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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:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    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

    9,091

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    7.5%
    5 - 17:
    12.6%
    18 - 24:
    8.1%
    25 - 34:
    4.9%
    35 - 54:
    26.2%
    55 - 64:
    13.0%
    Over 65 Years:
    27.7%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    3.2%
    3.2%
    94.4%
    94.4%
    40.7%
    40.7%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Columbus
    USA
    $56,517
    $56,517
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Columbus
    USA
    $148,399
    $148,399
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    3.2%

    Employment Industries

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    Education
    Public Service
    Healthcare
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Other
    Retail
    Construction
    Manufacturing
    Finance
    Administration
    Information Technology
    Accommodation
    Transportation
    17.0%
    17.0%
    14.8%
    14.8%
    9.6%
    9.6%
    7.8%
    7.8%
    7.0%
    7.0%
    6.8%
    6.8%
    6.7%
    6.7%
    6.5%
    6.5%
    5.8%
    5.8%
    3.6%
    3.6%
    3.3%
    3.3%
    3.2%
    3.2%
    2.4%
    2.4%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Black or African American
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Asian
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    69.4%
    69.4%
    11.4%
    11.4%
    9.0%
    9.0%
    7.4%
    7.4%
    2.8%
    2.8%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    Italian
    Irish
    German
    English
    Polish
    Norwegian
    Scottish
    Hungarian
    European
    Slovak
    Scots-Irish
    Lebanese
    Czech
    Welsh
    Lithuanian
    Ukrainian
    Palestinian
    African
    Romanian
    Greek
    22.9%
    22.9%
    17.4%
    17.4%
    15.9%
    15.9%
    8.3%
    8.3%
    5.4%
    5.4%
    2.6%
    2.6%
    2.6%
    2.6%
    1.8%
    1.8%
    1.7%
    1.7%
    1.7%
    1.7%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    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
    Arabic
    Vietnamese
    Korean
    German/Yiddish
    Tagalog
    Scandinavian languages
    Hungarian
    Native American languages
    90.5%
    90.5%
    7.9%
    7.9%
    3.6%
    3.6%
    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%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Columbus Residents

    9.6%

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