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43205

Columbus, OH · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
12,618
Median household income
$60,181
People below poverty
22.4%
Median home value
$317,300

Income

The median income of households in 43205 was $60,181. An estimated 6.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 9.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 43205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.3
$10,000 to $14,999 6.8
$15,000 to $24,999 7.9
$25,000 to $34,999 10.4
$35,000 to $49,999 12.7
$50,000 to $74,999 15.6
$75,000 to $99,999 12.4
$100,000 to $149,999 10.9
$150,000 to $199,999 7.9
$200,000 or more 9.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 43205 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 61367
Female 60513

An estimated 85.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 17.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 14.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $16,014. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 43205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 85.1
Social Security 17.4
Retirement income 14.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.5
Cash public assistance income 2.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 22.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 32.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 25.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 19.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 43205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 22.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 32.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 25.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 19.3

In 2020-2024, 19.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 46.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 33.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 46.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 43205 in 2020-2024, 89.4% had health insurance coverage and 10.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 52.5% and public coverage was 41.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.4%.


In 2020-2024, 43205 had a total population of 12,618 - 6,252 (49.5%) females and 6,366 (50.5%) males. The median age was 34.9 years. An estimated 19.6% of the population was under 18 years, 47.8% was 19 to 44 years, 23.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 8.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 43205 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 280 479
5 to 9 357 326
10 to 14 255 411
15 to 19 230 222
20 to 24 345 382
25 to 29 572 670
30 to 34 983 832
35 to 39 640 511
40 to 44 456 634
45 to 49 446 302
50 to 54 283 351
55 to 59 470 322
60 to 64 450 288
65 to 69 253 96
70 to 74 137 128
75 to 79 108 103
80 to 84 52 76
85 and over 49 119

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 44.5% were White; 46.3% were Black or African American; 6.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.2% were Asian; 14.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.4% of the people in 43205 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 43.5% of the people in 43205 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 5,838 households in 43205. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Married-couple households made up 23.4% of the households in 43205 while cohabiting couple households made up 11.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 34.5% of all households, while 30.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 23% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 37.7% of all households.

In 43205, 22.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 16.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 43205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 23.4
Cohabiting Couples 11.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
34.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 28.5% of males and 29% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 55.4 48.6
Now married, except separated 28.5 29
Separated 2 3.4
Widowed 2 6.8
Divorced 12 12.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 43205, 173 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 89% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.1% of the people living in 43205 were U.S. natives. 71.4% of the 43205 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.9% of 43205 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 54.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 51.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 43205 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 43205.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 43205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 26
Asia 31
Europe 23.3
Africa 8.5
Northern America 11.2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 43205 in 2020-2024, 4.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.3% of people at least five years old; 1.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 43205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.3
Other Indo-European languages 1.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 77.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 43205 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 43205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 77.4
Different house, same county 15.9
Different county, same state 3.5
Different state 3.1
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 90.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 44.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 9.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 43205 was 2,270 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 94 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,631. College or graduate school enrollment was 545.

Educational Attainment of People in 43205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 9.8
High school diploma or equivalency 22.3
Some college, no degree 18
Associate's degree 5.1
Bachelor's degree 27.4
Graduate or professional degree 17.4

Disability

In 43205, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 9.4% of people under 18 years old, to 14.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 41.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 43205, 69.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 25.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 5,672 77.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,046 14.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 559 7.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 43205 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 43205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1
Construction 3.1
Manufacturing 8.5
Wholesale trade 2.8
Retail trade 9.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.1
Information 2.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 13.2
Other Services, except public administration 3.4
Public administration 6.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 43205 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,506 48.2
Service occupations 1,418 19.5
Sales and office occupations 1,075 14.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 228 3.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,050 14.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 62.3% of 43205 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 20.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 43205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 62.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 4.4
Walked 2.3
Other means 3
Worked from home 21.5

In 2020-2024, 43205 had a total of 7,407 housing units. Of these housing units, 53.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 45.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 43205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 53.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 45.9
Mobile homes 0.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 62.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 43205 was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 49.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 43205 had 5,838 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,569 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 37.3% while renters occupied 62.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.15 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.08.

8.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 15.4% and another 7.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 43205:

House Heating Fuel Used in 43205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 77.2
Electricity 20.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.7
No fuel used 1.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 43205 was $317,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 74 % had a mortgage. 26% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,971 and for owners without a mortgage it was $615.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 43205 was $1,084. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.