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Columbus, OH
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Columbus profile


Living in Columbus



Columbus is a very large city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 907,971 people and 249 constituent neighborhoods, Columbus is the largest community in Ohio.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Columbus telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.96% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing noticeable about Columbus, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. 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.

The citizens of Columbus are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.86% of adults in Columbus have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Columbus in 2018 was $32,481, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $129,924 for a family of four. However, Columbus contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Columbus is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Columbus home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Columbus residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Columbus include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Columbus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.