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People QuickFacts |
Columbus |
Ohio |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
733,203 | 11,478,006 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
3.0% | 1.1% |
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Population, 2000 |
711,470 | 11,353,140 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.5% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
24.2% | 25.4% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
8.9% | 13.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
51.4% | 51.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
67.9% | 85.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
24.5% | 11.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.3% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
3.4% | 1.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
2.6% | 1.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
2.5% | 1.9% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
41.7% | 57.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
6.7% | 3.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
10.0% | 6.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
83.8% | 83.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
29.0% | 21.1% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
21.9 | 22.9 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
327,175 | 4,783,051 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
49.1% | 69.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$101,400 | $103,700 |
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Households, 2000 |
301,534 | 4,445,773 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.30 | 2.49 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$37,897 | $40,956 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$20,450 | $21,003 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
14.8% | 10.6% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Columbus |
Ohio |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
15,679,992 | 166,446,529 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
9,213,094 | 119,778,409 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$12,744 | $10,503 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,532,056 | 14,875,890 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
49,277 | 817,693 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
13.6% | 4.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.6% | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.0% | 1.7% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.3% | 0.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
33.1% | 28.1% |
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