People QuickFacts Columbus Ohio Population, 2011 estimate 797,434 11,544,951 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 787,073 11,536,502 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 1.3% 0.1% Population, 2010 787,033 11,536,504 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.6% 6.2% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 23.2% 23.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 8.6% 14.1% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.2% 51.2%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 61.5% 82.7% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 28.0% 12.2% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.3% 0.2% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 4.1% 1.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 3.3% 2.1% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 5.6% 3.1% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 59.3% 81.1%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 76.4% 85.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 10.1% 3.8% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 12.6% 6.3% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 87.3% 87.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 31.9% 24.1% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 20.8 22.7  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 49.5% 69.2% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 41.1% 23.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $138,700 $136,400 Households, 2006-2010 318,454 4,552,270 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.36 2.46 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $23,144 $25,113 Median household income 2006-2010 $43,122 $47,358 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 21.4% 14.2%     Business QuickFacts Columbus Ohio Total number of firms, 2007 56,957 897,939 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 16.6% 5.8% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.8% 2.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.4% 1.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 33.3% 27.7%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 11,317,893 295,890,890 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 11,029,444 135,575,279 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 12,077,018 138,816,008 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $16,088 $12,049 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,944,791 17,779,905     Geography QuickFacts Columbus Ohio Land area in square miles, 2010 217.17 40,860.69 Persons per square mile, 2010 3,624.1 282.3 FIPS Code 18000 39 Counties Delaware County Fairfield County Franklin County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts