2001 American Community Survey Profile
Columbus city, Franklin County pt.
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TABLE 1. PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
Total population
679,929
670,514
689,344
SEX AND AGE
Male
328,416
322,913
333,919
Female
351,513
346,462
356,564
Under 5 years
50,458
48,552
52,364
5 to 9 years
44,338
42,030
46,646
10 to 14 years
42,433
40,149
44,717
15 to 19 years
39,717
37,981
41,453
20 to 24 years
69,427
67,480
71,374
25 to 34 years
137,483
134,977
139,989
35 to 44 years
106,143
102,853
109,433
45 to 54 years
87,402
85,034
89,770
55 to 59 years
25,341
23,717
26,965
60 to 64 years
20,154
18,544
21,764
65 to 74 years
32,302
31,013
33,591
75 to 84 years
19,905
18,661
21,149
85 years and over
4,826
4,088
5,564
 
Median age (years)
31.5
31.2
31.8
 
18 years and over
518,145
512,250
524,040
21 years and over
491,743
486,100
497,386
62 years and over
67,238
65,151
69,325
65 years and over
57,033
55,320
58,746
Male
22,293
21,257
23,329
Female
34,740
33,593
35,887
 
RACE
One race
660,645
651,060
670,230
White
459,261
450,542
467,980
Black or African American
168,817
164,672
172,962
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,070
526
1,615
Asian
25,642
23,514
27,771
Asian Indian
7,963
5,891
10,035
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
4,667
3,459
5,875
Filipino
1,197
669
1,725
Japanese
1,247
679
1,815
Korean
2,909
1,747
4,071
Vietnamese
1,831
856
2,806
Other Asian
5,828
4,310
7,346
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
160
0
361
Native Hawaiian
N
N
N
Guamanian or Chamorro
N
N
N
Samoan
N
N
N
Other Pacific Islander
N
N
N
Some other race
5,695
3,977
7,413
Two or more races
19,284
16,365
22,203
Two races including Some other race
1,020
446
1,594
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
18,264
15,431
21,097
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
475,040
465,782
484,298
Black or African American
182,174
178,740
185,608
American Indian and Alaska Native
7,386
5,888
8,884
Asian
28,932
26,856
31,008
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
205
0
420
Some other race
6,776
4,860
8,692
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
679,929
670,514
689,344
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
16,281
14,291
18,271
Mexican
7,896
6,192
9,600
Puerto Rican
2,465
1,435
3,495
Cuban
499
197
801
Other Hispanic or Latino
5,421
3,900
6,942
Not Hispanic or Latino
663,648
654,585
672,711
White alone
449,277
441,040
457,514
Black or African American alone
167,877
163,719
172,035
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
872
357
1,387
Asian alone
25,336
23,115
27,557
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
94
0
249
Some other race alone
1,575
890
2,260
Two or more races:
18,617
15,789
21,445
Two races including Some other race
438
96
780
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
18,179
15,331
21,027
 
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
679,929
670,514
689,344
Householder
308,117
304,403
311,831
Spouse
107,881
104,665
111,097
Child
175,333
170,170
180,496
Other relatives
36,187
32,577
39,797
Nonrelatives
52,411
49,251
55,571
Unmarried partner
21,619
19,378
23,860
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
293,066
289,621
296,511
Family households (families)
159,719
155,754
163,684
With own children under 18 years
81,583
77,889
85,277
Married-couple families
102,171
98,612
105,730
With own children under 18 years
46,257
43,444
49,070
Female householder, no husband present
43,770
41,161
46,379
With own children under 18 years
28,555
26,405
30,705
Nonfamily households
133,347
129,800
136,895
Householder living alone
103,235
99,526
106,944
65 years and over
21,059
19,577
22,541
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years
91,747
87,868
95,626
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
43,437
41,995
44,879
 
Average household size
2.32
2.30
2.34
Average family size
3.06
3.03
3.09
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
330,014
327,008
333,020
Occupied housing units
293,066
289,621
296,511
Vacant housing units
36,948
34,329
39,567
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
1.5
0.8
2.2
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
11.2
10.0
12.4
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
293,066
289,621
296,511
Owner-occupied
143,287
140,046
146,528
Renter-occupied
149,779
146,510
153,048
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.53
2.50
2.56
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.12
2.09
2.15
 

The 2001 American Community Survey universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate is represented through the use of a confidence interval. The confidence interval computed here is a 90 percent confidence interval and can be interpreted roughly as providing 90 percent certainty that the true number falls between the lower and upper bounds.

The number of householders does not necessarily equal the number of households because of differences in the weighting schemes for the population and occupied housing units.

1. An '*' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
6. An '***' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test is not appropriate.
8. An 'N' entry in the estimate, lower bound, and upper bound columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey Office

Created: Wednesday May 29, 2002
Last revised: Thursday August 23, 2007