Columbus, IN Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school9,431100.0
Nursery school, preschool96610.2
Kindergarten6036.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,30545.6
High school (grades 9-12)1,92920.5
College or graduate school1,62817.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over25,879100.0
Less than 9th grade1,0834.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma2,84111.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)8,17431.6
Some college, no degree5,07519.6
Associate degree1,5626.0
Bachelor's degree4,34316.8
Graduate or professional degree2,80110.8
Percent high school graduate or higher84.8(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher27.6(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over30,532100.0
Never married6,26620.5
Now married, except separated17,86958.5
Separated3861.3
Widowed2,0416.7
Female
1,7105.6
Divorced3,97013.0
Female
2,2887.5
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years408100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren27767.9
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over29,022100.0
Civilian veterans3,80913.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years8,283100.0
With a disability7759.4
Population 21 to 64 years22,189100.0
With a disability3,86417.4
Percent employed
54.3(X)
No disability18,32582.6
Percent employed
80.9(X)
Population 65 years and over4,817100.0
With a disability2,31648.1
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over36,121100.0
Same house in 199517,15247.5
Different house in the U.S. in 199517,85649.4
Same county
10,60229.4
Different county
7,25420.1
Same state
3,64710.1
Different state
3,60710.0
Elsewhere in 19951,1133.1
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population39,137100.0
Native36,97194.5
Born in United States
36,78694.0
State of residence
26,66968.1
Different state
10,11725.9
Born outside United States
1850.5
Foreign born2,1665.5
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,5323.9
Naturalized citizen
5461.4
Not a citizen
1,6204.1
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)2,166100.0
Europe43320.0
Asia86539.9
Africa391.8
Oceania00.0
Latin America72833.6
Northern America1014.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over36,121100.0
English only33,53392.8
Language other than English2,5887.2
Speak English less than 'very well
1,0943.0
Spanish
1,1323.1
Speak English less than "very well"
5421.5
Other Indo-European languages
7522.1
Speak English less than "very well"
2340.6
Asian and Pacific Island languages
6621.8
Speak English less than "very well"
3180.9
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population39,137100.0

Total ancestries reported

35,30590.2
Arab270.1
Czech1490.1
Danish660.2
Dutch6691.7
English4,43511.3
French (except Basque)19002.3
French Canadian1670.2
German8,56421.9
Greek340.1
Hungarian1550.4
Irish14,06910.4
Italian8202.1
Lithuanian280.1
Norwegian1810.5
Polish4821.2
Portuguese160.0
Russian470.1
Scotch-Irish6641.7
Scottish7171.8
Slovak230.1
Subsaharan African930.2
Swedish3320.8
Swiss2070.5
Ukrainian770.2
United States or American6,17315.8
Welsh1710.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)360.1
Other ancestries6,20315.8
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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