86.4% of residents of Columbus speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English less than very well).
8.9% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
94.4% of residents of Columbus speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English less than very well).
2.5% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
67.3% of residents of Columbus speak English at home.
16.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English less than very well).
16.0% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
14.0% of residents of Columbus speak English at home.
24.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (30% speak English very well, 70% speak English less than very well).
61.9% of residents speak other language at home (51% speak English very well, 49% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
97.0% (430,362)
Foreign born:
13.3% (3,889)
White - Speak another language
Native:
3.0% (13,354)
Foreign born:
86.7% (25,259)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
97.6% (153,636)
Foreign born:
21.0% (4,922)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:
2.4% (3,793)
Foreign born:
79.0% (18,568)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak only English
Native:
77.0% (1,006)
Foreign born:
8.9% (11)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak another language
Native:
27.0% (353)
Foreign born:
100.0% (121)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
33.7% (2,420)
Foreign born:
8.1% (1,867)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
66.3% (4,770)
Foreign born:
91.9% (21,281)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander - Speak only English
Native:
100.0% (99)
Foreign born:
100.0% (39)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
51.2% (2,334)
Foreign born:
9.8% (596)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
48.8% (2,223)
Foreign born:
90.2% (5,474)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:
94.6% (14,079)
Foreign born:
37.6% (273)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:
5.3% (787)
Foreign born:
60.8% (440)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
98.0% (426,878)
Foreign born:
21.9% (3,225)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
2.0% (8,732)
Foreign born:
78.1% (11,470)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
43.9% (6,075)
Foreign born:
6.1% (1,260)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
56.1% (7,764)
Foreign born:
93.9% (19,333)
47,713 residents are foreign born (3.1% Asia, 1.3% Africa, 1.0% Latin America, 1.0% Europe).
This city:
6.7%
Ohio:
3.0%
Median age by place of birth - Columbus
Place of birth - Columbus White
Place of birth - Columbus Black or African American
Place of birth - Columbus American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Columbus Asian
Place of birth - Columbus Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
Place of birth - Columbus Other race
Place of birth - Columbus Two or more races
Place of birth - Columbus White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Columbus Hispanic or Latino
Population born outside the United States - Columbus
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Columbus
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Columbus
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Columbus
Place of birth by age - Columbus
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 45.9%
Now married: 40.3%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 2.2%
Divorced: 10.0%
Females:
Never married: 35.0%
Now married: 39.2%
Separated: 2.3%
Widowed: 8.2%
Divorced: 15.4%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
69.2% (4,951)
Unmarried:
30.8% (2,200)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
39.3% (54,525)
Unmarried:
60.7% (84,167)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 49.5%
Now married: 33.6%
Separated: 4.3%
Widowed: 2.3%
Divorced: 10.4%
Females:
Never married: 49.0%
Now married: 21.6%
Separated: 4.2%
Widowed: 7.8%
Divorced: 17.4%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
39.7% (1,726)
Unmarried:
60.3% (2,627)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
24.4% (13,150)
Unmarried:
75.6% (40,696)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 31.5%
Now married: 36.1%
Separated: 3.6%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 32.0%
Females:
Never married: 23.4%
Now married: 25.2%
Separated: 9.8%
Widowed: 14.4%
Divorced: 26.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (15)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
49.2% (259)
Unmarried:
50.8% (267)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 35.7%
Now married: 61.0%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 0.4%
Divorced: 2.4%
Females:
Never married: 32.8%
Now married: 56.1%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 4.3%
Divorced: 5.9%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
76.6% (531)
Unmarried:
23.4% (162)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
52.7% (5,046)
Unmarried:
47.3% (4,526)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 47.5%
Now married: 45.5%
Separated: 3.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 4.0%
Females:
Never married: 33.4%
Now married: 38.2%
Separated: 6.2%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 22.2%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
66.7% (150)
Unmarried:
33.3% (75)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
47.6% (1,394)
Unmarried:
52.4% (1,535)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 69.8%
Now married: 17.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 1.7%
Divorced: 11.1%
Females:
Never married: 46.1%
Now married: 35.4%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 2.6%
Divorced: 13.6%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
38.5% (90)
Unmarried:
61.5% (144)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
36.8% (1,512)
Unmarried:
63.2% (2,596)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 45.9%
Now married: 39.9%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 2.3%
Divorced: 10.4%
Females:
Never married: 34.9%
Now married: 38.8%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 8.5%
Divorced: 15.6%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
69.8% (4,465)
Unmarried:
30.2% (1,934)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
38.9% (51,878)
Unmarried:
61.1% (81,442)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 46.6%
Now married: 47.1%
Separated: 2.9%
Widowed: 0.5%
Divorced: 2.8%
Females:
Never married: 35.2%
Now married: 48.2%
Separated: 4.6%
Widowed: 1.6%
Divorced: 10.5%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
63.0% (580)
Unmarried:
37.0% (341)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
54.1% (4,500)
Unmarried:
45.9% (3,813)
Ancestries in Columbus (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 235,325 (33.1%)
German - 137,761 (19.4%)
Irish - 83,448 (11.7%)
English - 55,990 (7.9%)
United States - 51,427 (7.2%)
Italian - 35,236 (5.0%)
Subsaharan African - 15,914 (2.2%)
Polish - 14,510 (2.0%)
French - 13,611 (1.9%)
Scottish - 11,819 (1.7%)
Welsh - 9,969 (1.4%)
Dutch - 9,831 (1.4%)
Scotch-Irish - 9,675 (1.4%)
Hungarian - 5,889 (0.8%)
Arab - 4,512 (0.6%)
Russian - 4,333 (0.6%)
Swedish - 4,254 (0.6%)
Czech - 3,357 (0.5%)
Norwegian - 3,027 (0.4%)
Greek - 2,702 (0.4%)
Swiss - 2,640 (0.4%)
Slovak - 2,491 (0.4%)
French Canadian - 2,051 (0.3%)
Ukrainian - 1,955 (0.3%)
West Indian - 1,726 (0.2%)
Lithuanian - 1,028 (0.1%)
Danish - 938 (0.1%)
Portuguese - 549 (0.08%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 393,882 (78.9%)
Black or African American: 148,461 (75.7%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 1,101 (77.8%)
Asian: 25,899 (80.9%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 78 (56.5%)
Other race: 5,876 (66.8%)
Two or more races: 13,318 (72.7%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 374,076 (78.9%)
Hispanic or Latino: 28,637 (72.1%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 72,528 (14.5%)
Black or African American: 39,650 (20.2%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 202 (14.3%)
Asian: 3,678 (11.5%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 37 (26.8%)
Other race: 2,456 (27.9%)
Two or more races: 3,537 (19.3%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 68,109 (14.4%)
Hispanic or Latino: 9,513 (23.9%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 20,905 (4.2%)
Black or African American: 3,285 (1.7%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 26 (1.8%)
Asian: 392 (1.2%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 23 (16.7%)
Other race: 214 (2.4%)
Two or more races: 614 (3.4%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 20,610 (4.3%)
Hispanic or Latino: 390 (1.0%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
6.7%
3.0%