Category Archives: Columbus Population and Demographics

Immigrant Place of Birth Map

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Columbus has a rapidly-growing immigrant population, with nearly 13% of the total population being foreign-born in 2020. But where exactly are these immigrant coming from, and where are they settling down in Columbus and Franklin County? To answer these questions, I visited the US Census and made this immigrant place of birth map from the raw data.

Click on any census tract to see the total immigrant population in 2020, a percentage breakdown by continent of origin and the top 5 nations of origin for each tract.

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From the map, we can see that the Northwest and Northeast parts of Columbus and Franklin County are dominated by immigrants of Asian origin. Hilltop, Linden and parts of the Southeast are much more North American in origin, with the 161/Morse corridors and the Far East largely have African origins. There are relatively few South American or European dominated areas, but they do exist scattered about.
Some common misconceptions are debunked, however. Hilltop through Lincoln Village has long been thought to be the hub of the Mexican immigrant population, but several Latin American nations have significant populations there, including Honduras, El Salvador and Colombia. Many Mexicans seem to be settling in the Linden area now, instead. Meanwhile, Somalia is often considered as the origin of many immigrants in the Morse/161 corridors, and while that population does exist there, these corridors are far more diverse than common thinking.

2020 census tract maps are currently available for all sorts of other demographic and population data. This information in tract format is generally available for Columbus going back to 1930.



Housing Market Update March 2022

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Local Housing Market Update March 2022 Columbus, Ohio

The local housing market update March 2022 has been release by Columbus Realtors. Here are the numbers!

Note: LSD= Local School District, CSD= City School District. In both cases, school district boundaries differ from city boundaries.

Top 15 Most Expensive Locations By Median Sales Price in March 2022
1. New Albany: $682,500
2. German Village: $667,500
3. Powell: $638,000
4. New Albany Plain LSD: $535,000
5. Grandview Heights: $535,000
6. Upper Arlington CSD: $525,000
7. Big Walnut LSD: $520,000
8. Olentangy LSD: $500,000
9. Dublin: $481,000
10. Short North: $480,000
11. Granville CSD: $460,000
12. Dublin CSD: $430,000
13. Jonathan Alder LSD: $413,500
14. Bexley: $410,000
15. Pickerington: $408,000
16. Worthington: $408,000

Top 15 Least Expensive Locations by Median Sales Price in March 2022
1. Whitehall: $160,250
2. Circleville CSD: $162,500
3. Newark CSD: $180,000
4. Lancaster CSD: $180,000
5. Hamilton LSD: $185,000
6. Obetz: $209,000
7. Miami Trace: $214,000
8. Columbus CSD: $234,000
9. Groveport Madison LSD: $237,500
10. Jefferson LSD: $240,950
11. Columbus: $248,000
12. London CSD: $250,000
13. South-Western CSD: $260,000
14. Blacklick: $270,000
15. Reynoldsburg CSD: $286,250

Overall Market Median Sales Price in March: $279,265
Based on the 10 Columbus Metro Area counties.

Top 15 Locations with the Highest Median Sales Price % Growth Between March 2021 and March 2022
1. Johnstown-Monroe LSD: +60.0%
2. Miami Trace LSD: +40.9%
3. German Village: +40.4%
4. Reynoldsburg CSD: +39.5%
5. Teays Valley LSD: +36.9%
6. Big Walnut LSD: +35.1%
7. Jefferson LSD: +30.2%
8. Jonathan Alder LSD: +29.2%
9. Pataskala: +28.6%
10. Northridge LSD: +28.5%
11. Groveport Madison LSD: +28.4%
12. Canal Winchester CSD: +25.6%
13. Hilliard CSD: +24.7%
14. Delaware CSD: +24.3%
15. Newark CSD: +23.3%

Top 15 Locations with the Lowest Median Sales Price % Growth Between March 2021 and March 2022
1. Circleville CSD: -22.6%
2. Lithopolis: -15.6%
3. Obetz: -8.1%
4. Buckeye Valley LSD: -3.0%
5. Bexley: -0.7%
6. London CSD: -0.4%
7. New Albany Plain LSD: +2.2%
8. Dublin CSD: +2.6%
9. Blacklick: +2.7%
10. Dublin: +4.1%
11. Grove City: +4.4%
12. New Albany: +4.7%
13. Sunbury: +5.5%
14. Worthington CSD: +9.7%
15. Westerville: +10.1%

Curiously, New Albany has not yet seen significant housing cost increases despite the news of the Intel development announced a few months ago, but that may just be due to the fact that housing prices there exceed all other markets by a good margin already.

Overall Market Median Sales Price % Change March 2022 vs. March 2021: +19.6%
Based on 52 metro market locations.

Top 10 Locations with the Most New Listings in March 2022
1. Columbus: 1,161
2. Columbus CSD: 773
3. South Western CSD: 205
4. Olentangy LSD: 151
5. Westerville CSD: 144
6. Hilliard CSD: 121
7. Dublin CSD: 113
8. Pickerington LSD: 94
9. Worthington CSD: 85
10. Grove City: 84

Top 10 Locations with the Fewest New Listings in March 2022
1. Valleyview: 1
2. Minerva Park: 1
3. Lithopolis: 3
4. Sunbury: 10
5. Northridge LSD: 10
6. Obetz: 12
7. Johnstown Monroe LSD: 12
8. German Village: 13
9. Powell: 13
10. Jefferson LSD: 14
11. Whitehall: 14

Total New Listings in the Columbus Metro in March 2022: +2,901
Overall Metro New Listings % Change March 2022 vs March 2021: +3.7%

New listings did increase in March versus a year ago, but only slightly. Listings tend to increase as the weather warms up.



Top 10 Fastest-Selling Locations by # of Days Homes Remain on the Market Before Sale in March 2022
1. Lithopolis: 2
2. Miami Trace LSD: 3
3. Minerva Park: 3
4. Pickerington: 4
5. German Village: 5
6. Westerville: 5
7. Worthington: 5
8. Worthington CSD: 5
9. Dublin: 7
10. Gahanna: 7
11. Groveport Madison LSD: 7
12. New Albany: 7

Top 10 Slowest-Selling Locations by # of Days Homes Remain on the Market Before Sale in March 2022
1. Northridge LSD: 78
2. Downtown: 60
3. Granville CSD: 52
4. Short North: 51
5. Grandview Heights: 38
6. Oberz: 27
7. Circleville CSD: 25
8. Delaware CSD: 22
9. Hamilton LSD: 22
10. Johnstown Monroe LSD: 22

Top 10 Locations with the Greatest % Decline of # of Days on the Market Before Sale March 2022 vs. March 2021
1. Lithopolis: -96.6%
2. Miami Trace LSD: -85.7%
3. Pickerington: -84.6%
4. Dublin: -81.1%
5. Worthington CSD: -76.2%
6. Big Walnut LSD: -75.5%
7. Worthington: -72.2%
8. German Village: -70.6%
9. Westerville: -68.8%
10. Powell: -67.3%

Top 10 Locations with the Lowest % Decline of # of Days on the Market Before Sale March 2022 vs. March 2021
1. Canal Winchester CSD: +466.7%
2. Johnstown Monroe LSD: +450.0%
3. Northridge LSD: +254.5%
4. Granville CSD: +126.1%
5. Hilliard: +100.0%
6. Hamilton LSD: +69.2%
7. Obetz: +50.0%
8. Whitehall: +44.4%
9. London CSD: +30.0%
10. Grove City: +28.6%
11. Teays Valley LSD: +28.6%

% Change for the # of Days Homes Remain on the Market Before Sale Across the Metro Overall: 20.4
Overall Metro Days on Market % Change March 2022 vs March 2021: -12.1%