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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 associated neighborhoods, Columbus is the largest community in Ohio.

Of important note, Columbus is also a city of artists. Columbus has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Columbus’s character.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.82% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Columbus is a popular destination for single career-starters. One thing that you will notice when you are out and about town is that there is a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters out at restaurants, listening to live music, and enjoying other activities. They are a real visible part of the culture of Columbus. This makes Columbus a good place to live for young professionals. With so many people in this demographic, Columbus presents many opportunities for single professionals to enjoy themselves, socialize, and to create lasting relationships.

Columbus is a decent-sized city, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the city has no real transit system.

In terms of college education, Columbus is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.69% of adults in Columbus have a college degree.

The per capita income in Columbus in 2018 was $32,880, which is middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $131,520 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, Ethiopian, Irish, Italian, and English.

Columbus also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.28%.

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