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.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.29% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

One thing that you will notice about Columbus is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Columbus a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

Columbus’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

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.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Columbus's cultural character, accounting for 15.13% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Columbus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.