Columbus

Columbus is Ohio’s state capital. The city’s Scioto Mile is a string of parks on both sides of the Scioto River, with a huge interactive fountain and trails. On the west bank, the COSI science center offers hands-on exhibits and a planetarium. Downtown, the Columbus Museum of Art includes American and European paintings and a sculpture garden. The German Village area has restored brick houses built by 1800s settlers.

History

The history of Columbus goes back before the establishment of Franklinton, the village that Lucas Sullivant built on the west side of the Scioto River, even before there were any settlers in the area, even before the Native Americans that were using the land when the first white explorers passed through. Before these people there is evidence that there was a large group of people that lived throughout the Scioto Valley area as far back as 3,000 years ago. These people lived in large communities with many smaller communities. The reason we know this is that they left fortifications made of mounds of dirt.

Population

Columbus is a city located in Franklin County Ohio. It is also the county seat of Franklin County. With a 2020 population of 913,921, it is the largest city in Ohio and the 14th largest city in the United States . Columbus is currently growing at a rate of 0.85% annually and its population has increased by 16.12% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 787,033 in 2010. Columbus reached it’s highest population of 913,921 in 2021. Spanning over 225 miles, Columbus has a population density of 4,169 people per square mile.

The average household income in Columbus is $69,315 with a poverty rate of 19.54%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $961 per month, and the median house value is $151,600. The median age in Columbus is 32.2 years, 31.6 years for males, and 32.8 years for females.

It is the county seat of Franklin County, and its size has grown as it has annexed areas of Fairfield County and Delaware County. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812.

Income

The average salary in Columbus, OH is $67k. Trends in wages increased by 0.9 percent in Q3 2021. The cost of living in Columbus, OH is 10 percent higher than the national average. The most popular occupations in Columbus, OH are Software Engineer, Project Manager.

Climate

Columbus, Ohio gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Columbus averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 178 sunny days per year in Columbus. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Columbus gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Economy

Columbus, Ohio has a generally strong and diverse economy based on education, insurance, banking, fashion, defense, aviation, food, logistics, steel, energy, medical research, health care, hospitality, retail, and technology. Overall, it was ranked as one of the top 10 best big cities in the country in 2010, according to Relocate America, a real estate research firm.[1]

Forbes in 2016 ranked Columbus the No. 7 best city for young professionals.[2] In 2018 Business.com rated Columbus one of the Top Five best cities for entrepreneurs and startups.[3] Ohio is ranked No. 5 in the nation for headquarters of Fortune 500 companies, with Columbus home to the most in the state.[4]

In 2015 Columbus was named by the Intelligent Community Forum as one of the seven top Smart Cities in the world.[5]

In 2016 the Columbus metropolitan area’s GDP was $130.8 billion,[6] ranking it 29th largest in the U.S. and second largest in Ohio, ahead of Cleveland and just behind Cincinnati.

Notable People or Businesses

The following is a list of the forty largest employers in the Columbus MSA as of 2016. Asterisks denote companies headquartered locally.