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Columbus, NJ
Demographic Data




Columbus Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Columbus Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

8,991

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.6%
5 - 17:
12.5%
18 - 24:
9.0%
25 - 34:
7.9%
35 - 54:
22.9%
55 - 64:
15.6%
Over 65 Years:
26.6%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.7%
4.7%
95.4%
95.4%
39.8%
39.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Columbus
USA
$56,695
$56,695
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Columbus
USA
$145,702
$145,702
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

4.2%

Employment Industries

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Education
Public Service
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Information Technology
Construction
Other
Finance
Retail
Accommodation
Wholesale
Arts
Administration
14.8%
14.8%
10.6%
10.6%
10.4%
10.4%
9.1%
9.1%
7.7%
7.7%
7.4%
7.4%
6.8%
6.8%
6.4%
6.4%
5.4%
5.4%
5.3%
5.3%
3.7%
3.7%
3.1%
3.1%
2.5%
2.5%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
69.8%
69.8%
15.4%
15.4%
8.5%
8.5%
4.6%
4.6%
1.7%
1.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Irish
German
English
Polish
Slovak
Scottish
Hungarian
Norwegian
Ukrainian
European
Czech
Greek
Scots-Irish
French
Lithuanian
Jamaican
Romanian
Dutch
Welsh
21.2%
21.2%
17.9%
17.9%
17.0%
17.0%
8.3%
8.3%
5.6%
5.6%
2.4%
2.4%
2.2%
2.2%
2.2%
2.2%
2.1%
2.1%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
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0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Langs. of India
Spanish
French Creole
Urdu
Polish
Italian
Russian
Other Asian languages
Slavic languages
African languages
Portuguese
German/Yiddish
Korean
Vietnamese
Tagalog
Chinese
Scandinavian languages
Arabic
Hungarian
90.9%
90.9%
7.9%
7.9%
4.5%
4.5%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Columbus Residents

9.0%


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