Ohio · Census place 18000
Columbus city, OH
Quick answer
Columbus city has 906,480 residents, ranking #1 of 1265 places in Ohio. Median household income is $65,327, the median home is worth $234,500 and median gross rent runs $1,224 a month.
- Population
- 906,480Columbus city residents
- Median household income
- $65,327Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $234,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,224Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 44.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Columbus city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Columbus city median would spend about 22.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.8% of residents and 44.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Ohio.
- Cleveland city 367,523
- Cincinnati city 309,595
- Toledo city 268,461
- Akron city 189,526
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