1990 Census of Population and
Housing
040 Ohio
160
Columbus city
URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population...............................................
632,958
Urban population....................................................
632,958
Percent
of total population.....................................
100.0
Rural population....................................................
0
Percent
of total population.....................................
0.0
Farm population...................................................
0
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school....................
176,758
Preprimary school...................................................
10,957
Elementary or high school...........................................
91,754
Percent in private
school.........................................
11.6
College.............................................................
74,047
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years
and over......................................... 384,811
Less than 9th grade.................................................
21,758
9th to 12th grade, no diploma.......................................
60,180
High school graduate................................................
110,074
Some college, no degree.............................................
76,176
Associates degree...................................................
22,005
Bachelor's degree...................................................
63,188
Graduate or professional
degree..................................... 31,430
Percent high school graduate
or higher..............................
78.7
Percent bachelor's degree
or higher.................................
24.6
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over......................................
582,986
Lived in same house.................................................
246,338
Lived in different house
in U.S..................................... 326,896
Same State........................................................
274,397
Same
county.....................................................
202,519
Different
county................................................
71,878
Different State...................................................
52,499
Lived abroad........................................................
9,752
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED
PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................
434,451
With a mobility or self-care
limitation............................. 19,478
With a mobility limitation........................................
9,393
With a self-care
limitation.......................................
14,527
With a work disability..............................................
38,684
In labor
force..................................................
15,550
Prevented from working............................................
20,195
Persons 65 years and over.....................................
54,501
With a mobility or self-care
limitation............................. 12,317
With a mobility limitation........................................
9,706
With a self-care
limitation.......................................
6,965
CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000
WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................
294
Women 25 to 34 years................................................
1,098
Women 35 to 44 years................................................
1,751
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years
and over................................. 63,268
65 years and over.................................................
13,378
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population...................................................
609,487
Percent
born in state of residence..............................
71.9
Foreign-born population.............................................
23,471
Entered the U.S.
1980 to 1990.....................................
12,856
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons
5 years and over........................................
582,986
Speak a language other than
English................................. 36,477
Do not
speak English 'very well'................................
13,959
Speak Spanish.....................................................
8,324
Do not
speak English 'very well'................................
2,806
Speak Asian or Pacific
Island language............................ 10,365
Do not
speak English 'very well'................................
5,919
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries
reported......................................... 762,426
Arab................................................................
3,071
Austrian............................................................
1,366
Belgian.............................................................
362
Canadian............................................................
663
Czech...............................................................
2,350
Danish..............................................................
1,217
Dutch...............................................................
16,670
English.............................................................
76,347
Finnish.............................................................
893
French (except Basque)..............................................
17,876
French Canadian.....................................................
2,433
German..............................................................
190,876
Greek...............................................................
2,897
Hungarian...........................................................
7,225
Irish...............................................................
105,760
Italian.............................................................
34,035
Lithuanian..........................................................
1,015
Norwegian...........................................................
2,341
Polish..............................................................
13,710
Portuguese..........................................................
363
Romanian............................................................
870
Russian.............................................................
4,686
Scotch-Irish........................................................
12,092
Scottish............................................................
13,367
Slovak..............................................................
5,730
Subsaharan African..................................................
2,422
Swedish.............................................................
5,035
Swiss...............................................................
3,397
Ukrainian...........................................................
1,226
United States or American...........................................
32,404
Welsh...............................................................
13,230
West Indian (excluding Hispanic
origin groups)......................
845
Yugoslavian.........................................................
2,318
Other ancestries....................................................
183,334
LABOR FORCE STATUS
Persons 16 years and over.....................................
496,802
In labor force......................................................
346,412
Percent in labor force........................................
69.7
Civilian labor force..............................................
345,545
Employed........................................................
325,088
Unemployed......................................................
20,457
Percent unemployed............................................
5.9
Armed Forces......................................................
867
Not in labor force..................................................
150,390
Males 16 years and over.......................................
235,866
In labor force......................................................
180,966
Percent in labor force........................................
76.7
Civilian labor force..............................................
180,222
Employed........................................................
168,643
Unemployed......................................................
11,579
Percent unemployed............................................
6.4
Armed Forces......................................................
744
Not in labor force..................................................
54,900
Females 16 years and over.....................................
260,936
In labor force......................................................
165,446
Percent in labor force........................................
63.4
Civilian labor force..............................................
165,323
Employed........................................................
156,445
Unemployed......................................................
8,878
Percent unemployed............................................
5.4
Armed Forces......................................................
123
Not in labor force..................................................
95,490
Females 16 years and over.....................................
260,936
With own children under
6 years..................................... 40,262
Percent in labor
force............................................
61.5
With own children 6 to 17
years only................................ 35,809
Percent in labor
force............................................
76.4
Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...
57,189
All parents present in household
in labor force..................... 33,116
Own children
6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies..........
85,031
All parents present in household
in labor force..................... 57,225
Persons
16 to 19 years..........................................
37,541
Not enrolled in school and
not high school graduate.................
4,632
Employed or in Armed
Forces.......................................
1,550
Unemployed........................................................
907
Not in labor force................................................
2,175
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years
and over......................................... 319,004
Percent drove alone.................................................
76.5
Percent in carpools.................................................
11.9
Percent using public transportation.................................
4.7
Percent using other means...........................................
0.6
Percent walked or worked
at home....................................
6.0
Mean travel time to work
(minutes)..................................
20.3
OCCUPATION
Employed persons
16 years and over................................ 325,088
Executive, administrative,
and managerial occupations............... 44,713
Professional specialty occupations..................................
49,472
Technicians and related
support occupations......................... 15,138
Sales occupations...................................................
39,283
Administrative support occupations,
including clerical.............. 67,401
Private household occupations.......................................
962
Protective service occupations......................................
5,480
Service occupations, except
protective and household................ 36,220
Farming, forestry, and fishing
occupations.......................... 2,451
Precision production, craft,
and repair occupations................. 24,472
Machine operators, assemblers,
and inspectors....................... 15,661
Transportation and material
moving occupations...................... 11,403
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
helpers, and laborers................. 12,432
INDUSTRY
Employed person 16
years and over................................. 325,088
Agriculture, forestry, and
fisheries................................
3,077
Mining..............................................................
387
Construction........................................................
14,125
Manufacturing, nondurable
goods..................................... 15,744
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................
21,983
Transportation......................................................
13,154
Communications and other
public utilities...........................
9,270
Wholesale trade.....................................................
13,442
Retail trade........................................................
62,470
Finance, insurance, and
real estate................................. 33,275
Business and repair services........................................
20,047
Personal services...................................................
9,241
Entertainment, and recreation
services.............................. 4,063
Health services.....................................................
28,540
Educational services................................................
30,378
Other professional and related
services............................. 25,320
Public administration...............................................
20,572
CLASS OF WORKER
Employed persons
16 years and over................................ 325,088
Private wage and salary
workers..................................... 252,726
Government workers..................................................
58,228
Local government
workers..........................................
18,649
State government
workers..........................................
31,225
Federal government
workers........................................
8,354
Self-employed workers...............................................
13,560
Unpaid family workers...............................................
574
INCOME IN 1989
Households........................................................
257,376
Less than $5,000....................................................
20,529
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
23,378
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
24,790
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
51,204
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
45,305
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
46,573
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
32,069
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
8,650
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
3,514
$150,000 or more....................................................
1,364
Median household income
(dollars)................................... 26,651
Families..........................................................
151,877
Less than $5,000....................................................
9,498
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
8,866
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
10,389
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
25,358
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
26,718
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
33,706
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
26,251
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
7,123
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
2,896
$150,000 or more....................................................
1,072
Median family income (dollars)......................................
32,898
Nonfamily households..............................................
105,499
Less than $5,000....................................................
11,915
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
15,266
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
14,818
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
25,972
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
18,176
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
12,069
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
5,203
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
1,258
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
537
$150,000 or more....................................................
285
Median nonfamily household
income (dollars)......................... 18,961
Per capita income (dollars)......................................... 13,151
INCOME TYPE IN 1989
Households....................................................
257,376
With wage and salary income.........................................
209,659
Mean wage and salary
income (dollars)............................. 31,727
With nonfarm self-employment
income................................. 23,156
Mean nonfarm self-employment
income (dollars)..................... 14,711
With farm self-employment
income....................................
1,194
Mean farm self-employment
income (dollars)........................
4,743
With Social Security income.........................................
49,105
Mean Social Security
income (dollars).............................
7,197
With public assistance income.......................................
24,249
Mean public assistance
income (dollars)...........................
3,767
With retirement income..............................................
34,869
Mean retirement income
(dollars)..................................
8,722
POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
All persons for whom
poverty status is determined................. 611,747
Below
poverty level.............................................
105,494
Persons 18 years and over...........................................
465,168
Below
poverty level.............................................
69,798
Persons 65 years
and over.........................................
54,494
Below
poverty level.............................................
7,104
Related children under 18
years..................................... 145,822
Below
poverty level.............................................
35,041
Related children
under 5 years....................................
49,061
Below
poverty level.............................................
12,444
Related children
5 to 17 years....................................
96,761
Below
poverty level.............................................
22,597
Unrelated individuals...............................................
150,885
Below
poverty level.............................................
39,913
All families......................................................
151,877
Below
poverty level.............................................
19,082
With related children under
18 years................................ 81,256
Below
poverty level.............................................
15,799
With related children
under 5 years............................... 38,879
Below
poverty level.............................................
8,911
Female householder
families.......................................
35,785
Below
poverty level.............................................
12,519
With related children under
18 years................................ 24,852
Below
poverty level.............................................
11,339
With related children
under 5 years............................... 10,377
Below
poverty level.............................................
6,238
Percent below poverty level:
----------------------------
All persons.........................................................
17.2%
Persons 18 years
and over.........................................
15.0%
Persons
65 years and over.......................................
13.0%
Related children
under 18 years...................................
24.0%
Related
children under 5 years..................................
25.4%
Related
children 5 to 17 years..................................
23.4%
Unrelated individuals.............................................
26.5%
All families........................................................
12.6%
With related children
under 18 years..............................
19.4%
With
related children under 5 years.............................
22.9%
Female householder families.........................................
35.0%
With related children
under 18 years..............................
45.6%
With
related children under 5 years.............................
60.1%
Total housing units........................................... 278,102
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
6,212
1985 to 1988........................................................
27,343
1980 to 1984........................................................
21,665
1970 to 1979........................................................
55,721
1960 to 1969........................................................
51,735
1950 to 1959........................................................
40,486
1940 to 1949........................................................
26,341
1939 or earlier.....................................................
48,599
BEDROOMS
No bedroom..........................................................
5,256
1 bedroom...........................................................
45,148
2 bedrooms..........................................................
99,007
3 bedrooms..........................................................
97,553
4 bedrooms..........................................................
27,658
5 or more bedrooms..................................................
3,480
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing
facilities................................
1,112
Lacking complete kitchen
facilities.................................
2,147
Condominium housing units...........................................
16,053
SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private
company.................................... 276,138
Individual drilled well.............................................
1,650
Individual dug well.................................................
238
Some other source...................................................
76
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................
274,552
Septic tank or cesspool.............................................
3,125
Other means.........................................................
425
Occupied housing units........................................ 257,013
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas.........................................................
204,174
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................
2,565
Electricity.........................................................
47,005
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................
1,650
Coal or coke........................................................
52
Wood................................................................
378
Solar energy........................................................
0
Other fuel..........................................................
786
No fuel used........................................................
403
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO
UNIT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
76,650
1985 to 1988........................................................
80,937
1980 to 1984........................................................
30,193
1970 to 1979........................................................
35,209
1960 to 1969........................................................
20,333
1959 or earlier.....................................................
13,691
TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................
11,856
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
Occupied housing
units............................................ 257,013
None................................................................
32,769
1...................................................................
101,217
2...................................................................
92,159
3 or more...........................................................
30,868
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED
MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied
housing units.............................. 108,734
With a mortgage...................................................
80,942
Less
than $300..................................................
4,951
$300
to $499....................................................
17,583
$500
to $699....................................................
23,857
$700
to $999....................................................
24,107
$1,000
to $1,499................................................
8,649
$1,500
to $1,999................................................
1,151
$2,000
or more..................................................
644
Median
(dollars)................................................
651
Not mortgaged.....................................................
27,792
Less
than $100..................................................
786
$100
to $199....................................................
14,461
$200
to $299....................................................
10,399
$300
to $399....................................................
1,550
$400
or more....................................................
596
Median
(dollars)................................................
193
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied
housing units.............................. 108,734
Less than 20 percent..............................................
63,383
20 to 24 percent..................................................
17,569
25 to 29 percent..................................................
10,486
30 to 34 percent..................................................
5,471
35 percent or more................................................
11,300
Not computed......................................................
525
GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied
housing units............................. 136,705
Less than $200....................................................
12,134
$200 to $299......................................................
12,894
$300 to $499......................................................
70,130
$500 to $749......................................................
34,653
$750 to $999......................................................
3,465
$1,000 or more....................................................
1,448
No cash rent......................................................
1,981
Median (dollars)..................................................
422
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE
OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified renter-occupied
housing units............................. 136,705
Less than 20 percent..............................................
45,516
20 to 24 percent..................................................
20,915
25 to 29 percent..................................................
15,854
30 to 34 percent..................................................
10,624
35 percent or more................................................
39,994
Not computed......................................................
3,802
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