5. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 469 5.01%
6. Social Assistance 444 4.74%
7. Machinery Manufacturing 440 4.70%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 375 4.00%
9. Public Administration 337 3.60%
10. Department and Other General Stores 266 2.84%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 246 2.63%
12. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 244 2.61%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 201 2.15%
14. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 186 1.99%
15. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 159 1.70%
16. Personal and Laundry Services 153 1.63%
17. Metal Manufactuing 146 1.56%
18. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 124 1.32%
19. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 100 1.07%
20. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 96 1.03%

Columbus Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Engineers 1,045 9.06%
2. Other Production Occupations 942 8.17%
3. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 884 7.66%
4. Other Management Occupations 589 5.11%
5. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 480 4.16%
6. Other Installation / Maintenance 449 3.89%
7. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 405 3.51%
8. Computer Specialists 380 3.29%
9. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 370 3.21%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 350 3.03%
11. Other Sales and Related Occupations 342 2.97%
12. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 339 2.94%
13. Assemblers and Fabricators 259 2.25%
14. Operations Managers Non Finance 253 2.19%
15. Top Executives 242 2.10%
16. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 241 2.09%
17. Business Operations Specialists 225 1.95%
18. Drafters / Engineering / Mappers 193 1.67%
19. Vehicle Mechanics 176 1.53%
20. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 158 1.37%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 626 6.68%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 543 5.80%
3. Other Office and Admin Support 465 4.97%
4. Other Production Occupations 418 4.46%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 412 4.40%
6. Assemblers and Fabricators 392 4.19%
7. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 378 4.04%
8. Other Management Occupations 335 3.58%
9. Cashiers 302 3.22%
10. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 294 3.14%
11. Health Technologists and Technicians 260 2.78%
12. Registered Nurses 258 2.75%
13. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 228 2.43%
14. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 227 2.42%
15. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 223 2.38%
16. Waiters and Waitresses 218 2.33%
17. Child Care Workers 214 2.29%
18. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 206 2.20%
19. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 179 1.91%
20. Business Operations Specialists 166 1.77%

Columbus Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 18,916 57.49%
15-35 hours 3,830 11.64%
1-14 hours 911 2.77%
No regular hours 9,244 28.10%

Columbus Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 654 3.25%
5 AM-5:29 AM 563 2.80%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 956 4.75%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,512 7.52%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 2,565 12.75%
7 AM-7:29 AM 2,826 14.05%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 4,214 20.95%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,750 8.70%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 668 3.32%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 759 3.77%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 401 1.99%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 176 0.87%
Noon-3:59 PM 1,445 7.18%
4 PM-11:59 PM 1,627 8.09%

Columbus Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 872 4.33%
5-9 4,244 21.10%
10-14 6,614 32.88%
15-19 3,387 16.84%
20-24 1,829 9.09%
25-29 448 2.23%
30-34 902 4.48%
35-39 232 1.15%
40-44 99 0.49%
45-59 680 3.38%
60-89 563 2.80%
At least 90 246 1.22%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 47 0.23% 17,347 86.23%
30-44 7 0.03% 1,226 6.09%
45-59 10 0.05% 670 3.33%
At least 60 33 0.16% 776 3.86%

Columbus Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 134 0.65%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 2,294 11.14%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 17,187 83.45%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 15 0.07%
Color 4 Box Other 89 0.43%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 97 0.47%
Color 6 Box Walked 300 1.46%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 479 2.33%

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Columbus Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 17,376 (42,000 people)
Families (2000): 11,654 (34,351 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 4,668
People at same address in 1995: 19,116
Columbus Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 1,317 7.58%
$10,000-$14,999 1,112 6.40%
$15,000-$19,999 1,216 7.00%
$20,000-$24,999 1,136 6.54%
$25,000-$29,999 1,073 6.18%
$30,000-$34,999 1,264 7.27%
$35,000-$39,999 1,046 6.02%
$40,000-$44,999 945 5.44%
$45,000-$49,999 897 5.16%
$50,000-$59,999 1,835 10.56%
$60,000-$74,999 1,776 10.22%
$75,000-$99,999 1,935 11.14%
$100,000-$124,999 917 5.28%
$125,000-$149,999 332 1.91%
$150,000-$199,999 304 1.75%
$200,000 or more 271 1.56%

Columbus Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 4,908 28.26%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 5,353 30.82%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 675 3.89%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 2,603 14.99%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 98 0.56%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 2,363 13.61%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 36 0.21%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 929 5.35%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 14 0.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 261 1.50%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 3 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 118 0.68%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 6 0.03%

Columbus Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 14,098 29.65%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 7,154 15.05%
Public Assistance 422 0.89%
Retirement 3,095 6.51%
Self Employment 1,618 3.40%
Social Security 4,670 9.82%
Supplemental Security 552 1.16%
Wage / Salary 13,790 29.00%
Other 2,148 4.52%

Columbus Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 5,075 54.71%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 4,201 45.29%

Columbus Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,809 11.32%
Color 1 Box Married 10,054 62.91%
Color 2 Box Never Married 3,711 23.22%
Color 3 Box Widowed 408 2.55%

Columbus Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 2,414 13.84%
Color 1 Box Married 10,234 58.67%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,982 17.10%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,813 10.39%

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Columbus Education Information Back to top
Columbus Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 1,339 4.21%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 4,125 12.96%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 10,193 32.02%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 6,346 19.94%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,895 5.95%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 4,920 15.46%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 3,013 9.47%

Columbus Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 479 1.12% 595 1.39% 1,074 2.52%
Kindergarten 533 1.25% 98 0.23% 631 1.48%
Grades 1-4 2,265 5.31% 408 0.96% 2,673 6.26%
Grades 5-8 1,782 4.17% 361 0.85% 2,143 5.02%
Grades 9-12 1,984 4.65% 101 0.24% 2,085 4.88%
Undergrad college 1,159 2.71% 177 0.41% 1,336 3.13%
Graduate or professional school 294 0.69% 106 0.25% 400 0.94%
Total 8,496 19.90% 1,846 4.32% 10,342 24.22%

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Columbus Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $389,780,000
Retail sales (2002): $594,959,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $80,198,000
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Columbus Public Benefits Information Back to top
Columbus Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 38,584 92.20%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 3,262 7.80%

Columbus 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 Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 149
Columbus Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 1.108 0.062 0.000 0.369 1.539 0.369 8.803 46.354 2.001 57.527
2000 1.393 0.158 0.000 0.342 1.892 0.184 7.436 53.443 2.680 63.743
2001 1.477 0.382 0.051 0.178 2.088 0.153 5.423 54.431 1.680 61.687
2002 1.466 0.152 0.025 0.329 1.971 0.303 5.156 47.796 1.971 55.227
2003 1.385 0.256 0.051 0.205 1.897 0.333 4.462 44.436 1.897 50.795
2004 1.678 0.229 0.000 0.305 2.213 0.178 5.239 53.507 2.238 60.984
2005 1.419 0.177 0.000 0.456 2.052 0.481 6.258 53.589 3.193 63.040
2006 1.186 0.303 0.050 0.378 1.917 0.227 6.988 54.312 3.128 64.428
2007 0.654 0.251 0.025 0.402 1.333 0.226 8.651 53.214 3.345 65.210

Columbus Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 9 72
2005 7 84
2006 7 78
2007 10 74

Columbus Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 1,919
2000 2,498
2001 2,505
2002 2,263

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Columbus Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Columbus Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 6,327 14.82%
10-19 Years 5,563 13.03%
20-29 Years 5,531 12.95%
30-39 Years 6,277 14.70%
40-49 Years 6,470 15.15%
50-59 Years 5,016 11.75%
60-69 Years 3,295 7.72%
70-79 Years 2,622 6.14%
80-89 Years 1,326 3.11%
90+ Years 267 0.63%

Columbus Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 20,664 48.40%
Color 1 Box Female 22,030 51.60%

Columbus Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 38,541 90.27%
Color 2 Box Asian 1,264 2.96%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 1,261 2.95%
Color 1 Box African-American 1,065 2.49%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 412 0.97%
Color 6 Box Other Race 84 0.20%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 58 0.14%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 9 0.02%

Columbus Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 9,435 28.75%
2. United States Or American 6,857 20.89%
3. English 4,772 14.54%
4. Irish 4,295 13.09%
5. French Non-Basque 952 2.90%
6. Italian 887 2.70%
7. Scotch Irish 752 2.29%
8. Scottish 749 2.28%
9. Dutch 699 2.13%
10. Polish 482 1.47%

Columbus Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 36,734 92.73%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 1,350 3.41%
3. German 219 0.55%
4. Chinese 207 0.52%
5. Japanese 170 0.43%
6. Other Asian 156 0.39%
7. French 137 0.35%
8. Vietnamese 113 0.29%
9. Italian 95 0.24%
10. Other Indic 85 0.21%

Columbus Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 40,413 94.39%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 587 1.37%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 1,816 4.24%

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Columbus 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 Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
47201 47202 47203