Columbus

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  1. Columbus Legal Resources
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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
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Columbus Legal Resources Back to top

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Columbus Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 711,470
  • Land Area (2000): 544.592 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 5.908 square kilometers
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 26.4186 (-3.1) / (-17.8)
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 73.2186 (22.9) / 83.7186 (28.7)
  • Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 5,708
  • Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 797
  • 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 673,401 2002 715,739 2005 730,329
2000 676,701 2003 726,151 2006 731,547
2001 712,748 2004 729,911 2007 735,981

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Houses (2000): 327,175
Very Low Income (VLI) Owner Households (2000): 18,913
Very Low Income (VLI) Renter Households (2000): 59,874
Columbus Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 710,350 99.82%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 44 0.01%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,250 0.18%

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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 350,276 336,824 13,452 3.84% 39
1991 353,109 337,540 15,569 4.41% 44
1992 361,130 341,795 19,336 5.35% 54
1993 364,992 345,451 19,542 5.35% 54
1994 368,969 353,378 15,591 4.23% 42
1995 372,564 359,572 12,992 3.49% 35
1996 374,781 361,751 13,031 3.48% 35
1997 380,932 368,699 12,234 3.21% 32
1998 383,251 371,524 11,727 3.06% 31
1999 389,279 377,688 11,591 2.98% 30
2000 399,334 385,108 14,226 3.56% 36
2001 403,314 387,602 15,712 3.90% 39
2002 405,510 382,338 23,172 5.71% 57
2003 405,076 383,398 21,678 5.35% 54
2004 404,570 382,636 21,933 5.42% 54
2005 405,413 384,117 21,296 5.25% 52
2006 410,361 391,023 19,337 4.71% 47
2007 417,641 397,930 19,710 4.72% 47
2008 421,971 399,413 22,558 5.35% 53
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 413,679 393,361 20,318 4.91% 49
Feb 2008 414,224 394,916 19,308 4.66% 47
Mar 2008 417,764 397,735 20,029 4.79% 48
Apr 2008 419,877 401,280 18,597 4.43% 44
May 2008 422,336 401,705 20,631 4.88% 49
Jun 2008 427,028 402,538 24,490 5.73% 57
Jul 2008 429,193 402,507 26,686 6.22% 62
Aug 2008 428,948 402,177 26,771 6.24% 62
Sep 2008 424,691 398,496 26,195 6.17% 62
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Columbus Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 16,386 8.47%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 14,478 7.48%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 14,245 7.36%
4. Finance and Insurance 12,228 6.32%
5. Educational Services 12,190 6.30%
6. Public Administration 10,037 5.19%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 8,766 4.53%
8. Health Care 7,556 3.91%
9. Department and Other General Stores 4,258 2.20%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 4,135 2.14%
11. Other Transportation 4,006 2.07%
12. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 3,889 2.01%
13. Truck Transportation 3,889 2.01%
14. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 3,748 1.94%
15. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 3,586 1.85%
16. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 3,580 1.85%
17. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 3,410 1.76%
18. Repair and Maintenance 3,382 1.75%
19. Metal Manufactuing 3,302 1.71%
20. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 2,653 1.37%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 24,612 13.57%
2. Educational Services 19,695 10.86%
3. Finance and Insurance 19,118 10.54%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 13,993 7.71%
5. Public Administration 11,557 6.37%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 10,401 5.73%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 6,685 3.68%
8. Social Assistance 6,667 3.67%
9. Department and Other General Stores 5,964 3.29%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 3,461 1.91%
11. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 3,452 1.90%
12. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 3,394 1.87%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 3,333 1.84%
14. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 3,284 1.81%
15. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 3,220 1.77%
16. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 2,504 1.38%
17. Construction 2,249 1.24%
18. Info Services and Data Processing 2,173 1.20%
19. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 1,786 0.98%
20. Other Transportation 1,599 0.88%

Columbus Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Computer Specialists 10,534 5.44%
2. Other Management Occupations 8,216 4.25%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 7,839 4.05%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 7,518 3.89%
5. Other Production Occupations 7,201 3.72%
6. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 7,122 3.68%
7. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 7,119 3.68%
8. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 6,521 3.37%
9. Other Installation / Maintenance 6,130 3.17%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 5,726 2.96%
11. Other Office and Admin Support 5,611 2.90%
12. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 5,370 2.78%
13. Business Operations Specialists 4,703 2.43%
14. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 4,058 2.10%
15. Engineers 3,891 2.01%
16. Other Construction Trades 3,566 1.84%
17. Top Executives 3,252 1.68%
18. Accountants and Auditors 3,105 1.60%
19. Postsecondary Teachers 3,075 1.59%
20. Customer Service Representatives 3,025 1.56%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 14,455 7.97%
2. Secretaries and Admins 10,144 5.59%
3. Customer Service Representatives 7,343 4.05%
4. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 7,026 3.87%
5. Business Operations Specialists 6,657 3.67%
6. Other Management Occupations 6,548 3.61%
7. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 6,517 3.59%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 6,266 3.45%
9. Cashiers 5,097 2.81%
10. Registered Nurses 5,092 2.81%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 5,072 2.80%
12. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 4,368 2.41%
13. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 4,360 2.40%
14. Waiters and Waitresses 4,351 2.40%
15. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 4,219 2.33%
16. Computer Specialists 4,098 2.26%
17. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 4,037 2.23%
18. Health Technologists and Technicians 3,910 2.16%
19. Other Production Occupations 3,585 1.98%
20. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 3,543 1.95%

Columbus Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 338,320 60.91%
15-35 hours 76,129 13.71%
1-14 hours 14,198 2.56%
No regular hours 126,824 22.83%

Columbus Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 9,467 2.64%
5 AM-5:29 AM 6,904 1.92%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 12,226 3.41%
6 AM-6:29 AM 23,753 6.62%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 36,781 10.25%
7 AM-7:29 AM 54,679 15.23%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 55,417 15.44%
8 AM-8:29 AM 40,432 11.26%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 22,074 6.15%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 21,805 6.07%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 9,873 2.75%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 4,909 1.37%
Noon-3:59 PM 29,790 8.30%
4 PM-11:59 PM 30,870 8.60%

Columbus Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 8,081 2.25%
5-9 31,371 8.74%
10-14 54,361 15.14%
15-19 73,075 20.36%
20-24 74,276 20.69%
25-29 29,062 8.10%
30-34 49,472 13.78%
35-39 6,855 1.91%
40-44 7,351 2.05%
45-59 12,765 3.56%
60-89 7,244 2.02%
At least 90 5,067 1.41%

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 6,487 1.81% 263,739 73.47%
30-44 3,710 1.03% 59,968 16.71%
45-59 1,811 0.50% 10,954 3.05%
At least 60 2,435 0.68% 9,876 2.75%

Columbus Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 1,242 0.34%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 39,546 10.76%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 290,170 78.98%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 155 0.04%
Color 4 Box Other 1,681 0.46%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 14,443 3.93%
Color 6 Box Walked 11,743 3.20%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 8,407 2.29%

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Columbus Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 301,800 (693,930 people)
Families (2000): 166,112 (499,641 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 63,263
People at same address in 1995: 274,539
Columbus Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 32,322 10.71%
$10,000-$14,999 19,282 6.39%
$15,000-$19,999 19,647 6.51%
$20,000-$24,999 22,351 7.41%
$25,000-$29,999 22,044 7.30%
$30,000-$34,999 22,252 7.37%
$35,000-$39,999 20,172 6.68%
$40,000-$44,999 17,491 5.80%
$45,000-$49,999 15,627 5.18%
$50,000-$59,999 29,487 9.77%
$60,000-$74,999 31,389 10.40%
$75,000-$99,999 27,505 9.11%
$100,000-$124,999 11,092 3.68%
$125,000-$149,999 4,492 1.49%
$150,000-$199,999 3,516 1.17%
$200,000 or more 3,131 1.04%

Columbus Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 102,900 34.13%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 70,245 23.30%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 26,264 8.71%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 42,009 13.93%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 4,400 1.46%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 31,630 10.49%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 1,665 0.55%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 13,712 4.55%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 586 0.19%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 5,005 1.66%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 200 0.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 2,779 0.92%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 139 0.05%

Columbus Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 256,588 33.45%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 85,431 11.14%
Public Assistance 11,119 1.45%
Retirement 38,224 4.98%
Self Employment 25,622 3.34%
Social Security 51,923 6.77%
Supplemental Security 12,775 1.67%
Wage / Salary 251,538 32.79%
Other 33,962 4.43%

Columbus Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 58,713 53.41%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 51,210 46.59%

Columbus Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 28,836 10.66%
Color 1 Box Married 123,158 45.52%
Color 2 Box Never Married 113,091 41.80%
Color 3 Box Widowed 5,446 2.01%

Columbus Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 41,083 14.01%
Color 1 Box Married 124,652 42.51%
Color 2 Box Never Married 102,633 35.00%
Color 3 Box Widowed 24,856 8.48%

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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 18,800 3.48%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 69,783 12.93%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 143,926 26.66%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 139,213 25.79%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 27,189 5.04%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 99,784 18.48%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 41,187 7.63%

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 7,306 1.03% 5,271 0.74% 12,577 1.77%
Kindergarten 8,490 1.19% 1,290 0.18% 9,780 1.37%
Grades 1-4 35,336 4.97% 4,824 0.68% 40,160 5.64%
Grades 5-8 33,102 4.65% 4,040 0.57% 37,142 5.22%
Grades 9-12 28,639 4.03% 3,833 0.54% 32,472 4.56%
Undergrad college 50,832 7.14% 9,935 1.40% 60,767 8.54%
Graduate or professional school 12,851 1.81% 2,962 0.42% 15,813 2.22%
Total 176,556 24.82% 32,155 4.52% 208,711 29.34%

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Columbus Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $15,679,992,000
Retail sales (2002): $9,213,094,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $1,532,056,000
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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 591,048 85.19%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 102,723 14.81%

Columbus Government Finances By Year

Year Color 0 Box Property Taxes Color 1 Box Other Taxes Color 2 Box Intergov. Revenue Color 3 Box Utility Revenue Color 4 Box Employee Retirement Revenue Color 5 Box Other Revenue Total Revenue Salaries & Wages Total Debt Total Cash & Securities
1951 $3,929 $4,315 $3,392 $4,629 $131 $2,418 $14,499 $9,708 $28,924 $0
1952 $4,468 $4,867 $4,849 $4,806 $140 $2,759 $17,022 $10,443 $29,970 $16,799
1953 $4,490 $5,457 $4,096 $5,055 $148 $3,419 $17,208 $10,965 $37,007 $22,590
1954 $4,328 $5,551 $4,369 $5,278 $161 $4,564 $18,700 $12,177 $51,174 $24,787
1955 $4,644 $5,889 $5,043 $5,983 $159 $6,311 $22,140 $12,569 $57,229 $19,217
1956 $4,160 $7,775 $4,988 $6,140 $196 $7,821 $23,305 $14,977 $64,050 $22,199
1957 $4,496 $11,157 $6,788 $6,149 $236 $8,379 $26,048 $16,713 $74,239 $25,963
1958 $4,166 $12,502 $6,634 $6,122 $253 $8,662 $25,837 $18,735 $81,892 $27,370
1959 $4,277 $13,102 $7,197 $7,147 $275 $9,484 $28,380 $19,805 $88,576 $30,278
1960 $4,506 $13,443 $11,019 $7,001 $302 $10,163 $32,991 $20,727 $90,676 $31,320
1961 $3,632 $13,375 $9,325 $7,112 $314 $13,683 $34,066 $21,474 $99,703 $36,667
1962 $5,155 $14,745 $13,986 $7,470 $360 $11,269 $38,240 $23,150 $103,000 $36,595
1963 $5,095 $15,598 $9,110 $7,830 $351 $12,033 $34,419 $24,150 $116,850 $47,917
1964 $5,095 $15,565 $9,111 $7,833 $351 $12,020 $34,410 $24,101 $117,065 $0
1965 $5,307 $16,152 $9,189 $9,713 $379 $13,021 $37,609 $26,322 $126,401 $0
1966 $5,033 $17,214 $10,931 $10,662 $399 $14,883 $41,908 $28,429 $161,283 $0
1967 $5,190 $18,973 $11,669 $10,979 $0 $16,827 $44,665 $30,627 $192,373 $84,173
1968 $5,825 $19,642 $11,901 $11,545 $0 $21,262 $50,533 $33,440 $229,215 $0
1969 $5,857 $21,460 $13,035 $12,150 $0 $22,485 $53,527 $36,510 $227,019 $0
1970 $6,509 $24,557 $17,881 $13,801 $0 $26,277 $64,468 $39,634 $243,614 $74,888
1971 $5,720 $34,499 $19,598 $13,998 $0 $27,839 $67,155 $44,549 $247,776 $63,801
1972 $7,369 $37,655 $21,574 $16,775 $0 $29,293 $75,011 $52,874 $277,465 $95,489
1973 $8,447 $44,676 $29,791 $18,980 $0 $30,718 $87,936 $59,374 $298,798 $111,450
1974 $8,585 $48,836 $35,021 $20,309 $0 $34,769 $98,684 $65,073 $306,013 $108,710
1975 $9,260 $53,236 $39,618 $21,904 $0 $39,273 $110,055 $72,917 $296,996 $104,787
1976 $9,841 $56,113 $45,767 $24,500 $0 $36,495 $116,603 $83,505 $294,320 $87,130
1977 $8,501 $59,957 $49,114 $27,439 $0 $42,310 $127,364 $87,738 $317,799 $109,831
1978 $8,547 $67,836 $70,175 $31,885 $0 $48,426 $159,033 $95,886 $340,126 $116,769
1979 $9,113 $73,153 $80,560 $34,361 $0 $62,794 $186,828 $117,446 $447,803 $199,943
1980 $10,291 $82,459 $77,011 $36,489 $0 $84,334 $208,125 $110,879 $650,449 $363,203
1981 $10,583 $88,922 $84,439 $38,804 $0 $94,321 $228,147 $122,757 $634,750 $247,823
1982 $11,242 $94,394 $86,188 $47,108 $0 $107,395 $251,933 $127,214 $677,659 $190,775
1983 $12,655 $99,007 $72,898 $55,165 $0 $106,280 $246,998 $131,377 $696,417 $149,535
1984 $13,244 $134,294 $79,144 $59,163 $0 $100,807 $252,358 $139,068 $769,272 $205,696
1985 $13,586 $155,079 $78,032 $64,569 $0 $108,276 $264,463 $155,218 $753,023 $193,620
1986 $14,649 $170,443 $72,472 $67,353 $0 $113,175 $267,649 $156,436 $905,270 $344,771
1987 $18,741 $190,202 $66,409 $69,188 $0 $121,163 $275,501 $160,508 $1,098,187 $517,046
1988 $17,834 $208,086 $68,785 $71,906 $0 $138,452 $296,977 $191,925 $1,017,324 $347,775
1989 $18,674 $223,284 $73,513 $71,121 $0 $134,983 $298,291 $199,790 $1,043,756 $326,537
1990 $22,171 $239,160 $72,480 $70,961 $0 $141,965 $307,577 $214,605 $1,072,102 $317,833
1991 $20,740 $250,209 $101,845 $77,696 $0 $156,405 $356,686 $214,700 $1,140,307 $301,883
1992 $22,926 $263,823 $104,961 $88,692 $0 $166,199 $382,778 $223,200 $1,246,835 $332,189
1993 $23,553 $279,256 $102,177 $95,847 $0 $195,903 $417,480 $235,800 $1,315,887 $340,090
1994 $23,940 $271,317 $107,595 $98,763 $0 $202,284 $432,582 $247,400 $1,367,264 $374,459
1995 $26,086 $315,358 $102,673 $104,722 $0 $248,740 $482,221 $271,000 $1,378,137 $407,652
1996 $26,040 $357,254 $124,000 $118,329 $0 $262,275 $530,644 $278,000 $1,388,769 $459,004
1997 $26,767 $356,904 $116,446 $123,634 $0 $270,098 $536,945 $294,000 $1,402,464 $505,687
1998 $28,314 $376,425 $132,022 $129,954 $0 $288,834 $579,124 $312,000 $1,450,923 $588,680
1999 $29,546 $422,204 $130,415 $136,019 $0 $292,541 $588,521 $331,400 $1,606,810 $761,287
2000 $29,189 $444,447 $130,004 $138,031 $0 $297,448 $594,672 $352,000 $1,656,317 $726,127
2001 $34,325 $465,471 $139,851 $142,299 $0 $318,428 $634,903 $380,200 $1,674,078 $763,336
2002 $36,190 $479,813 $205,505 $147,873 $0 $342,437 $732,005 $401,900 $1,675,006 $796,702
2003 $36,121 $480,974 $160,547 $150,662 $0 $334,063 $681,393 $410,600 $1,656,953 $776,787
2004 $40,579 $484,673 $165,939 $149,901 $0 $254,045 $610,464 $415,700 $1,386,686 $504,295
2005 $40,237 $499,012 $194,251 $156,543 $0 $265,849 $656,880 $428,800 $1,566,042 $749,905
2006 $40,388 $519,491 $197,804 $169,250 $0 $300,071 $707,513 $460,000 $1,702,721 $849,290


Year Color 0 Box Education Color 1 Box Financial Control Color 2 Box Public Buildings Color 3 Box Public Health Color 4 Box Transportation Color 5 Box Parks & Recreation Total Expenses
Color 6 Box Protective Services Color 7 Box Welfare Color 8 Box Interest On General Debt Color 9 Box Utilities Color 10 Box Employee Retirement Color 11 Box Other
1951 $0 $937 $129 $494 $2,920 $968 $19,517
$4,585 $30 $567 $4,068 $789 $4,030
1952 $0 $1,078 $134 $1,040 $2,485 $884 $23,916
$4,620 $40 $515 $5,923 $812 $6,385
1953 $0 $1,116 $171 $868 $2,547 $1,162 $24,475
$4,697 $44 $524 $7,721 $852 $4,773
1954 $0 $1,249 $226 $655 $2,956 $1,087 $36,368
$5,206 $36 $772 $14,952 $818 $8,411
1955 $0 $1,290 $780 $585 $6,139 $1,324 $39,407
$5,537 $45 $666 $15,012 $985 $7,044
1956 $0 $1,482 $249 $729 $4,713 $1,886 $35,052
$6,448 $98 $717 $8,729 $915 $9,086
1957 $0 $1,649 $417 $784 $10,847 $1,825 $43,617
$7,611 $93 $916 $7,796 $935 $10,744
1958 $0 $1,919 $359 $968 $8,203 $1,989 $45,095
$8,670 $245 $1,296 $7,296 $990 $13,160
1959 $0 $1,942 $0 $994 $7,875 $2,057 $45,103
$8,794 $156 $1,469 $6,388 $987 $14,441
1960 $0 $1,983 $0 $998 $5,715 $2,314 $48,052
$9,262 $291 $1,769 $7,380 $1,065 $17,275
1961 $0 $2,094 $0 $981 $9,661 $2,544 $51,561
$10,228 $651 $2,023 $6,987 $1,107 $15,285
1962 $0 $2,337 $390 $1,030 $11,179 $2,489 $55,791
$10,848 $376 $2,195 $7,341 $1,155 $16,451
1963 $0 $2,322 $0 $1,099 $6,097 $3,203 $53,110
$11,391 $242 $2,515 $6,680 $1,165 $18,396
1964 $0 $2,324 $437 $1,094 $6,098 $3,198 $53,075
$11,384 $242 $2,513 $6,674 $1,165 $17,946
1965 $0 $2,585 $417 $1,133 $7,277 $3,709 $60,985
$12,192 $243 $2,807 $7,788 $1,190 $21,644
1966 $0 $2,824 $541 $1,229 $5,246 $4,648 $67,152
$12,983 $157 $2,882 $9,532 $1,272 $25,838
1967 $0 $2,978 $435 $1,384 $9,169 $5,093 $89,424
$15,148 $42 $3,682 $12,421 $0 $39,072
1968 $0 $3,150 $412 $1,505 $9,954 $5,239 $90,634
$16,042 $55 $4,485 $14,980 $0 $34,812
1969 $0 $3,359 $460 $1,809 $8,982 $5,399 $95,308
$17,902 $7 $6,624 $23,088 $0 $27,678
1970 $0 $6,231 $498 $2,506 $20,652 $7,547 $119,622
$23,576 $14 $7,205 $16,110 $0 $35,283
1971 $0 $5,348 $559 $2,580 $16,109 $7,174 $121,524
$25,404 $12 $12,238 $18,387 $0 $33,713
1972 $0 $4,734 $675 $1,971 $12,459 $6,767 $111,182
$26,294 $10 $11,355 $18,907 $0 $28,010
1973 $0 $5,642 $691 $2,803 $13,448 $7,223 $132,871
$31,080 $7 $10,645 $23,474 $0 $37,858
1974 $0 $6,286 $719 $2,824 $15,999 $8,841 $156,910
$35,510 $4 $9,169 $28,973 $0 $48,585
1975 $0 $8,291 $936 $4,205 $14,287 $11,791 $169,136
$38,948 $0 $9,855 $28,214 $0 $52,609
1976 $0 $9,526 $1,524 $5,976 $18,048 $12,103 $187,714
$45,024 $0 $10,147 $29,740 $0 $55,626
1977 $0 $9,151 $2,517 $5,419 $18,490 $12,874 $203,679
$48,559 $0 $9,520 $38,123 $0 $59,026
1978 $0 $9,806 $8,885 $6,783 $22,331 $15,192 $240,035
$50,532 $0 $10,146 $38,974 $0 $77,386
1979 $0 $12,704 $6,141 $7,906 $33,834 $23,791 $320,637
$57,746 $0 $11,271 $42,582 $0 $124,662
1980 $0 $12,696 $4,381 $8,076 $40,999 $21,633 $329,799
$61,199 $0 $18,698 $59,286 $0 $102,831
1981 $0 $20,147 $5,066 $9,421 $58,846 $26,103 $419,522
$72,282 $0 $26,026 $94,060 $0 $107,571
1982 $0 $21,055 $5,139 $10,275 $43,786 $17,381 $441,480
$80,677 $701 $23,738 $122,973 $0 $115,755
1983 $0 $21,512 $5,425 $10,739 $26,995 $17,854 $406,525
$86,677 $0 $30,457 $100,637 $0 $106,229
1984 $0 $21,609 $6,753 $11,311 $25,496 $15,718 $404,761
$92,985 $0 $36,562 $89,624 $0 $104,703
1985 $0 $25,752 $5,055 $13,956 $39,565 $17,261 $416,032
$94,108 $0 $28,192 $82,528 $0 $109,615
1986 $0 $29,894 $6,524 $14,934 $46,261 $16,866 $427,429
$106,568 $0 $28,223 $77,226 $0 $100,933
1987 $0 $27,390 $7,186 $16,247 $39,284 $17,985 $498,214
$117,795 $0 $43,565 $94,984 $0 $133,778
1988 $0 $28,149 $5,534 $17,026 $49,382 $21,659 $592,119
$121,534 $0 $48,821 $97,421 $0 $202,593
1989 $0 $33,196 $7,318 $18,447 $43,346 $26,663 $572,467
$136,057 $0 $45,108 $108,534 $0 $153,798
1990 $0 $34,508 $6,827 $20,090 $70,734 $30,299 $596,674
$145,199 $0 $31,636 $110,531 $0 $146,850
1991 $0 $36,147 $9,060 $22,210 $74,581 $42,062 $692,157
$164,662 $0 $49,667 $121,992 $0 $171,776
1992 $0 $38,603 $10,001 $22,543 $75,795 $40,738 $728,601
$194,001 $0 $58,155 $128,952 $0 $159,813
1993 $0 $40,805 $11,091 $23,760 $65,564 $44,670 $774,794
$189,727 $56 $76,316 $135,100 $0 $187,705
1994 $0 $39,244 $8,467 $24,786 $81,913 $47,443 $770,061
$205,919 $457 $50,281 $122,705 $0 $188,846
1995 $0 $41,813 $16,161 $26,836 $80,919 $48,435 $773,536
$213,709 $131 $47,448 $136,924 $0 $161,160
1996 $0 $45,415 $15,568 $28,737 $97,699 $53,146 $851,361
$226,728 $1 $62,714 $131,610 $0 $189,743
1997 $0 $45,699 $16,458 $30,089 $100,935 $53,294 $892,082
$250,254 $0 $60,948 $134,788 $0 $199,617
1998 $0 $51,611 $3,638 $35,146 $103,719 $50,674 $918,272
$266,694 $0 $61,071 $138,080 $0 $207,639
1999 $0 $59,922 $13,759 $33,572 $162,377 $68,098 $1,028,454
$274,167 $0 $61,582 $145,149 $0 $209,828
2000 $0 $66,820 $18,479 $35,257 $178,034 $79,803 $1,150,942
$293,749 $0 $102,862 $149,439 $0 $226,499
2001 $0 $64,713 $23,927 $42,197 $139,977 $77,554 $1,127,918
$325,120 $0 $94,590 $138,404 $0 $221,436
2002 $0 $70,238 $17,506 $59,150 $146,558 $81,940 $1,224,920
$347,505 $0 $96,466 $143,666 $0 $261,891
2003 $0 $73,590 $13,383 $39,346 $162,175 $83,184 $1,213,722
$299,086 $0 $91,490 $153,155 $0 $298,313
2004 $0 $66,405 $10,854 $31,701 $65,639 $65,835 $1,029,174
$307,126 $0 $88,198 $141,563 $0 $251,853
2005 $0 $67,896 $9,987 $30,348 $61,947 $63,216 $1,025,705
$326,397 $0 $83,259 $144,995 $0 $237,660
2006 $0 $71,619 $10,374 $31,620 $94,437 $59,972 $1,152,348
$355,579 $0 $92,748 $140,319 $0 $295,680

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.


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Correctional Institution Population (2000): 912
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 3.000 0.947 0.105 4.494 8.546 1.231 20.924 51.418 10.131 83.703
2000 3.332 0.854 0.099 4.578 8.864 0.896 20.098 53.666 10.610 85.270
2001 3.296 0.845 0.114 4.720 8.974 0.668 22.084 54.486 10.629 87.867
2002 3.132 0.940 0.113 4.894 9.080 0.312 22.447 50.386 10.665 83.808
2003 2.973 0.847 0.150 4.589 8.559 0.000 20.175 45.917 11.492 77.584
2004 2.617 0.786 0.121 4.594 8.117 0.695 20.133 46.367 11.504 78.004
2005 2.347 0.709 0.140 5.172 8.367 0.637 19.996 43.438 10.698 74.132
2006 2.204 0.801 0.142 4.984 8.131 0.764 20.253 42.215 8.749 71.216
2007 2.283 0.898 0.107 5.230 8.518 0.867 19.525 41.975 8.462 69.962
2008 0.966 0.409 0.052 2.135 3.561 0.296 8.978 17.894 3.342 30.215

Columbus Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 0 0
2005 344 1,792
2006 349 1,829
2007 0 0

Columbus Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 62,121
2000 63,700
2001 69,023
2002 66,484

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Columbus Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 103,466 14.54%
10-19 Years 92,954 13.07%
20-29 Years 149,766 21.05%
30-39 Years 122,670 17.24%
40-49 Years 96,458 13.56%
50-59 Years 62,809 8.83%
60-69 Years 37,897 5.33%
70-79 Years 29,363 4.13%
80-89 Years 13,426 1.89%
90+ Years 2,661 0.37%

Columbus Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 345,878 48.61%
Color 1 Box Female 365,592 51.39%

Columbus Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 475,897 66.89%
Color 1 Box African-American 172,750 24.28%
Color 2 Box Asian 24,386 3.43%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 17,471 2.46%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 16,958 2.38%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 1,858 0.26%
Color 6 Box Other Race 1,824 0.26%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 326 0.05%

Columbus Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 137,761 26.86%
2. Irish 83,226 16.23%
3. English 55,990 10.92%
4. United States Or American 51,427 10.03%
5. Italian 35,236 6.87%
6. Polish 14,510 2.83%
7. French Non-Basque 13,588 2.65%
8. Scottish 11,819 2.30%
9. Welsh 9,969 1.94%
10. Dutch 9,831 1.92%

Columbus Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 593,275 90.04%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 19,275 2.93%
3. African 7,368 1.12%
4. Chinese 4,975 0.76%
5. French 4,585 0.70%
6. German 3,145 0.48%
7. Arabic 2,329 0.35%
8. Other Asian 2,104 0.32%
9. Korean 2,038 0.31%
10. Japanese 1,811 0.27%

Columbus Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 663,931 93.30%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 14,197 1.99%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 33,516 4.71%

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