Columbus, IN Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	39,059	100.0

Male	18,795	48.1
Female	20,264	51.9

Under 5 years	2,898	7.4
5 to 9 years	2,924	7.5
10 to 14 years	2,672	6.8
15 to 19 years	2,367	6.1
20 to 24 years	2,299	5.9
25 to 34 years	5,552	14.2
35 to 44 years	5,981	15.3
45 to 54 years	5,383	13.8
55 to 59 years	2,024	5.2
60 to 64 years	1,593	4.1
65 to 74 years	2,714	6.9
75 to 84 years	1,954	5.0
85 years and over	698	1.8

Median age (years)	36.4	(X)

18 years and over	29,015	74.3
Male	13,709	35.1
Female	15,306	39.2
21 years and over	27,757	71.1
62 years and over	6,272	16.1
65 years and over	5,366	13.7
Male	2,011	5.1
Female	3,355	8.6

RACE
One race	38,596	98.8
White	35,668	91.3
Black or African American	1,057	2.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	50	0.1
Asian	1,260	3.2
Asian Indian	461	1.2
Chinese	246	0.6
Filipino	47	0.1
Japanese	311	0.8
Korean	55	0.1
Vietnamese	92	0.2
Other Asian ¹	48	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	19	0.0
Native Hawaiian	4	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	4	0.0
Samoan	10	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	1	0.0
Some other race	542	1.4
Two or more races	463	1.2

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	36,083	92.4
Black or African American	1,240	3.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	165	0.4
Asian	1,356	3.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	33	0.1
Some other race	659	1.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	39,059	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,096	2.8
Mexican	787	2.0
Puerto Rican	93	0.2
Cuban	14	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	202	0.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	37,963	97.2
White alone	35,161	90.0

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	39,059	100.0
In households	38,245	97.9
Householder	15,985	40.9
Spouse	8,298	21.2
Child	11,124	28.5
Own child under 18 years	9,283	23.8
Other relatives	1,122	2.9
Under 18 years	471	1.2
Nonrelatives	1,716	4.4
Unmarried partner	787	2.0
In group quarters	814	2.1
Institutionalized population	781	2.0
Noninstitutionalized population	33	0.1

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	15,985	100.0
Family households (families)	10,563	66.1
With own children under 18 years	5,083	31.8
Married-couple family	8,298	51.9
With own children under 18 years	3,671	23.0
Female householder, no husband present	1,754	11.0
With own children under 18 years	1,114	7.0
Nonfamily households	5,422	33.9
Householder living alone	4,648	29.1
Householder 65 years and over	1,710	10.7

Households with individuals under 18 years	5,446	34.1
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,687	23.1

Average household size	2.39	(X)
Average family size	2.94	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	17,162	100.0
Occupied housing units	15,985	93.1
Vacant housing units	1,177	6.9
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	68	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.2	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.6	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	15,985	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	10,372	64.9
Renter-occupied housing units	5,613	35.1

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.50	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.20	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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