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43212

Columbus, OH · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
23,405
Median household income
$77,257
People below poverty
12.3%
Median home value
$533,700

Income

The median income of households in 43212 was $77,257. An estimated 7.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 20.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 43212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.5
$10,000 to $14,999 2.8
$15,000 to $24,999 5.5
$25,000 to $34,999 5.2
$35,000 to $49,999 11.8
$50,000 to $74,999 16.2
$75,000 to $99,999 11.8
$100,000 to $149,999 12.5
$150,000 to $199,999 6.6
$200,000 or more 20.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 43212 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 75269
Female 70193

An estimated 88.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 14.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 9.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,043. 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 43212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 88.2
Social Security 14.5
Retirement income 9.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.2
Cash public assistance income 2.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 12.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 1.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 43212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 12.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 1.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.4

In 2020-2024, 2.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 20.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 58.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 19.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 43212 in 2020-2024, 95.1% had health insurance coverage and 4.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 85.7% and public coverage was 15.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.8%.


In 2020-2024, 43212 had a total population of 23,405 - 12,260 (52.4%) females and 11,145 (47.6%) males. The median age was 31.5 years. An estimated 13.6% of the population was under 18 years, 57.3% was 19 to 44 years, 16.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 11.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 43212 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 365 485
5 to 9 446 297
10 to 14 440 608
15 to 19 367 349
20 to 24 909 1563
25 to 29 2078 2684
30 to 34 1456 1334
35 to 39 949 904
40 to 44 713 816
45 to 49 676 512
50 to 54 545 517
55 to 59 545 285
60 to 64 369 494
65 to 69 413 430
70 to 74 495 305
75 to 79 74 284
80 to 84 76 167
85 and over 229 226

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 82.8% were White; 3.4% were Black or African American; 9.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 5.6% were Asian; 0.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4.5% of the people in 43212 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 80.8% of the people in 43212 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 12,697 households in 43212. The average household size was 1.83 people.

Married-couple households made up 25.3% of the households in 43212 while cohabiting couple households made up 14.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 35.8% of all households, while 24.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 29.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 48.1% of all households.

In 43212, 13.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 15% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 43212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 25.3
Cohabiting Couples 14.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
35.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 35.6% of males and 31.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 55.2 56.5
Now married, except separated 35.6 31.6
Separated 0.6 1.3
Widowed 2.8 5.1
Divorced 5.8 5.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 43212, 89 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 51.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 93.7% of the people living in 43212 were U.S. natives. 66% of the 43212 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 6.3% of 43212 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 46.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 46.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 43212 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 43212.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 43212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 12.9
Asia 55.8
Europe 20
Africa 7.9
Northern America 2.8
Oceania 0.7

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 43212 in 2020-2024, 8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.6% of people at least five years old; 2.8% 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 43212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.6
Other Indo-European languages 2.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.6
Other languages 0.9

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 75 % of the people at least one year old living in 43212 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 43212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 75
Different house, same county 15.2
Different county, same state 4.3
Different state 4.9
Abroad 0.7

Education

In 2020-2024, 97.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 77.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 2.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 43212 was 5,452 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 292 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,335. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,825.

Educational Attainment of People in 43212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 2.8
High school diploma or equivalency 6
Some college, no degree 8.2
Associate's degree 5.9
Bachelor's degree 43.8
Graduate or professional degree 33.2

Disability

In 43212, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 7.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.7% of people under 18 years old, to 4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 34.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 43212, 77.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 20.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 12,629 79.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,551 16
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 717 4.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 43212 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 43212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.7
Construction 1.4
Manufacturing 4.7
Wholesale trade 2.9
Retail trade 8.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.9
Information 1.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 11.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 14.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 33.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.3
Other Services, except public administration 3.2
Public administration 2.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 43212 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 11,160 70
Service occupations 1,391 8.7
Sales and office occupations 2,585 16.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 118 0.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 682 4.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 69.7% of 43212 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 2.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 20.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 43212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 69.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 2.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.4
Walked 3.1
Other means 2.1
Worked from home 20.9

In 2020-2024, 43212 had a total of 13,806 housing units. Of these housing units, 32.3% 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"). 67.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 43212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 32.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 67.8
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

23.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 22.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 43212 was 4.1 rooms, and of these housing units 30.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 43212 had 12,697 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,109 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 31.8% while renters occupied 68.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.52 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.51.

10.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.7% and another 7.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 43212:

House Heating Fuel Used in 43212 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 62.1
Electricity 36.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.1
No fuel used 1.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 43212 was $533,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 72.6 % had a mortgage. 27.4% 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 $2,907 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,107.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 43212 was $1,428. 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.