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Population (2000): 28,004
Land Area (2000): 73.689 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 2.323 square kilometers

Columbus Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	22,431	2002	26,191	2005	24,946
2000	26,464	2003	25,336	2006	24,337
2001	26,066	2004	25,147	2007	23,968

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	27,112	96.20%
Rural, Farm	21	0.07%
Rural, Non-farm	1,050	3.73%

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Columbus Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	11,400	10,279	1,121	9.83%	98
1991	11,740	10,226	1,514	12.90%	129
1992	11,562	10,160	1,402	12.12%	121
1993	11,596	10,489	1,107	9.55%	96
1994	12,022	10,896	1,126	9.37%	94
1995	10,472	9,457	1,016	9.70%	97
1996	10,535	9,312	1,223	11.61%	116
1997	10,576	9,215	1,361	12.87%	129
1998	12,128	10,657	1,470	12.12%	121
1999	11,556	10,482	1,074	9.30%	93
2000	11,491	10,604	887	7.72%	77
2001	11,370	10,330	1,040	9.14%	91
2002	11,113	9,745	1,368	12.31%	123
2003	10,741	9,602	1,139	10.61%	106
2004	10,557	9,533	1,025	9.71%	97
2005	10,470	9,340	1,130	10.80%	108
2006	10,396	9,408	988	9.50%	95
2007	10,861	9,606	1,256	11.56%	116
2008	11,186	9,866	1,320	11.80%	118

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	11,162	10,225	937	8.39%	84
Feb 1990	11,496	10,343	1,153	10.03%	100
Mar 1990	11,393	10,419	974	8.55%	85
Apr 1990	11,349	10,322	1,027	9.05%	90
May 1990	11,359	10,288	1,071	9.43%	94
Jun 1990	11,579	10,295	1,284	11.09%	111
Jul 1990	11,417	10,307	1,110	9.72%	97
Aug 1990	11,211	10,076	1,135	10.12%	101
Sep 1990	11,253	10,127	1,126	10.01%	100
Oct 1990	11,504	10,331	1,173	10.20%	102
Nov 1990	11,647	10,399	1,248	10.72%	107
Dec 1990	11,428	10,215	1,213	10.61%	106

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	11,800	10,134	1,666	14.12%	141
Feb 1991	11,769	10,203	1,566	13.31%	133
Mar 1991	11,818	10,217	1,601	13.55%	135
Apr 1991	11,815	10,335	1,480	12.53%	125
May 1991	11,753	10,251	1,502	12.78%	128
Jun 1991	12,176	10,308	1,868	15.34%	153
Jul 1991	12,001	10,412	1,589	13.24%	132
Aug 1991	11,662	10,118	1,544	13.24%	132
Sep 1991	11,557	10,128	1,429	12.36%	124
Oct 1991	11,591	10,201	1,390	11.99%	120
Nov 1991	11,507	10,238	1,269	11.03%	110
Dec 1991	11,429	10,161	1,268	11.09%	111

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	11,531	10,067	1,464	12.70%	127
Feb 1992	11,462	10,035	1,427	12.45%	124
Mar 1992	11,404	10,070	1,334	11.70%	117
Apr 1992	11,492	10,130	1,362	11.85%	119
May 1992	11,627	10,113	1,514	13.02%	130
Jun 1992	12,077	10,278	1,799	14.90%	149
Jul 1992	11,888	10,400	1,488	12.52%	125
Aug 1992	11,741	10,212	1,529	13.02%	130
Sep 1992	11,583	10,187	1,396	12.05%	121
Oct 1992	11,359	10,119	1,240	10.92%	109
Nov 1992	11,331	10,145	1,186	10.47%	105
Dec 1992	11,248	10,167	1,081	9.61%	96

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	11,324	10,175	1,149	10.15%	101
Feb 1993	11,386	10,245	1,141	10.02%	100
Mar 1993	11,509	10,291	1,218	10.58%	106
Apr 1993	11,506	10,315	1,191	10.35%	104
May 1993	11,583	10,394	1,189	10.27%	103
Jun 1993	11,843	10,493	1,350	11.40%	114
Jul 1993	11,914	10,781	1,133	9.51%	95
Aug 1993	11,644	10,554	1,090	9.36%	94
Sep 1993	11,619	10,624	995	8.56%	86
Oct 1993	11,597	10,601	996	8.59%	86
Nov 1993	11,567	10,665	902	7.80%	78
Dec 1993	11,663	10,733	930	7.97%	80

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	11,813	10,619	1,194	10.11%	101
Feb 1994	11,799	10,696	1,103	9.35%	93
Mar 1994	11,664	10,603	1,061	9.10%	91
Apr 1994	11,836	10,775	1,061	8.96%	90
May 1994	12,051	10,921	1,130	9.38%	94
Jun 1994	12,185	10,903	1,282	10.52%	105
Jul 1994	12,219	11,042	1,177	9.63%	96
Aug 1994	12,467	10,930	1,537	12.33%	123
Sep 1994	12,004	10,981	1,023	8.52%	85
Oct 1994	12,112	11,050	1,062	8.77%	88
Nov 1994	12,117	11,109	1,008	8.32%	83
Dec 1994	11,993	11,121	872	7.27%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	10,313	9,357	956	9.27%	93
Feb 1995	10,289	9,415	874	8.49%	85
Mar 1995	10,389	9,464	925	8.90%	89
Apr 1995	10,434	9,466	968	9.28%	93
May 1995	10,413	9,418	995	9.56%	96
Jun 1995	10,761	9,502	1,259	11.70%	117
Jul 1995	10,832	9,531	1,301	12.01%	120
Aug 1995	10,528	9,359	1,169	11.10%	111
Sep 1995	10,464	9,468	996	9.52%	95
Oct 1995	10,413	9,463	950	9.12%	91
Nov 1995	10,369	9,551	818	7.89%	79
Dec 1995	10,460	9,484	976	9.33%	93

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	10,361	9,157	1,204	11.62%	116
Feb 1996	10,306	9,230	1,076	10.44%	104
Mar 1996	10,345	9,230	1,115	10.78%	108
Apr 1996	10,388	9,275	1,113	10.71%	107
May 1996	10,619	9,378	1,241	11.69%	117
Jun 1996	10,775	9,361	1,414	13.12%	131
Jul 1996	10,686	9,416	1,270	11.88%	119
Aug 1996	10,542	9,281	1,261	11.96%	120
Sep 1996	10,586	9,336	1,250	11.81%	118
Oct 1996	10,816	9,451	1,365	12.62%	126
Nov 1996	10,615	9,415	1,200	11.30%	113
Dec 1996	10,385	9,214	1,171	11.28%	113

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	10,599	9,085	1,514	14.28%	143
Feb 1997	10,488	9,159	1,329	12.67%	127
Mar 1997	10,614	9,267	1,347	12.69%	127
Apr 1997	10,486	9,262	1,224	11.67%	117
May 1997	10,633	9,300	1,333	12.54%	125
Jun 1997	10,930	9,276	1,654	15.13%	151
Jul 1997	10,735	9,332	1,403	13.07%	131
Aug 1997	10,685	9,192	1,493	13.97%	140
Sep 1997	10,602	9,183	1,419	13.38%	134
Oct 1997	10,539	9,146	1,393	13.22%	132
Nov 1997	10,277	9,178	1,099	10.69%	107
Dec 1997	10,329	9,205	1,124	10.88%	109

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	12,028	10,305	1,723	14.32%	143
Feb 1998	11,979	10,481	1,498	12.51%	125
Mar 1998	12,213	10,567	1,646	13.48%	135
Apr 1998	12,069	10,641	1,428	11.83%	118
May 1998	12,333	10,648	1,685	13.66%	137
Jun 1998	12,406	10,746	1,660	13.38%	134
Jul 1998	12,238	10,834	1,404	11.47%	115
Aug 1998	12,119	10,647	1,472	12.15%	121
Sep 1998	12,113	10,720	1,393	11.50%	115
Oct 1998	12,211	10,723	1,488	12.19%	122
Nov 1998	11,925	10,782	1,143	9.58%	96
Dec 1998	11,897	10,792	1,105	9.29%	93

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	11,545	10,259	1,286	11.14%	111
Feb 1999	11,326	10,330	996	8.79%	88
Mar 1999	11,329	10,381	948	8.37%	84
Apr 1999	11,337	10,505	832	7.34%	73
May 1999	11,621	10,604	1,017	8.75%	88
Jun 1999	11,792	10,688	1,104	9.36%	94
Jul 1999	11,746	10,639	1,107	9.42%	94
Aug 1999	11,458	10,385	1,073	9.36%	94
Sep 1999	11,514	10,369	1,145	9.94%	99
Oct 1999	11,727	10,434	1,293	11.03%	110
Nov 1999	11,580	10,546	1,034	8.93%	89
Dec 1999	11,695	10,638	1,057	9.04%	90

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	11,564	10,530	1,034	8.94%	89
Feb 2000	11,594	10,641	953	8.22%	82
Mar 2000	11,543	10,650	893	7.74%	77
Apr 2000	11,409	10,606	803	7.04%	70
May 2000	11,484	10,528	956	8.32%	83
Jun 2000	11,975	10,942	1,033	8.63%	86
Jul 2000	11,580	10,679	901	7.78%	78
Aug 2000	11,351	10,481	870	7.66%	77
Sep 2000	11,144	10,396	748	6.71%	67
Oct 2000	11,460	10,485	975	8.51%	85
Nov 2000	11,386	10,593	793	6.96%	70
Dec 2000	11,399	10,711	688	6.04%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	11,365	10,494	871	7.66%	77
Feb 2001	11,305	10,475	830	7.34%	73
Mar 2001	11,402	10,402	1,000	8.77%	88
Apr 2001	11,265	10,505	760	6.75%	67
May 2001	11,357	10,467	890	7.84%	78
Jun 2001	11,276	10,253	1,023	9.07%	91
Jul 2001	11,387	10,405	982	8.62%	86
Aug 2001	11,233	10,191	1,042	9.28%	93
Sep 2001	11,268	10,288	980	8.70%	87
Oct 2001	11,526	10,270	1,256	10.90%	109
Nov 2001	11,475	10,069	1,406	12.25%	123
Dec 2001	11,582	10,145	1,437	12.41%	124

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	11,348	9,656	1,692	14.91%	149
Feb 2002	11,281	9,753	1,528	13.54%	135
Mar 2002	11,308	9,784	1,524	13.48%	135
Apr 2002	11,152	9,762	1,390	12.46%	125
May 2002	11,212	9,775	1,437	12.82%	128
Jun 2002	11,299	9,797	1,502	13.29%	133
Jul 2002	11,267	9,882	1,385	12.29%	123
Aug 2002	10,874	9,621	1,253	11.52%	115
Sep 2002	10,805	9,670	1,135	10.50%	105
Oct 2002	10,952	9,709	1,243	11.35%	113
Nov 2002	10,896	9,723	1,173	10.77%	108
Dec 2002	10,963	9,808	1,155	10.54%	105

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	10,807	9,545	1,262	11.68%	117
Feb 2003	10,776	9,637	1,139	10.57%	106
Mar 2003	10,746	9,630	1,116	10.39%	104
Apr 2003	10,685	9,576	1,109	10.38%	104
May 2003	10,636	9,515	1,121	10.54%	105
Jun 2003	10,940	9,600	1,340	12.25%	122
Jul 2003	11,061	9,718	1,343	12.14%	121
Aug 2003	10,772	9,550	1,222	11.34%	113
Sep 2003	10,561	9,560	1,001	9.48%	95
Oct 2003	10,662	9,569	1,093	10.25%	103
Nov 2003	10,614	9,621	993	9.36%	94
Dec 2003	10,633	9,701	932	8.77%	88

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	10,433	9,502	931	8.92%	89
Feb 2004	10,327	9,528	799	7.74%	77
Mar 2004	10,412	9,560	852	8.18%	82
Apr 2004	10,352	9,550	802	7.75%	77
May 2004	10,495	9,556	939	8.95%	89
Jun 2004	10,703	9,597	1,106	10.33%	103
Jul 2004	10,797	9,652	1,145	10.60%	106
Aug 2004	10,602	9,481	1,121	10.57%	106
Sep 2004	10,560	9,468	1,092	10.34%	103
Oct 2004	10,676	9,428	1,248	11.69%	117
Nov 2004	10,592	9,455	1,137	10.73%	107
Dec 2004	10,738	9,615	1,123	10.46%	105

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	10,521	9,320	1,201	11.42%	114
Feb 2005	10,529	9,393	1,136	10.79%	108
Mar 2005	10,528	9,403	1,125	10.69%	107
Apr 2005	10,453	9,396	1,057	10.11%	101
May 2005	10,595	9,371	1,224	11.55%	116
Jun 2005	10,636	9,372	1,264	11.88%	119
Jul 2005	10,637	9,413	1,224	11.51%	115
Aug 2005	10,406	9,330	1,076	10.34%	103
Sep 2005	10,223	9,216	1,007	9.85%	99
Oct 2005	10,294	9,234	1,060	10.30%	103
Nov 2005	10,311	9,220	1,091	10.58%	106
Dec 2005	10,512	9,412	1,100	10.46%	105

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	10,201	9,172	1,029	10.09%	101
Feb 2006	10,343	9,382	961	9.29%	93
Mar 2006	10,409	9,526	883	8.48%	85
Apr 2006	10,382	9,492	890	8.57%	86
May 2006	10,470	9,542	928	8.86%	89
Jun 2006	10,592	9,526	1,066	10.06%	101
Jul 2006	10,660	9,523	1,137	10.67%	107
Aug 2006	10,383	9,384	999	9.62%	96
Sep 2006	10,283	9,259	1,024	9.96%	100
Oct 2006	10,344	9,343	1,001	9.68%	97
Nov 2006	10,332	9,374	958	9.27%	93
Dec 2006	10,351	9,374	977	9.44%	94

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	10,677	9,496	1,181	11.06%	111
Feb 2007	10,684	9,467	1,217	11.39%	114
Mar 2007	10,670	9,573	1,097	10.28%	103
Apr 2007	10,788	9,586	1,202	11.14%	111
May 2007	10,911	9,618	1,293	11.85%	119
Jun 2007	11,043	9,717	1,326	12.01%	120
Jul 2007	11,220	9,782	1,438	12.82%	128
Aug 2007	10,780	9,566	1,214	11.26%	113
Sep 2007	10,821	9,526	1,295	11.97%	120
Oct 2007	10,830	9,586	1,244	11.49%	115
Nov 2007	10,943	9,684	1,259	11.51%	115
Dec 2007	10,965	9,665	1,300	11.86%	119

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	11,072	9,795	1,277	11.53%	115
Feb 2008	10,959	9,741	1,218	11.11%	111
Mar 2008	11,048	9,832	1,216	11.01%	110
Apr 2008	11,098	9,979	1,119	10.08%	101
May 2008	11,359	9,963	1,396	12.29%	123
Jun 2008	11,404	9,970	1,434	12.57%	126
Jul 2008	11,495	9,978	1,517	13.20%	132
Aug 2008	11,147	9,808	1,339	12.01%	120
Sep 2008	11,093	9,732	1,361	12.27%	123
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Columbus Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	658	12.79%
2.	Educational Services	304	5.91%
3.	Public Administration	248	4.82%
4.	Health Care	220	4.28%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	214	4.16%
6.	Wood Manufacturing	208	4.04%
7.	Finance and Insurance	167	3.25%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	165	3.21%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	156	3.03%
10.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	134	2.60%
11.	Food Manufacturing	133	2.59%
12.	Repair and Maintenance	119	2.31%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	113	2.20%
14.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	110	2.14%
15.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	106	2.06%
16.	Paper Manufacturing	105	2.04%
17.	Metal Manufactuing	104	2.02%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	103	2.00%
19.	Other Transportation	100	1.94%
20.	Department and Other General Stores	97	1.89%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	1,174	22.33%
2.	Health Care	546	10.39%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	493	9.38%
4.	Social Assistance	275	5.23%
5.	Department and Other General Stores	203	3.86%
6.	Finance and Insurance	200	3.80%
7.	Food and Beverage Stores	200	3.80%
8.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	190	3.61%
9.	Public Administration	183	3.48%
10.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	135	2.57%
11.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	112	2.13%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	111	2.11%
13.	Apparel Manufacturing	104	1.98%
14.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	101	1.92%
15.	Wood Manufacturing	74	1.41%
16.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	68	1.29%
17.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	66	1.26%
18.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	65	1.24%
19.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	55	1.05%
20.	Construction	51	0.97%

Columbus Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	358	6.96%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	338	6.57%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	272	5.29%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	236	4.59%
5.	Other Management Occupations	235	4.57%
6.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	213	4.14%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	191	3.71%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	171	3.32%
9.	Other Construction Trades	153	2.97%
10.	Assemblers and Fabricators	135	2.62%
11.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	134	2.60%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	122	2.37%
13.	Top Executives	121	2.35%
14.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	114	2.22%
15.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	105	2.04%
16.	Other Financial Specialists	88	1.71%
17.	Carpenters	83	1.61%
18.	Computer Specialists	81	1.57%
19.	Other Material Moving Workers	77	1.50%
20.	Other Protective Service Workers	77	1.50%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	494	9.40%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	305	5.80%
3.	Cashiers	289	5.50%
4.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	271	5.16%
5.	Secretaries and Admins	231	4.39%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	224	4.26%
7.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	220	4.18%
8.	Other Production Occupations	211	4.01%
9.	Other Management Occupations	204	3.88%
10.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	178	3.39%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	175	3.33%
12.	Assemblers and Fabricators	147	2.80%
13.	Registered Nurses	130	2.47%
14.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	130	2.47%
15.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	129	2.45%
16.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	117	2.23%
17.	Customer Service Representatives	114	2.17%
18.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	112	2.13%
19.	Health Technologists and Technicians	106	2.02%
20.	Child Care Workers	104	1.98%

Columbus Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	10,810	50.34%
15-35 hours	2,120	9.87%
1-14 hours	761	3.54%
No regular hours	7,783	36.24%

Columbus Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	387	3.51%
5 AM-5:29 AM	333	3.02%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	380	3.45%
6 AM-6:29 AM	790	7.17%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,773	16.09%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,492	13.54%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,877	17.04%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,048	9.51%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	362	3.29%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	722	6.55%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	230	2.09%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	170	1.54%
Noon-3:59 PM	652	5.92%
4 PM-11:59 PM	802	7.28%

Columbus Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	951	8.63%
5-9	2,498	22.67%
10-14	2,520	22.87%
15-19	1,957	17.76%
20-24	973	8.83%
25-29	328	2.98%
30-34	890	8.08%
35-39	97	0.88%
40-44	122	1.11%
45-59	226	2.05%
60-89	224	2.03%
At least 90	232	2.11%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	12	0.11%	9,215	83.64%
30-44	0	0.00%	1,109	10.07%
45-59	0	0.00%	226	2.05%
At least 60	19	0.17%	437	3.97%

Columbus Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	39	0.35%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,812	16.18%
Car / truck / van, solo	8,502	75.90%
Motorcycle	38	0.34%
Other	60	0.54%
Public transportation	31	0.28%
Walked	536	4.78%
Worked at home	184	1.64%

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Columbus Family Information Back to top
: 10,650 (26,351 people)
: 7,031 (21,798 people)
: 2,044
: 13,396
Columbus Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,117	19.88%
$10,000-$14,999	933	8.76%
$15,000-$19,999	885	8.31%
$20,000-$24,999	765	7.18%
$25,000-$29,999	866	8.13%
$30,000-$34,999	770	7.23%
$35,000-$39,999	494	4.64%
$40,000-$44,999	598	5.62%
$45,000-$49,999	470	4.41%
$50,000-$59,999	672	6.31%
$60,000-$74,999	712	6.69%
$75,000-$99,999	594	5.58%
$100,000-$124,999	365	3.43%
$125,000-$149,999	104	0.98%
$150,000-$199,999	150	1.41%
$200,000 or more	155	1.46%

Columbus Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	3,179	29.90%
Family, 2 people	2,916	27.43%
Nonfamily, 2 people	423	3.98%
Family, 3 people	1,744	16.40%
Nonfamily, 3 people	51	0.48%
Family, 4 people	1,290	12.13%
Nonfamily, 4 people	21	0.20%
Family, 5 people	594	5.59%
Nonfamily, 5 people	3	0.03%
Family, 6 people	271	2.55%
Nonfamily, 6 people	2	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	138	1.30%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Columbus Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	8,026	29.54%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	2,803	10.32%
Public Assistance	465	1.71%
Retirement	1,714	6.31%
Self Employment	904	3.33%
Social Security	2,941	10.82%
Supplemental Security	892	3.28%
Wage / Salary	7,730	28.45%
Other	1,697	6.25%

Columbus Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	2,446	54.08%
With children under 18	2,077	45.92%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	867	8.97%
Married	5,422	56.07%
Never Married	3,130	32.37%
Widowed	251	2.60%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,053	8.65%
Married	5,785	47.51%
Never Married	3,731	30.64%
Widowed	1,608	13.21%

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

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	1,824	8.78%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	3,515	16.91%
High school diploma or equivalent	5,285	25.43%
Some college, no degree	4,688	22.56%
Associate degree	815	3.92%
Bachelors degree	3,267	15.72%
Graduate or professional degree	1,389	6.68%

Columbus Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	475	1.70%	342	1.22%	817	2.92%
Kindergarten	322	1.15%	138	0.49%	460	1.64%
Grades 1-4	1,589	5.67%	190	0.68%	1,779	6.35%
Grades 5-8	1,444	5.16%	209	0.75%	1,653	5.90%
Grades 9-12	1,304	4.66%	242	0.86%	1,546	5.52%
Undergrad college	1,735	6.20%	107	0.38%	1,842	6.58%
Graduate or professional school	218	0.78%	46	0.16%	264	0.94%
Total	7,087	25.31%	1,274	4.55%	8,361	29.86%

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Columbus Business Information Back to top
: $582,113,000
: $55,017,000

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

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	19,896	75.57%
Below Poverty Level	6,432	24.43%

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Columbus Criminal Information Back to top
: 201
Columbus Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	4.414	0.535	0.045	1.025	6.018	0.357	10.833	53.587	3.700	68.477
2000	1.171	0.227	0.076	1.020	2.494	0.416	8.804	51.353	4.610	65.183
2001	0.997	0.422	0.077	0.959	2.455	0.115	11.394	51.063	3.414	65.986
2002	1.336	0.458	0.115	0.687	2.596	0.344	10.691	49.559	3.284	63.877
2003	1.342	0.513	0.158	0.868	2.881	0.039	10.775	50.363	2.881	64.020
2004	1.630	0.199	0.000	1.273	3.102	0.080	8.391	44.260	1.949	54.599
2005	1.644	0.160	0.040	1.323	3.167	0.040	7.817	41.890	2.205	51.912
2006	0.945	0.164	0.164	1.233	2.506	0.082	7.355	34.556	1.685	43.596
2007	0.918	0.334	0.167	1.335	2.754	0.042	8.637	34.087	2.420	45.144

Columbus Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	11	73
2005	11	68
2006	10	70
2007	11	53

Columbus Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	1,671
2000	1,791
2001	1,784
2002	1,741

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Columbus Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	4,240	15.14%
10-19 Years	4,083	14.58%
20-29 Years	4,854	17.33%
30-39 Years	3,769	13.46%
40-49 Years	3,436	12.27%
50-59 Years	2,596	9.27%
60-69 Years	1,974	7.05%
70-79 Years	1,720	6.14%
80-89 Years	1,062	3.79%
90+ Years	270	0.96%

Columbus Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	12,886	46.01%
Female	15,118	53.99%

Columbus Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
African-American	14,404	51.44%
Caucasian	12,735	45.48%
Hispanic/Latino	392	1.40%
Multiracial	224	0.80%
Asian	193	0.69%
Amerindian	38	0.14%
Other Race	15	0.05%
Pacific Islander	3	0.01%

Columbus Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	2,593	24.01%
2.	Irish	1,812	16.78%
3.	English	1,808	16.74%
4.	German	1,310	12.13%
5.	Scotch Irish	474	4.39%
6.	Scottish	387	3.58%
7.	Dutch	335	3.10%
8.	Italian	311	2.88%
9.	French Non-Basque	298	2.76%
10.	European	201	1.86%

Columbus Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	25,087	96.36%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	475	1.82%
3.	French	125	0.48%
4.	Tagalog	68	0.26%
5.	German	52	0.20%
6.	Italian	38	0.15%
7.	Korean	36	0.14%
8.	Gujarathi	29	0.11%
9.	African	23	0.09%
10.	Other Asian	18	0.07%

Columbus Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	27,751	98.47%
Naturalized immigrant	151	0.54%
Not a citizen	281	1.00%

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Columbus Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

39701	39703	39705
39702	39704	39710

Today on Verdict

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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