Columbus, OH Profile

Columbus, OH, population 769,332, is located in Ohio's Franklin county, about 64.9 miles from Dayton and 95.4 miles from Cincinnati.

Through the 90's Columbus's population has grown by about 12%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Columbus has grown by about 3%. Since 2005 Columbus's population has grown by about 4%.

Columbus's property crime levels tend to be much higher than Ohio's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Columbus tend to be much higher than Ohio's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	49%
	Females	51%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	68%
	African American	24%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	3%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	5%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	5.00%	Over 60:	7.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	713,418	N/A
2001	723,822	1.46%
2002	727,909	0.56%
2003	733,706	0.80%
2004	735,971	0.31%
2005	738,782	0.38%
2006	744,473	0.77%
2007	750,700	0.84%
2008	759,360	1.15%
2009	769,332	1.31%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$37,897

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	897
2002	908
2003	856
2004	812
2005	837
2006	813
2007	852
2008	774
2009	703
2010	705

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	81	602	3,364	2,349
2002	81	673	3,503	2,242
2003	109	615	3,332	2,159
2004	88	574	3,353	1,910
2005	102	518	3,777	1,714
2006	104	586	3646	1612
2007	79	661	3849	1680
2008	109	615	3590	1507
2009	83	574	3395	1288
2010	94	566	3359	1432

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	8,720
2002	8,350
2003	7,758
2004	7,800
2005	7,413
2006	7,122
2007	6,996
2008	6,421
2009	6,428
2010	6,490

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	15,740	38,835	7,576
2002	16,066	36,063	7,633
2003	14,650	33,343	8,345
2004	14,695	33,844	8,397
2005	14,604	31,724	7,813
2006	14816	30882	6400
2007	14370	30893	6228
2008	14708	28263	5311
2009	14583	30044	4186
2010	15234	30784	4150