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43232

Columbus, OH · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
47,364
Median household income
$51,417
People below poverty
21.4%
Median home value
$172,300

Income

The median income of households in 43232 was $51,417. An estimated 7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 43232 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7
$10,000 to $14,999 5.9
$15,000 to $24,999 9.7
$25,000 to $34,999 10.7
$35,000 to $49,999 15.1
$50,000 to $74,999 17.7
$75,000 to $99,999 12.3
$100,000 to $149,999 14.5
$150,000 to $199,999 4.1
$200,000 or more 2.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 43232 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 47070
Female 43563

An estimated 79.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 25.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 18.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,273. 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 43232 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 79.1
Social Security 25.5
Retirement income 18.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 10.2
Cash public assistance income 3.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 21.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 27.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 18.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 19.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 43232 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 21.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 27.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 18.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 19.1

In 2020-2024, 23.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 58.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 32.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 55.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 43232 in 2020-2024, 88.6% had health insurance coverage and 11.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 46.6% and public coverage was 49.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.8%.


In 2020-2024, 43232 had a total population of 47,364 - 24,272 (51.2%) females and 23,092 (48.8%) males. The median age was 33.2 years. An estimated 27.5% of the population was under 18 years, 36% was 19 to 44 years, 21% was 45 to 64 years, and 12.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 43232 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1887 1883
5 to 9 1897 1320
10 to 14 2262 1516
15 to 19 1696 1986
20 to 24 1519 1347
25 to 29 1728 2071
30 to 34 1760 1920
35 to 39 1409 2185
40 to 44 1853 1232
45 to 49 962 1467
50 to 54 1255 1376
55 to 59 1206 1393
60 to 64 1121 1161
65 to 69 1218 1244
70 to 74 535 1207
75 to 79 396 459
80 to 84 158 362
85 and over 230 143

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 27.8% were White; 57.8% were Black or African American; 3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.5% were Asian; 24.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 8.6% of the people in 43232 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 26.7% of the people in 43232 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 18,488 households in 43232. The average household size was 2.55 people.

Married-couple households made up 28.2% of the households in 43232 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 38.8% of all households, while 24.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 17.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31.7% of all households.

In 43232, 36.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 24.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 43232 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 28.2
Cohabiting Couples 8.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
38.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 36.1% of males and 30.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 48.7 45.5
Now married, except separated 36.1 30.4
Separated 2.2 2.8
Widowed 2.1 6.7
Divorced 11 14.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 43232, 1,000 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 52.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 86.6% of the people living in 43232 were U.S. natives. 66.2% of the 43232 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 13.4% of 43232 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 36.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 53.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 43232 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 43232.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 43232 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 37.3
Asia 11.2
Europe 2.9
Africa 48.2
Northern America 0.4
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 43232 in 2020-2024, 15.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.8% of people at least five years old; 9.1% 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 43232 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.8
Other Indo-European languages 2.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.2
Other languages 6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 43232 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 43232 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.4
Different house, same county 11.3
Different county, same state 1.6
Different state 1.1
Abroad 0.5

Education

In 2020-2024, 87.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 19.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 12.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 43232 was 11,573 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 572 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 9,023. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,978.

Educational Attainment of People in 43232 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 12.9
High school diploma or equivalency 37.8
Some college, no degree 22.7
Associate's degree 7.2
Bachelor's degree 14.7
Graduate or professional degree 4.6

Disability

In 43232, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 9.5% of people under 18 years old, to 15.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 36.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 43232, 60.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 85.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 18,806 85.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,589 11.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 537 2.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 43232 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 43232 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 6.2
Manufacturing 9
Wholesale trade 2
Retail trade 13.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 14
Information 1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.4
Other Services, except public administration 3
Public administration 4.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 43232 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,704 26
Service occupations 4,560 20.7
Sales and office occupations 4,274 19.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,671 7.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 5,768 26.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 75.6% of 43232 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 43232 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 75.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.4
Walked 1
Other means 2.4
Worked from home 9.4

In 2020-2024, 43232 had a total of 20,199 housing units. Of these housing units, 54.4% 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"). 45.6% 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 43232 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 54.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 45.6
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 43232 was 5.1 rooms, and of these housing units 51.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 43232 had 18,488 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,711 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 39.4% while renters occupied 60.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.68 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.46.

5.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 11.4% and another 15.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 43232:

House Heating Fuel Used in 43232 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 70.1
Electricity 29.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.3
All other fuels 0.1
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 43232 was $172,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 69.2 % had a mortgage. 30.8% 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 $1,346 and for owners without a mortgage it was $546.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 43232 was $1,119. 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.