Cities / Ohio / Columbus

Columbus, OH

914,802 people

Right Now

Weather

73.4°F

Clear

Today: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 75°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Columbus)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 2.0 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

CMH

6 mi — John Glenn Columbus International Airport

Population & People

Population

914,802

Median age

33.2

Median household income

$66,082

Poverty rate

18.1%

Unemployment rate

5.1%

Bachelor's degree+

38.2%

Avg. commute

18 min

Hispanic or Latino

8.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$252,900

Median gross rent

$1,295/mo

Homeownership rate

44.14%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,430

HUD Fair Market Rent (Franklin County, 1 mi from Columbus), 2026. Efficiency $1111, 1BR $1194, 2BR $1430, 3BR $1715, 4BR $1927. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Ohio gasoline midgrade

$4.76

Ohio commercial electricity

11.6¢/kWh

Ohio industrial electricity

8.52¢/kWh

Ohio residential electricity

16.96¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

966779.9

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

734365.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Ohio

513.93

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Source: FRED, Ohio-specific series.

Nearby Airports

CMH

John Glenn Columbus International Airport

6 mi away

CVG

Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport

109 mi away

CLE

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

117 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Ohio energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Ohio economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).