Columbus is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 51,522 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Columbus is the 19th largest community in Indiana.Unlike some cities, Columbus isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Columbus are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Columbus is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Columbus who work in management occupations (10.75%), architecture and engineering (10.66%), and office and administrative support (10.61%). Also of interest is that Columbus has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Columbus telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.29% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Overall, Columbus’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.The citizens of Columbus are among the most well-educated in the nation: 41.28% of adults in Columbus have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Columbus in 2022 was $43,017, which is wealthy relative to Indiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $172,068 for a family of four. However, Columbus contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Columbus is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Columbus home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Columbus residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Columbus also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.02% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Columbus include German, English, Irish, European, and Scottish. In addition, Columbus has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.13%). The most common language spoken in Columbus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
