Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH

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2023 Population

104,962

0.823% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

37.8

0.265% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$79,306

4.95% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$248,400

8.24% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

61,038

46.2% 1-year decline

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH are White (Non-Hispanic) (75.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (8.69%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.23%), Other (Hispanic) (3.8%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (3.19%).

12.1% of the households in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96% of the residents in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Harrison College-Grove City (64 degrees awarded in 2017).

In 2023, the median property value in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH was $248,400, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH was 2 cars per household.

Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH borders Union, Pickaway & Madison Counties PUMA, OH, Columbus (Far West), Hilliard & Upper Arlington Cities PUMA, OH, Columbus (Southeast), Canal Winchester & Groveport Cities PUMA, OH, and Columbus City (West) PUMA, OH.

United States Ohio

Population & Diversity

Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH is home to a population of 105k people, from which 96% are citizens. As of 2023, 7.89% of Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH residents were born outside of the country (8.28k people).

In 2023, there were 8.66 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (79k people) in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.12k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.44k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH are Spanish (5,989 households), Ukrainian or Other Slavic Languages (1,099 households), and Amharic, Somali, or Other Afro-Asiatic Languages (1,049 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

60,938

Women

50.7%

59,162

Men

49.3%

The resident population of United States in 2022 was 120,100 inhabitants, with 49.3% men, and 50.7% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in the United States.

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Citizenship

96%

2023 Citizenship

95.9%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
79k ± 2.37k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
9.12k ± 1.28k
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
4.44k ± 754

8.81%

Hispanic Population

9.24k people

8.81% of the people in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH are hispanic (9.24k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

7.89%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

8.28k people

7.77%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

8.22k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
5,989 households (6.17%)
Ukrainian or Other Slavic Languages
1,099 households (1.13%)
Amharic, Somali, or Other Afro-Asiatic Languages
1,049 households (1.08%)

12.1% of the households in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH was Spanish. 6.17% of the households in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,063 ± 405
Gulf War (2001-)
1,283 ± 445
Gulf War (1990s)
1,133 ± 280

Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.61 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH employs 61k people. The largest industries in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH are Restaurants & Food Services (4,148 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (4,002 people), and Construction (3,460 people), and the highest paying industries are Building material & supplies dealers ($175,150), Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services ($160,607), and Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals ($120,845).

Males in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH have an average income that is 1.23 times higher than the average income of females, which is $61,093. The income inequality in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH (measured using the Gini index) is 0.424, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

54,532

Women

47.8%

59,525

Men

52.2%

The workforce of Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH in 2020 was 114,057 people, with 47.8% woman, and 52.2% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

61k

2022 Value

−46.2%

1 Year decline

± −46.2%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH, are Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (1,996 people), Customer service representatives (1,798 people), and Other managers (1,681 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

61k

2022 Value

−46.2%

1 Year decline

± −46.2%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH, are Restaurants & Food Services (4,148 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (4,002 people), and Construction (3,460 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH, though some of these residents may live in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

N/A

Median earning men ± N/A

N/A

Median earning women ± N/A

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($84,948), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,768), and Information ($76,366).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($71,852), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,771), and Information ($48,500).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 5.51M people employed in Ohio. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Ohio.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing the state of Ohio. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH. Showing the available data for Ohio.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (55.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43.9%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.489%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ohio for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio

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Bernie Moreno

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Jon Husted

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Ohio will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of JD Vance's term.

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing Ohio.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Ohio over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Ohio

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Ohio have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2017, universities in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH awarded 64 degrees. The student population of Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH in 2017 is skewed towards women, with 25 male students and 133 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH are White (46 and 71.9%), followed by Black or African American (10 and 15.6%), Two or More Races (3 and 4.69%), and Hispanic or Latino (2 and 3.13%).

The largest universities in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH by number of degrees awarded are Harrison College-Grove City (64 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2017 in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH, the percentage of applicants admitted was 100%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 44.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2017 was 158 (15.8% men and 84.2% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2017 there were 158 students enrolled in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH, 15.8% men and 84.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 89 records, of which 89.9% were women and 10.1% men.

Completions

Universities

Gender

Harrison College-Grove City

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

64 degrees awarded

In 2017, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Harrison College-Grove City with 64 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2017, 10 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH, which is 0.185 times less than the 54 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2017 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 46 degrees mean that there were 4.6 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 10 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 1.31% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.673% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (28.9k), Some college (19.5k), and Bachelors Degree (17.8k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH was $248,400 in 2023, which is 0.819 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $229,500 to $248,400, a 8.24% increase. The homeownership rate in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH have an average commute time of 22.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$248,400

Median Property Value 2023

±$6,614

$28,500

Median Property Taxes

±$1,496

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

63.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$79,306

Median Household Income

± $3,212

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.424

2022 Wage GINI in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH

0.416

2021 Wage GINI in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH

In 2022, the income inequality in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH was 0.424 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.03% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (76.3%)
Worked At Home (12.6%)
Carpooled (8.37%)

In 2023, 76.3% of workers in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.6%) and those who carpooled to work (8.37%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH have a shorter commute time (22.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.969% of the workforce in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92.5% of the population of Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH has health coverage, with 53.7% on employee plans, 15.8% on Medicaid, 11.4% on Medicare, 10.3% on non-group plans, and 1.41% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Ohio see 1292 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.0775% increase from the previous year (1291 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1554 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 329 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

1,292 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Ohio

Primary care physicians in Ohio see an average of 1,292 patients per year. This represents a 0.0775% increase from the previous year (1,291 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Ohio in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.7% under 18 years, 20.3% between 18 and 34 years, 39% between 35 and 64 years, and 15% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.47%

Uninsured

53.7%

Employer Coverage

15.8%

Medicaid

11.4%

Medicare

10.3%

Non-Group

1.41%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities PUMA, OH changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.