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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Columbus is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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. The overall crime rate in Columbus is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.Columbus is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 41.28% of adults in Columbus have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. 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.
