Columbus, Indiana Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Columbus is 7th in Indiana out of 127 other cities in Race - Asian

Columbus is 14th in Indiana out of 127 other cities in Size in square miles

Columbus is 18th in Indiana out of 107 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Columbus is 18th in Indiana out of 115 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Columbus is 18th in Indiana out of 127 other cities in Foreign born residents

Columbus is 19th in Indiana out of 127 other cities in Households

Columbus is 20th in Indiana out of 127 other cities in Housing units

Columbus is 20th in Indiana out of 127 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Columbus	Rank	Indiana	US
Current population (2012)	45,429	21st	6,537,334	313,914,040
Size in square miles	27.5	14th	35,826.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,602.4	74th	181	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Columbus	Rank	Indiana	US
Residents younger than 5	7.1%	54th	6.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	25.2%	57th	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.4%	58th	13.6%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Columbus	Rank	Indiana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	89.8%	31st	86.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	31.8%	20th	22.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Columbus	Rank	Indiana	US
Race - White	86.9%	83rd	86.6%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	2.7%	56th	9.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	79th	0.4%	1.2%
Race - Asian	5.6%	7th	1.8%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	29th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.0%	50th	1.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	51st	6.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	84.0%	80th	81.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Columbus	Rank	Indiana	US
Female residents	51.6%	75th	50.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	8.4%	18th	4.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Columbus	Rank	Indiana	US
Housing units	19,700	20th	2,800,614	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	23.9%	48th	18.5%	25.9%
Households	17,852	19th	2,472,870	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	64.4%	71st	71.1%	66.1%
Home median value	$143,500	28th	$123,300	$186,200
People per household	2.4	78th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Columbus	Rank	Indiana	US
Income per capita	$28,453	22nd	$24,497	$27,915
Income per household	$51,955	34th	$48,393	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.4%	81st	14.1%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Columbus	Rank	Indiana	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	3,549	18th	482,847	27,092,908
Retail sales	$821,957	21st	$78,745,589	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$20,647	45th	$12,408	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$105,414	18th	$11,669,759	$613,795,732

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