Columbus is a very large city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 711,644 people and 196 constituent neighborhoods, Columbus is the largest community in Ohio.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Columbus is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Columbus is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Columbus who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.19%), sales jobs (10.88%), and management occupations (8.08%).

Also of interest is that Columbus has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Columbus is a major college town. As is often the case in college towns, the many students that live in Columbus have a strong influence on the local culture and music scene. In fact, Columbus is one of only a few big cities that are also major college towns. This combination of big city status and thousands of college students gives Columbus, on one hand, a sophisticated style, while on the other also providing lots of diversions and entertainment for students. In fact, Columbus is one of the biggest "college towns" in America. This elevates both the status of the city and the knowledge sector of the local economy, which is sustained by a steady output of new college graduates every spring.

Not only is Columbus a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a very large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. That's because Columbus is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Columbus a great place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun. In fact, Columbus is one of the top larger cities in America for educated single professionals to flock.

Columbus Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Columbus is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.04% of adults in Columbus have a college degree.

The per capita income in Columbus in 2000 was $20,450, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $81,800 for a family of four.

Columbus is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Columbus home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Columbus is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Columbus include German, Irish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Columbus is English. Some people also speak Spanish.