Columbus (, kə-LUM-bəs) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest (after Chicago), and the third-most populous U.S. state capital (after Phoenix, Arizona, and Austin, Texas). Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County; it also extends into Delaware and Fairfield counties. The Columbus metropolitan area encompasses ten counties in central Ohio and had a population of 2.14 million in 2020, making it the largest metropolitan area entirely in Ohio and 32nd-largest metro area in the U.S.
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Ethnicity | Columbus | USA |
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White | 54.3% | 60.1% |
African American | 28.9% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 0.1% | 0.6% |
Asian | 5.9% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0% | 0.2% |
Multiracial | 4% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 6.3% | 18.2% |
Other | 0.4% | 0.3% |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Columbus | USA |
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Less than $10,000 | 7.6% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 4.1% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 9.2% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 10.1% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 14.6% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 19.4% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 13.2% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 13.8% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 4.5% | 7.1% |
Education | Columbus | USA |
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< 9th Grade | 3% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 7% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 25% | 27.0% |
Other College | 20% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 7% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 24% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 10% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 2% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 2% | 1.0% |