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Columbus Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 1,612,694
Land Area (2000): 10,318.817 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 76.301 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	2,712,906	83.74%
Rural, Farm	42,594	1.31%
Rural, Non-farm	484,086	14.94%

Columbus Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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	756,461	728,058	28,403	3.75%	38
1991	762,182	729,830	32,352	4.24%	42
1992	778,958	740,024	38,934	5.00%	50
1993	788,947	750,008	38,939	4.94%	49
1994	801,422	770,456	30,966	3.86%	39
1995	812,417	786,344	26,073	3.21%	32
1996	821,622	794,742	26,881	3.27%	33
1997	837,051	811,940	25,111	3.00%	30
1998	848,011	824,248	23,763	2.80%	28
1999	865,551	842,179	23,372	2.70%	27
2000	881,927	853,990	27,937	3.17%	32
2001	895,293	864,360	30,933	3.46%	35
2002	902,882	858,154	44,729	4.95%	49
2003	908,233	859,655	48,578	5.35%	53
2004	914,601	865,122	49,478	5.41%	54
2005	923,800	875,491	48,309	5.23%	52
2006	940,864	896,870	43,994	4.68%	47
2007	958,070	912,713	45,357	4.73%	47
2008	968,080	916,112	51,967	5.37%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	745,750	714,425	31,325	4.20%	42
Feb 1990	743,831	713,078	30,753	4.13%	41
Mar 1990	745,323	716,669	28,654	3.84%	38
Apr 1990	748,742	719,377	29,365	3.92%	39
May 1990	753,520	725,697	27,823	3.69%	37
Jun 1990	764,970	737,049	27,921	3.65%	36
Jul 1990	768,264	739,758	28,506	3.71%	37
Aug 1990	763,656	735,782	27,874	3.65%	37
Sep 1990	753,266	725,547	27,719	3.68%	37
Oct 1990	764,265	737,322	26,943	3.53%	35
Nov 1990	762,423	735,806	26,617	3.49%	35
Dec 1990	763,516	736,180	27,336	3.58%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	750,227	717,205	33,022	4.40%	44
Feb 1991	754,101	718,485	35,616	4.72%	47
Mar 1991	757,232	723,477	33,755	4.46%	45
Apr 1991	758,914	728,584	30,330	4.00%	40
May 1991	758,115	727,695	30,420	4.01%	40
Jun 1991	772,301	738,515	33,786	4.37%	44
Jul 1991	771,427	738,882	32,545	4.22%	42
Aug 1991	767,788	735,990	31,798	4.14%	41
Sep 1991	758,702	727,242	31,460	4.15%	41
Oct 1991	765,721	734,609	31,112	4.06%	41
Nov 1991	766,496	735,155	31,341	4.09%	41
Dec 1991	765,161	732,119	33,042	4.32%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	760,697	720,886	39,811	5.23%	52
Feb 1992	761,140	719,661	41,479	5.45%	54
Mar 1992	767,212	727,956	39,256	5.12%	51
Apr 1992	770,966	733,907	37,059	4.81%	48
May 1992	776,635	739,132	37,503	4.83%	48
Jun 1992	789,394	747,550	41,844	5.30%	53
Jul 1992	795,428	755,070	40,358	5.07%	51
Aug 1992	792,962	754,438	38,524	4.86%	49
Sep 1992	778,782	739,791	38,991	5.01%	50
Oct 1992	785,027	748,493	36,534	4.65%	47
Nov 1992	785,912	748,168	37,744	4.80%	48
Dec 1992	783,338	745,231	38,107	4.86%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	771,945	726,749	45,196	5.85%	59
Feb 1993	773,701	730,973	42,728	5.52%	55
Mar 1993	777,266	737,984	39,282	5.05%	51
Apr 1993	774,122	736,810	37,312	4.82%	48
May 1993	784,203	746,961	37,242	4.75%	47
Jun 1993	798,676	758,846	39,830	4.99%	50
Jul 1993	802,632	762,507	40,125	5.00%	50
Aug 1993	803,310	766,306	37,004	4.61%	46
Sep 1993	790,319	751,459	38,860	4.92%	49
Oct 1993	798,134	758,999	39,135	4.90%	49
Nov 1993	796,934	760,505	36,429	4.57%	46
Dec 1993	796,124	761,996	34,128	4.29%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	789,215	747,321	41,894	5.31%	53
Feb 1994	790,411	751,729	38,682	4.89%	49
Mar 1994	789,566	752,389	37,177	4.71%	47
Apr 1994	789,943	756,626	33,317	4.22%	42
May 1994	799,807	768,997	30,810	3.85%	39
Jun 1994	805,822	774,430	31,392	3.90%	39
Jul 1994	807,008	777,889	29,119	3.61%	36
Aug 1994	808,906	780,764	28,142	3.48%	35
Sep 1994	797,757	770,509	27,248	3.42%	34
Oct 1994	813,384	786,931	26,453	3.25%	33
Nov 1994	813,945	789,461	24,484	3.01%	30
Dec 1994	811,304	788,428	22,876	2.82%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	798,510	769,745	28,765	3.60%	36
Feb 1995	801,510	774,111	27,399	3.42%	34
Mar 1995	803,797	777,120	26,677	3.32%	33
Apr 1995	805,823	780,004	25,819	3.20%	32
May 1995	808,701	784,225	24,476	3.03%	30
Jun 1995	818,076	791,999	26,077	3.19%	32
Jul 1995	822,698	797,199	25,499	3.10%	31
Aug 1995	822,844	796,786	26,058	3.17%	32
Sep 1995	810,987	784,872	26,115	3.22%	32
Oct 1995	819,778	794,659	25,119	3.06%	31
Nov 1995	820,223	794,450	25,773	3.14%	31
Dec 1995	816,060	790,958	25,102	3.08%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	803,251	771,551	31,700	3.95%	39
Feb 1996	807,346	777,828	29,518	3.66%	37
Mar 1996	811,983	785,063	26,920	3.32%	33
Apr 1996	813,142	787,565	25,577	3.15%	31
May 1996	820,873	794,163	26,710	3.25%	33
Jun 1996	828,804	801,417	27,387	3.30%	33
Jul 1996	840,693	812,779	27,914	3.32%	33
Aug 1996	834,910	809,331	25,579	3.06%	31
Sep 1996	820,658	794,151	26,507	3.23%	32
Oct 1996	828,104	803,504	24,600	2.97%	30
Nov 1996	825,977	800,794	25,183	3.05%	30
Dec 1996	823,727	798,756	24,971	3.03%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	815,641	784,703	30,938	3.79%	38
Feb 1997	818,030	788,127	29,903	3.66%	37
Mar 1997	823,242	795,649	27,593	3.35%	34
Apr 1997	826,399	802,558	23,841	2.88%	29
May 1997	833,035	810,164	22,871	2.75%	27
Jun 1997	842,583	817,650	24,933	2.96%	30
Jul 1997	852,191	829,297	22,894	2.69%	27
Aug 1997	850,540	827,654	22,886	2.69%	27
Sep 1997	837,859	812,431	25,428	3.03%	30
Oct 1997	846,354	822,555	23,799	2.81%	28
Nov 1997	850,520	826,667	23,853	2.80%	28
Dec 1997	848,213	825,822	22,391	2.64%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	834,136	806,733	27,403	3.29%	33
Feb 1998	834,902	808,817	26,085	3.12%	31
Mar 1998	837,754	812,092	25,662	3.06%	31
Apr 1998	836,034	815,487	20,547	2.46%	25
May 1998	842,278	819,852	22,426	2.66%	27
Jun 1998	852,923	827,341	25,582	3.00%	30
Jul 1998	863,121	843,215	19,906	2.31%	23
Aug 1998	857,448	834,214	23,234	2.71%	27
Sep 1998	847,844	822,447	25,397	3.00%	30
Oct 1998	854,934	830,836	24,098	2.82%	28
Nov 1998	858,495	835,208	23,287	2.71%	27
Dec 1998	856,263	834,729	21,534	2.51%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	851,039	824,704	26,335	3.09%	31
Feb 1999	849,577	823,015	26,562	3.13%	31
Mar 1999	849,092	825,937	23,155	2.73%	27
Apr 1999	852,262	829,608	22,654	2.66%	27
May 1999	856,461	835,423	21,038	2.46%	25
Jun 1999	869,179	843,975	25,204	2.90%	29
Jul 1999	877,924	855,878	22,046	2.51%	25
Aug 1999	876,312	853,659	22,653	2.59%	26
Sep 1999	863,731	839,421	24,310	2.81%	28
Oct 1999	877,957	855,096	22,861	2.60%	26
Nov 1999	881,333	858,577	22,756	2.58%	26
Dec 1999	881,749	860,860	20,889	2.37%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	870,263	837,936	32,327	3.71%	37
Feb 2000	873,452	840,243	33,209	3.80%	38
Mar 2000	874,177	843,669	30,508	3.49%	35
Apr 2000	875,252	848,980	26,272	3.00%	30
May 2000	874,057	847,447	26,610	3.04%	30
Jun 2000	887,422	856,027	31,395	3.54%	35
Jul 2000	893,339	864,664	28,675	3.21%	32
Aug 2000	889,791	862,298	27,493	3.09%	31
Sep 2000	876,500	849,370	27,130	3.10%	31
Oct 2000	886,229	862,030	24,199	2.73%	27
Nov 2000	889,970	865,536	24,434	2.75%	27
Dec 2000	892,667	869,676	22,991	2.58%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	890,354	860,111	30,243	3.40%	34
Feb 2001	888,392	858,933	29,459	3.32%	33
Mar 2001	888,952	861,427	27,525	3.10%	31
Apr 2001	889,293	863,152	26,141	2.94%	29
May 2001	889,065	863,813	25,252	2.84%	28
Jun 2001	899,436	867,313	32,123	3.57%	36
Jul 2001	906,813	877,210	29,603	3.26%	33
Aug 2001	897,032	865,648	31,384	3.50%	35
Sep 2001	889,935	857,256	32,679	3.67%	37
Oct 2001	899,720	866,092	33,628	3.74%	37
Nov 2001	903,036	866,377	36,659	4.06%	41
Dec 2001	901,486	864,985	36,501	4.05%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	893,600	848,043	45,557	5.10%	51
Feb 2002	897,187	851,000	46,187	5.15%	51
Mar 2002	897,837	852,331	45,506	5.07%	51
Apr 2002	897,822	853,427	44,395	4.94%	49
May 2002	899,381	856,819	42,562	4.73%	47
Jun 2002	908,736	861,086	47,650	5.24%	52
Jul 2002	912,405	866,497	45,908	5.03%	50
Aug 2002	908,823	864,235	44,588	4.91%	49
Sep 2002	901,984	858,704	43,280	4.80%	48
Oct 2002	907,748	865,096	42,652	4.70%	47
Nov 2002	905,720	861,133	44,587	4.92%	49
Dec 2002	903,346	859,471	43,875	4.86%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	902,917	849,982	52,935	5.86%	59
Feb 2003	905,194	852,390	52,804	5.83%	58
Mar 2003	905,297	854,187	51,110	5.65%	56
Apr 2003	904,547	855,901	48,646	5.38%	54
May 2003	903,370	855,707	47,663	5.28%	53
Jun 2003	916,656	861,777	54,879	5.99%	60
Jul 2003	916,567	867,844	48,723	5.32%	53
Aug 2003	912,535	864,984	47,551	5.21%	52
Sep 2003	901,105	853,972	47,133	5.23%	52
Oct 2003	909,159	864,969	44,190	4.86%	49
Nov 2003	912,482	868,244	44,238	4.85%	48
Dec 2003	908,961	865,901	43,060	4.74%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	902,591	850,528	52,063	5.77%	58
Feb 2004	902,431	851,502	50,929	5.64%	56
Mar 2004	906,176	855,150	51,026	5.63%	56
Apr 2004	904,476	856,547	47,929	5.30%	53
May 2004	908,406	862,373	46,033	5.07%	51
Jun 2004	921,599	868,789	52,810	5.73%	57
Jul 2004	925,859	875,693	50,166	5.42%	54
Aug 2004	924,049	875,338	48,711	5.27%	53
Sep 2004	909,911	861,344	48,567	5.34%	53
Oct 2004	923,083	873,718	49,365	5.35%	53
Nov 2004	926,164	876,819	49,345	5.33%	53
Dec 2004	920,463	873,668	46,795	5.08%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	909,289	856,567	52,722	5.80%	58
Feb 2005	909,598	854,036	55,562	6.11%	61
Mar 2005	910,616	859,978	50,638	5.56%	56
Apr 2005	912,247	863,915	48,332	5.30%	53
May 2005	917,045	870,770	46,275	5.05%	50
Jun 2005	929,611	879,126	50,485	5.43%	54
Jul 2005	933,872	887,745	46,127	4.94%	49
Aug 2005	935,585	888,815	46,770	5.00%	50
Sep 2005	924,317	876,869	47,448	5.13%	51
Oct 2005	935,433	889,925	45,508	4.86%	49
Nov 2005	934,115	888,018	46,097	4.93%	49
Dec 2005	933,870	890,125	43,745	4.68%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	919,837	873,276	46,561	5.06%	51
Feb 2006	923,726	875,670	48,056	5.20%	52
Mar 2006	926,493	882,701	43,792	4.73%	47
Apr 2006	929,839	885,306	44,533	4.79%	48
May 2006	932,664	892,026	40,638	4.36%	44
Jun 2006	944,946	899,210	45,736	4.84%	48
Jul 2006	952,919	906,680	46,239	4.85%	49
Aug 2006	952,022	906,992	45,030	4.73%	47
Sep 2006	940,908	898,111	42,797	4.55%	45
Oct 2006	953,717	913,089	40,628	4.26%	43
Nov 2006	957,404	915,060	42,344	4.42%	44
Dec 2006	955,896	914,318	41,578	4.35%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	943,386	897,265	46,121	4.89%	49
Feb 2007	941,707	896,301	45,406	4.82%	48
Mar 2007	945,510	902,148	43,362	4.59%	46
Apr 2007	949,496	905,208	44,288	4.66%	47
May 2007	952,707	910,087	42,620	4.47%	45
Jun 2007	965,476	916,668	48,808	5.06%	51
Jul 2007	971,432	924,823	46,609	4.80%	48
Aug 2007	966,146	919,956	46,190	4.78%	48
Sep 2007	958,969	912,656	46,313	4.83%	48
Oct 2007	966,212	922,112	44,100	4.56%	46
Nov 2007	968,152	924,208	43,944	4.54%	45
Dec 2007	967,649	921,121	46,528	4.81%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	950,889	902,232	48,657	5.12%	51
Feb 2008	951,543	905,799	45,744	4.81%	48
Mar 2008	959,580	912,267	47,313	4.93%	49
Apr 2008	963,488	920,395	43,093	4.47%	45
May 2008	968,536	921,368	47,168	4.87%	49
Jun 2008	979,080	923,282	55,798	5.70%	57
Jul 2008	983,604	923,209	60,395	6.14%	61
Aug 2008	983,054	922,452	60,602	6.16%	62
Sep 2008	972,945	914,008	58,937	6.06%	61
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Columbus Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	86,762	9.96%
2.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	62,498	7.17%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	50,242	5.77%
4.	Finance and Insurance	48,886	5.61%
5.	Public Administration	48,162	5.53%
6.	Educational Services	47,516	5.45%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	32,198	3.70%
8.	Health Care	31,454	3.61%
9.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	22,740	2.61%
10.	Truck Transportation	19,492	2.24%
11.	Metal Manufactuing	19,186	2.20%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	17,970	2.06%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	17,276	1.98%
14.	Repair and Maintenance	16,994	1.95%
15.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	16,674	1.91%
16.	Department and Other General Stores	15,588	1.79%
17.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	15,102	1.73%
18.	Other Transportation	15,054	1.73%
19.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	14,410	1.65%
20.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	12,948	1.49%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	108,930	13.87%
2.	Educational Services	88,626	11.28%
3.	Finance and Insurance	77,388	9.85%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	55,472	7.06%
5.	Public Administration	46,660	5.94%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	45,562	5.80%
7.	Social Assistance	27,560	3.51%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	24,936	3.17%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	24,062	3.06%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	17,504	2.23%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	14,682	1.87%
12.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	14,354	1.83%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	14,296	1.82%
14.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	12,452	1.59%
15.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	11,576	1.47%
16.	Construction	10,944	1.39%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	10,020	1.28%
18.	Info Services and Data Processing	8,340	1.06%
19.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	7,846	1.00%
20.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	7,324	0.93%

Columbus Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	40,392	4.64%
2.	Computer Specialists	38,910	4.47%
3.	Other Production Occupations	38,220	4.39%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	36,834	4.23%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	34,140	3.92%
6.	Other Installation / Maintenance	31,952	3.67%
7.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	30,410	3.49%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	29,340	3.37%
9.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	28,024	3.22%
10.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	27,152	3.12%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	23,984	2.75%
12.	Top Executives	22,114	2.54%
13.	Business Operations Specialists	21,216	2.44%
14.	Other Office and Admin Support	20,680	2.37%
15.	Engineers	20,492	2.35%
16.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	17,950	2.06%
17.	Vehicle Mechanics	17,860	2.05%
18.	Other Construction Trades	17,358	1.99%
19.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	15,174	1.74%
20.	Operations Managers Non Finance	15,134	1.74%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	60,166	7.66%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	47,386	6.03%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	33,098	4.21%
4.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	29,236	3.72%
5.	Other Management Occupations	28,790	3.67%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	28,522	3.63%
7.	Business Operations Specialists	27,582	3.51%
8.	Customer Service Representatives	26,804	3.41%
9.	Registered Nurses	26,160	3.33%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	22,466	2.86%
11.	Cashiers	22,052	2.81%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	20,280	2.58%
13.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	19,918	2.54%
14.	Health Technologists and Technicians	17,124	2.18%
15.	Waiters and Waitresses	16,790	2.14%
16.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	16,530	2.10%
17.	Other Production Occupations	16,420	2.09%
18.	Computer Specialists	15,760	2.01%
19.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	15,674	2.00%
20.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	14,852	1.89%

Columbus Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	1,489,035	59.66%
15-35 hours	330,018	13.22%
1-14 hours	71,361	2.86%
No regular hours	605,478	24.26%

Columbus Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	43,166	2.72%
5 AM-5:29 AM	36,512	2.30%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	62,834	3.97%
6 AM-6:29 AM	123,126	7.77%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	174,479	11.01%
7 AM-7:29 AM	249,445	15.74%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	248,213	15.67%
8 AM-8:29 AM	173,466	10.95%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	91,038	5.75%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	86,057	5.43%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	37,565	2.37%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	17,648	1.11%
Noon-3:59 PM	116,328	7.34%
4 PM-11:59 PM	124,552	7.86%

Columbus Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	43,121	2.72%
5-9	150,469	9.50%
10-14	228,993	14.45%
15-19	276,327	17.44%
20-24	289,390	18.26%
25-29	126,211	7.97%
30-34	219,839	13.87%
35-39	43,044	2.72%
40-44	48,555	3.06%
45-59	89,620	5.66%
60-89	44,059	2.78%
At least 90	24,801	1.57%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	15,735	0.99%	1,098,776	69.35%
30-44	9,848	0.62%	301,590	19.03%
45-59	4,557	0.29%	85,063	5.37%
At least 60	5,962	0.38%	62,898	3.97%

Columbus Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	3,538	0.22%
Car / truck / van, carpool	158,041	9.67%
Car / truck / van, solo	1,340,439	82.03%
Motorcycle	734	0.04%
Other	7,129	0.44%
Public transportation	36,102	2.21%
Walked	38,446	2.35%
Worked at home	49,737	3.04%

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
: 1,273,546 (3,136,938 people)
: 827,764 (2,512,314 people)
: 362,172
: 1,480,788
Columbus Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	101,995	7.98%
$10,000-$14,999	68,795	5.38%
$15,000-$19,999	69,650	5.45%
$20,000-$24,999	81,527	6.37%
$25,000-$29,999	81,926	6.41%
$30,000-$34,999	84,264	6.59%
$35,000-$39,999	79,225	6.19%
$40,000-$44,999	72,973	5.71%
$45,000-$49,999	64,847	5.07%
$50,000-$59,999	126,420	9.88%
$60,000-$74,999	148,938	11.65%
$75,000-$99,999	143,090	11.19%
$100,000-$124,999	71,361	5.58%
$125,000-$149,999	31,175	2.44%
$150,000-$199,999	26,743	2.09%
$200,000 or more	25,993	2.03%

Columbus Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	176,574	27.74%
Family, 2 people	173,485	27.25%
Nonfamily, 2 people	38,812	6.10%
Family, 3 people	99,416	15.62%
Nonfamily, 3 people	6,135	0.96%
Family, 4 people	85,569	13.44%
Nonfamily, 4 people	2,279	0.36%
Family, 5 people	35,931	5.64%
Nonfamily, 5 people	785	0.12%
Family, 6 people	11,585	1.82%
Nonfamily, 6 people	258	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	5,605	0.88%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	168	0.03%

Columbus Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	1,082,448	31.55%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	452,146	13.18%
Public Assistance	34,964	1.02%
Retirement	202,519	5.90%
Self Employment	143,450	4.18%
Social Security	260,814	7.60%
Supplemental Security	44,792	1.31%
Wage / Salary	1,056,115	30.78%
Other	153,736	4.48%

Columbus Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	337,837	53.10%
With children under 18	298,399	46.90%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	118,331	9.60%
Married	691,434	56.09%
Never Married	397,125	32.22%
Widowed	25,817	2.09%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	161,173	12.32%
Married	690,856	52.80%
Never Married	342,346	26.16%
Widowed	114,083	8.72%

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	75,881	3.15%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	289,632	12.01%
High school diploma or equivalent	734,340	30.44%
Some college, no degree	562,415	23.32%
Associate degree	127,481	5.29%
Bachelors degree	427,790	17.74%
Graduate or professional degree	194,545	8.07%

Columbus Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	31,785	1.97%	29,844	1.85%	61,629	3.82%
Kindergarten	40,594	2.52%	7,270	0.45%	47,864	2.97%
Grades 1-4	169,503	10.51%	23,214	1.44%	192,717	11.95%
Grades 5-8	166,506	10.32%	20,261	1.26%	186,767	11.58%
Grades 9-12	156,167	9.68%	16,895	1.05%	173,062	10.73%
Undergrad college	146,465	9.08%	44,310	2.75%	190,775	11.83%
Graduate or professional school	36,316	2.25%	12,185	0.76%	48,501	3.01%
Total	747,336	46.34%	153,979	9.55%	901,315	55.89%

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 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	2,834,692	90.10%
Below Poverty Level	311,472	9.90%

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
: 14,794

Columbus Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	233,659	14.49%
10-19 Years	227,240	14.09%
20-29 Years	250,111	15.51%
30-39 Years	265,077	16.44%
40-49 Years	247,498	15.35%
50-59 Years	171,279	10.62%
60-69 Years	102,716	6.37%
70-79 Years	75,753	4.70%
80-89 Years	33,211	2.06%
90+ Years	6,150	0.38%

Columbus Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	791,647	49.09%
Female	821,047	50.91%

Columbus Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	1,308,075	81.11%
African-American	205,717	12.76%
Asian	36,612	2.27%
Hispanic/Latino	28,607	1.77%
Multiracial	26,570	1.65%
Amerindian	3,760	0.23%
Other Race	2,825	0.18%
Pacific Islander	528	0.03%

Columbus Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	761,873	28.30%
2.	Irish	420,680	15.63%
3.	English	326,492	12.13%
4.	United States Or American	308,932	11.48%
5.	Italian	158,913	5.90%
6.	French Non-Basque	72,847	2.71%
7.	Polish	68,898	2.56%
8.	Scottish	66,234	2.46%
9.	Dutch	62,885	2.34%
10.	Welsh	55,615	2.07%

Columbus Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	2,794,157	92.87%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	67,755	2.25%
3.	African	16,433	0.55%
4.	French	16,172	0.54%
5.	Chinese	15,492	0.51%
6.	German	15,013	0.50%
7.	Japanese	6,938	0.23%
8.	Arabic	6,868	0.23%
9.	Other Asian	6,356	0.21%
10.	Korean	6,091	0.20%

Columbus Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	3,095,581	95.55%
Naturalized immigrant	49,565	1.53%
Not a citizen	94,440	2.92%

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

Delaware County	Licking County	Pickaway County
Fairfield County	Madison County	Union County
Franklin County	Morrow County

Columbus Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Alexandria	Harbor Hills	Paint
Allen	Harlem	Paris
Amanda	Harmony	Pataskala
Amlin	Harrisburg	Perry
Ashley	Harrison	Peru
Ashville	Hartford	Pickaway
Baltimore	Heath	Pickerington
Beechwood Trails	Hebron	Pike
Bennington	Hideaway Hls	Plain
Berkshire	Hilliard	Plain City
Berlin	Hocking	Pleasant
Berne	Homer	Pleasantville
Bexley	Hopewell	Porter
Blacklick	Huber Ridge	Powell
Blendon	Iberia	Prairie
Bloom	Irwin	Radnor
Bowling Green	Jackson	Range
Bremen	Jacksontown	Raymond
Brice	Jefferson	Reynoldsburg
Broadway	Jerome	Richland
Brown	Jersey	Richwood
Brownsville	Johnstown	Riverlea
Buckeye Lake	Kilbourne	Rush Creek
Burlington	Kingston	Rushville
Canaan	Kirkersville	Salt Creek
Canal Winchester	Lake Darby	Scioto
Cardington	Lancaster	Sedalia
Carroll	Leesburg	Sharon
Chester	Lewis Center	Shauck
Chesterville	Liberty	Shawnee Hills
Choctaw Lake	Licking	Somerford
Circleville	Lincoln	South Bloomfield
Claibourne	Lincoln Village	South Solon
Clearcreek	Lithopolis	Sparta
Clinton	Lockbourne	St. Albans
Columbus	Logan Elm Village	St. Louisville
Commercial Point	London	Stokes
Concord	Madison	Stoutsville
Congress	Magnetic Springs	Sugar Grove
Croton	Marble Cliff	Summit Station
Darby	Marengo	Sunbury
Darbyville	Marlboro	Tarlton
Deer Creek	Mary Ann	Taylor
Delaware	Marysville	Thompson
Derby	McKean	Thurston
Dover	Midway	Trenton
Dublin	Mifflin	Troy
Eden	Milford Center	Truro
Edison	Millcreek	Union
Etna	Millersport	Unionville Center
Fairfield	Minerva Park	Upper Arlington
Fairfield Beach	Monroe	Urbancrest
Fallsbury	Mount Gilead	Utica
Franklin	Mount Sterling	Valleyview
Fulton	Muhlenberg	Violet
Gahanna	New Albany	Walnut
Galena	New Holland	Washington
Galloway	New Rome	Wayne
Genoa	Newark	West Jefferson
Gilead	Newton	West Rushville
Grandview Heights	North Bloomfield	Westerville
Granville	Norwich	Westfield
Gratiot	Oak Run	Whitehall
Greenfield	Obetz	Williamsport
Grove City	Orange	Worthington
Groveport	Orient	York
Hamilton	Ostrander
Hanover	Oxford

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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.

Franklin County (1,068,978)	Delaware County (109,989)	Madison County (40,213)
Licking County (145,491)	Pickaway County (52,727)	Morrow County (31,628)
Fairfield County (122,759)	Union County (40,909)

Columbus (711,470)	Gilead (2,141)	Madison
Newark (48,246)	Utica (2,130)	Brownsville
Lancaster (35,335)	Mary Ann (2,118)	Westfield
Westerville (35,318)	Hebron (2,034)	Burlington
Pleasant (34,958)	St. Albans (1,975)	Kilbourne
Upper Arlington (33,686)	Berkshire (1,946)	Concord
Gahanna (32,636)	Mount Sterling (1,865)	Blacklick
Dublin (32,520)	Pickaway (1,851)	Brown
Reynoldsburg (32,069)	Lincoln (1,672)	Shauck
Delaware (28,874)	Deer Creek (1,672)	Sharon
Grove City (27,075)	Choctaw Lake (1,562)	Paris
Hilliard (24,230)	McKean (1,516)	Perry
Orange (22,248)	Taylor (1,444)	Plain
Pickerington (19,310)	Radnor (1,335)	Raymond
Whitehall (19,201)	Harbor Hills (1,303)	Franklin
Scioto (17,476)	Minerva Park (1,288)	York
Violet (16,893)	Bremen (1,265)	Sugar Grove
Worthington (15,995)	Claibourne (1,265)	Hamilton
Marysville (15,942)	Millcreek (1,252)	Leesburg
Circleville (14,723)	Ashley (1,216)	Berlin
Genoa (13,523)	Fairfield Beach (1,163)	Allen
Bexley (13,203)	Logan Elm Village (1,062)	Kingston
Bloom (11,022)	Williamsport (1,002)	Wayne
Granville (10,428)	Millersport (963)	Broadway
Pataskala (10,249)	Pleasantville (877)	Richland
Lincoln Village (9,482)	Urbancrest (868)	Irwin
London (8,771)	Fallsbury (865)	Dover
Heath (8,527)	New Holland (785)	Salt Creek
Canaan (7,257)	Commercial Point (776)	Iberia
Walnut (6,734)	Range (709)	Galloway
Grandview Heights (6,695)	Marble Cliff (646)	Union
Prairie (6,313)	Milford Center (626)	Summit Station
Powell (6,247)	Muhlenberg (612)	Porter
Darby (6,055)	Valleyview (601)	Jefferson
Somerford (5,413)	Lithopolis (600)	Hartford
Etna (5,410)	Stoutsville (581)	Oxford
Amanda (5,016)	Thurston (555)	Fairfield
Huber Ridge (4,883)	Kirkersville (520)	Mifflin
Norwich (4,820)	Oak Run (514)	Homer
Licking (4,815)	Riverlea (499)	Hopewell
Hocking (4,812)	Hideaway Hls (448)	Jacksontown
Berne (4,521)	Edison (437)	Trenton
Canal Winchester (4,478)	Ostrander (405)	Monroe
West Jefferson (4,331)	South Solon (405)	Thompson
Obetz (3,977)	St. Louisville (346)	Shawnee Hills
Groveport (3,865)	Harrisburg (332)	Newton
Harlem (3,762)	Magnetic Springs (323)	Jackson
Lake Darby (3,727)	Galena (305)	Harrison
New Albany (3,711)	Unionville Center (299)	Eden
Bennington (3,631)	Tarlton (298)	Congress
Johnstown (3,440)	Marengo (297)	Chester
Mount Gilead (3,290)	Darbyville (293)	Fulton
Ashville (3,174)	Lockbourne (280)	Clinton
Buckeye Lake (3,049)	Midway (274)	Amlin
Jerome (3,033)	Orient (269)	Troy
Blendon (3,022)	Rushville (268)	Harmony
Baltimore (2,881)	Chesterville (193)	Lewis Center
Jersey (2,841)	Sparta (191)	Liberty
Plain City (2,832)	Gratiot (187)	Hanover
Clearcreek (2,830)	Truro (180)	Pike
Cardington (2,809)	West Rushville (132)	Paint
Sunbury (2,630)	Alexandria (85)	Sedalia
South Bloomfield (2,597)	Brice (70)	Marlboro
Carroll (2,419)	New Rome (60)	Stokes
Peru (2,303)	Derby	Greenfield
Rush Creek (2,284)	North Bloomfield	Croton
Beechwood Trails (2,258)	Bowling Green
Richwood (2,156)	Washington