Demographics of Columbus city, Ohio

Columbus city, Ohio had 938,396 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +31,721 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Columbus city, in four figures

938,396
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 914,802 ±302.; +3.5%
Change since July 2020: +31,721 people.; 33.2 ±0.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,082 ±$974
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Columbus city, Ohio's population grew 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Columbus city, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Columbus city, Ohio's population grew 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Columbus city, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	906,675	100.0	100.0
2021	902,800	99.6	100.2
2022	910,713	100.4	100.7
2023	919,569	101.4	101.6
2024	930,700	102.6	102.5
2025	938,396	103.5	103.1

Population of Columbus city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	906,675	—
2021	902,800	−3,875
2022	910,713	+7,913
2023	919,569	+8,856
2024	930,700	+11,131
2025	938,396	+7,696

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.2 ±0.1: for men 32.9 ±0.3 and for women 33.6 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Columbus city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	59,835 ±1,250	6.5% ±0.1	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	141,383 ±3,027	15.5% ±0.3	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	103,669 ±2,375	11.3% ±0.3	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	313,642 ±3,159	34.3% ±0.3	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	192,741 ±2,825	21.1% ±0.3	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	103,532 ±2,493	11.3% ±0.3	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,082 ±$974, and income per person $37,860 ±$464, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Columbus city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	65,453 ±2,129	16.8% ±0.5	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	79,928 ±2,678	20.5% ±0.7	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	72,047 ±2,476	18.4% ±0.6	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	51,804 ±2,003	13.3% ±0.5	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	65,180 ±2,104	16.7% ±0.5	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	29,211 ±1,454	7.5% ±0.4	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	26,905 ±1,480	6.9% ±0.4	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Columbus city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	161,540 ±5,931	18.1% ±0.7	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	51,545 ±2,656	26.0% ±1.2	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	89,565 ±3,032	16.5% ±0.5	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	20,430 ±1,220	13.7% ±0.8	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Columbus city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Columbus city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	425,182 ±1,906	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.8% ±0.4	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.2% ±0.4	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	44.1% ±0.6	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	55.9% ±0.6	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$252,900 ±$3,295	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,295 ±$10	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±1	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Columbus city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	75,585 ±2,328	8.3% ±0.3	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	463,364 ±4,040	50.7% ±0.4	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	266,171 ±3,648	29.1% ±0.4	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	54,326 ±2,124	5.9% ±0.2	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	625 ±153	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	269 ±96	< 0.1% ±<0.1	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	5,184 ±942	0.6% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	49,278 ±2,710	5.4% ±0.3	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Columbus city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	571,013 ±5,371	62.4% ±0.6	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	194,133 ±4,549	21.2% ±0.5	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	12,493 ±1,580	1.4% ±0.2	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	137,163 ±4,390	15.0% ±0.5	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	64,482 ±2,765	7.0% ±0.3	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	72,681 ±3,550	7.9% ±0.4	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Columbus city among the places of Ohio

1st of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Columbus city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Columbus city	914,802 ±302
Cleveland city	366,097 ±76
Cincinnati city	311,224 ±60
Toledo city	267,463 ±87
Akron city	189,247 ±87
Dayton city	136,579 ±56

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Columbus city, Ohio

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Ohio by foreign-born share
No. 19 Places in Ohio by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 34 Places in Ohio by poverty rate
No. 37 Places in Ohio by median rent
No. 72 Places in Ohio by median home value
No. 119 Places in Ohio by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026