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43227

Columbus, OH · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
25,358
Median household income
$48,159
People below poverty
27.7%
Median home value
$152,800

Income

The median income of households in 43227 was $48,159. An estimated 8.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 1.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 43227 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8.3
$10,000 to $14,999 6.4
$15,000 to $24,999 10.9
$25,000 to $34,999 8.3
$35,000 to $49,999 18.3
$50,000 to $74,999 19.3
$75,000 to $99,999 12.3
$100,000 to $149,999 11.3
$150,000 to $199,999 3.1
$200,000 or more 1.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 43227 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 48268
Female 40705

An estimated 69.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 33.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,393. 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 43227 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 69.4
Social Security 33.2
Retirement income 25.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9.5
Cash public assistance income 2.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 27.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 36.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 20.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 25.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 43227 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 27.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 36.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 20.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 25.4

In 2020-2024, 24.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 50% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 45% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 42.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 43227 in 2020-2024, 87.5% had health insurance coverage and 12.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 38.1% and public coverage was 57.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.7%.


In 2020-2024, 43227 had a total population of 25,358 - 13,451 (53%) females and 11,907 (47%) males. The median age was 36.8 years. An estimated 27.4% of the population was under 18 years, 31.9% was 19 to 44 years, 22.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 16.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 43227 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 780 758
5 to 9 947 1139
10 to 14 792 1387
15 to 19 757 866
20 to 24 594 436
25 to 29 798 635
30 to 34 1023 1248
35 to 39 601 697
40 to 44 1017 1027
45 to 49 652 587
50 to 54 696 664
55 to 59 698 940
60 to 64 738 684
65 to 69 630 809
70 to 74 490 688
75 to 79 385 354
80 to 84 86 245
85 and over 223 287

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 22% were White; 61.5% were Black or African American; 2.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.9% were Asian; 19.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 10.6% of the people in 43227 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 21.3% of the people in 43227 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 10,190 households in 43227. The average household size was 2.49 people.

Married-couple households made up 25.1% of the households in 43227 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 41.3% of all households, while 25.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 17.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 35.5% of all households.

In 43227, 29.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 32.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 43227 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 25.1
Cohabiting Couples 8.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
41.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 32.1% of males and 29.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 46.2 44.1
Now married, except separated 32.1 29.7
Separated 3.4 3.4
Widowed 3.5 7.7
Divorced 14.7 15.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 43227, 550 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 52.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 86.4% of the people living in 43227 were U.S. natives. 66.5% of the 43227 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 13.6% of 43227 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 41.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 45.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 43227 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 43227.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 43227 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 51.8
Asia 7
Europe 1.6
Africa 39.4
Northern America 0
Oceania 0.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 43227 in 2020-2024, 16.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 9.7% of people at least five years old; 9.3% 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 43227 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 9.7
Other Indo-European languages 1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.6
Other languages 4.9

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 43227 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 43227 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88.6
Different house, same county 9.2
Different county, same state 0.8
Different state 0.9
Abroad 0.5

Education

In 2020-2024, 86.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 16% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 13.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 43227 was 6,164 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 291 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,171. College or graduate school enrollment was 702.

Educational Attainment of People in 43227 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 13.5
High school diploma or equivalency 39.9
Some college, no degree 21.1
Associate's degree 9.5
Bachelor's degree 11.9
Graduate or professional degree 4.1

Disability

In 43227, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 17.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.6% of people under 18 years old, to 16.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 40.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 43227, 54 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 84.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 8,733 84.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,305 12.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 272 2.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 43227 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 43227 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.2
Construction 6.1
Manufacturing 7.6
Wholesale trade 1.5
Retail trade 13.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 21.1
Information 0.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 18.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.2
Other Services, except public administration 3.5
Public administration 4.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 43227 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,339 22.6
Service occupations 2,140 20.7
Sales and office occupations 2,008 19.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 939 9.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,903 28.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 68% of 43227 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 43227 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 68
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 5.7
Walked 1.2
Other means 2
Worked from home 11.6

In 2020-2024, 43227 had a total of 10,755 housing units. Of these housing units, 74.3% 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"). 24.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 43227 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 74.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 24.7
Mobile homes 1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

0.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 3.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 43227 was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 68.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 43227 had 10,190 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 565 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 52.2% while renters occupied 47.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.43 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.55.

6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 12.5% and another 13.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 43227:

House Heating Fuel Used in 43227 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 82.2
Electricity 17.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 43227 was $152,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 69.7 % had a mortgage. 30.3% 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 $1,152 and for owners without a mortgage it was $475.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 43227 was $1,201. 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.