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43217

Columbus, OH · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
2,091
Median household income
$61,356
People below poverty
14.4%
Median home value
$56,900

Income

The median income of households in 43217 was $61,356. An estimated 1.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 43217 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.8
$10,000 to $14,999 5.6
$15,000 to $24,999 3.4
$25,000 to $34,999 1.6
$35,000 to $49,999 19
$50,000 to $74,999 43.6
$75,000 to $99,999 7.2
$100,000 to $149,999 9.6
$150,000 to $199,999 3.3
$200,000 or more 4.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 43217 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 46574
Female 48627

An estimated 93.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 12% of households received Social Security and an estimated 10.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $16,752. 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 43217 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 93.9
Social Security 12
Retirement income 10.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.4
Cash public assistance income 1.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 16.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 43217 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 14.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 16.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13.2

In 2020-2024, 30.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 82.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 16.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 64.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 43217 in 2020-2024, 80.8% had health insurance coverage and 19.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 46.8% and public coverage was 37%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 17.8%.


In 2020-2024, 43217 had a total population of 2,091 - 1,160 (55.5%) females and 931 (44.5%) males. The median age was 26.5 years. An estimated 39.1% of the population was under 18 years, 45.2% was 19 to 44 years, 8.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 6.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 43217 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 47 235
5 to 9 103 148
10 to 14 121 19
15 to 19 88 73
20 to 24 67 71
25 to 29 122 195
30 to 34 95 110
35 to 39 28 72
40 to 44 92 93
45 to 49 63 38
50 to 54 24 18
55 to 59 18 15
60 to 64 3 0
65 to 69 46 55
70 to 74 5 4
75 to 79 3 10
80 to 84 6 0
85 and over 0 4

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 67.7% were White; 16.1% were Black or African American; 4.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.8% were Asian; 6.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 11.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 8.8% of the people in 43217 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 66.8% of the people in 43217 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 736 households in 43217. The average household size was 2.84 people.

Married-couple households made up 26.9% of the households in 43217 while cohabiting couple households made up 23.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 32.5% of all households, while 16.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 11.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 20.2% of all households.

In 43217, 61.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 16% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 43217 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 26.9
Cohabiting Couples 23.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
32.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 28.3% of males and 26.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 57.6 49.6
Now married, except separated 28.3 26.3
Separated 5.3 1.7
Widowed 3.5 4.4
Divorced 5.3 18.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 43217, 30 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 20% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 92.4% of the people living in 43217 were U.S. natives. 72.2% of the 43217 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 7.6% of 43217 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 96.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 47.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 43217 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 43217.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 43217 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 3.8
Asia 10.1
Europe 0
Africa 86.2
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 43217 in 2020-2024, 12.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.6% of people at least five years old; 1.5% 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 43217 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.6
Other Indo-European languages 1.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.9
Other languages 7.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 80.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 43217 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 43217 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 80.4
Different house, same county 16.6
Different county, same state 2.3
Different state 0.3
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 92.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 6.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 43217 was 595 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 45 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 496. College or graduate school enrollment was 54.

Educational Attainment of People in 43217 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 7.1
High school diploma or equivalency 41.4
Some college, no degree 32.5
Associate's degree 12.4
Bachelor's degree 4.5
Graduate or professional degree 2.1

Disability

In 43217, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.4% of people under 18 years old, to 6.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 69.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 43217, 68.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 30.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 90.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 9.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 0 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 849 90.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 87 9.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 0 0

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 43217 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 43217 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.9
Construction 7.6
Manufacturing 2.9
Wholesale trade 14.5
Retail trade 15.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 13.1
Information 2.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 14.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.1
Other Services, except public administration 1.6
Public administration 4.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 43217 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 177 18.9
Service occupations 204 21.8
Sales and office occupations 214 22.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 41 4.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 300 32.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 63.9% of 43217 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 28.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 43217 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 63.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 28.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.8
Other means 0
Worked from home 6.9

In 2020-2024, 43217 had a total of 870 housing units. Of these housing units, 27.3% 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"). 72.6% 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 43217 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 27.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 72.6
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

0% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 5.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 43217 was 4.9 rooms, and of these housing units 50.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 43217 had 736 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 134 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 8% while renters occupied 92%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.73 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.94.

4.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 1.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.4% and another 11.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 43217:

House Heating Fuel Used in 43217 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 87.4
Electricity 12.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 43217 was $56,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 74.6 % had a mortgage. 25.4% 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 $1,114 and for owners without a mortgage it was $592.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 43217 was $1,287. 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.