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43223

Columbus, OH · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
28,187
Median household income
$46,911
People below poverty
28.7%
Median home value
$131,100

Income

The median income of households in 43223 was $46,911. An estimated 12.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 43223 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 12.1
$10,000 to $14,999 6.4
$15,000 to $24,999 9.4
$25,000 to $34,999 11
$35,000 to $49,999 13.8
$50,000 to $74,999 18.5
$75,000 to $99,999 10.5
$100,000 to $149,999 10.4
$150,000 to $199,999 4.2
$200,000 or more 3.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 43223 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 47185
Female 36993

An estimated 75.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 29.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 18.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,103. 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 43223 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75.6
Social Security 29.8
Retirement income 18.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 10.3
Cash public assistance income 2.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 28.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 35% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 18% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 28% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 43223 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 28.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 35
People 65 years old and over below poverty 18
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 28

In 2020-2024, 29.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 37.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 32.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 26.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 43223 in 2020-2024, 86.3% had health insurance coverage and 13.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 38.9% and public coverage was 53.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 7.1%.


In 2020-2024, 43223 had a total population of 28,187 - 13,538 (48%) females and 14,649 (52%) males. The median age was 33.7 years. An estimated 24.6% of the population was under 18 years, 38% was 19 to 44 years, 23.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 11 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 43223 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 640 819
5 to 9 947 619
10 to 14 1533 878
15 to 19 1539 861
20 to 24 533 804
25 to 29 1049 1565
30 to 34 1563 1279
35 to 39 1279 548
40 to 44 1109 968
45 to 49 828 866
50 to 54 899 751
55 to 59 687 855
60 to 64 688 990
65 to 69 826 645
70 to 74 234 422
75 to 79 124 255
80 to 84 103 141
85 and over 68 272

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 59.3% were White; 23% were Black or African American; 6.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.8% were Asian; 4.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 9.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 10.6% of the people in 43223 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 57% of the people in 43223 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 9,655 households in 43223. The average household size was 2.63 people.

Married-couple households made up 28.2% of the households in 43223 while cohabiting couple households made up 16% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 33% of all households, while 22.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 29.4% of all households.

In 43223, 36.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 24.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 43223 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 28.2
Cohabiting Couples 16
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
33

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 29% of males and 24.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 54.4 46.2
Now married, except separated 29 24.7
Separated 2.6 3.3
Widowed 1.6 6.1
Divorced 12.4 19.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 43223, 815 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 42.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 93.1% of the people living in 43223 were U.S. natives. 74.9% of the 43223 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 6.9% of 43223 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 26.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 60.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 43223 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 43223.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 43223 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 47.9
Asia 19.9
Europe 12.3
Africa 19.9
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 43223 in 2020-2024, 13.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6.7% of people at least five years old; 5.4% 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 43223 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 6.7
Other Indo-European languages 1.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.5
Other languages 2.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 79.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 43223 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 43223 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 79.1
Different house, same county 15.2
Different county, same state 1.9
Different state 2.6
Abroad 1.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 76.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 11.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 23.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 43223 was 6,577 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 334 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,497. College or graduate school enrollment was 746.

Educational Attainment of People in 43223 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 23.6
High school diploma or equivalency 39.3
Some college, no degree 20.6
Associate's degree 4.5
Bachelor's degree 8.7
Graduate or professional degree 3.2

Disability

In 43223, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 19 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.9% of people under 18 years old, to 20.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 40.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 43223, 49.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 46.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 86.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 9.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 9,660 86.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,054 9.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 449 4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 43223 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 43223 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 9.6
Manufacturing 8.6
Wholesale trade 0.7
Retail trade 12
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 14.4
Information 1.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12.4
Other Services, except public administration 4.6
Public administration 2.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 43223 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,891 25.9
Service occupations 2,403 21.5
Sales and office occupations 1,945 17.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,307 11.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,617 23.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 68.4% of 43223 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 43223 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 68.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 3.8
Walked 2.6
Other means 5.1
Worked from home 9.4

In 2020-2024, 43223 had a total of 10,688 housing units. Of these housing units, 67% 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"). 29.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 43223 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 67
Apartments in multi-unit structures 29.8
Mobile homes 2.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.3

1.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 24.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 43223 was 5.1 rooms, and of these housing units 50% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 43223 had 9,655 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,033 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 44.3% while renters occupied 55.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.55 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.69.

6.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 14.2% and another 18.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 43223:

House Heating Fuel Used in 43223 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 79.3
Electricity 20
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.3
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 43223 was $131,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 60.4 % had a mortgage. 39.6% 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 $1,227 and for owners without a mortgage it was $444.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 43223 was $1,129. 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.