Columbus Development Maps 2010-2013 Development 2014-2019 Development 2020-2025 Development All these pages are basically just map versions of the development pages. However, the maps are organized by year and include before and after photos of the development sites.
Columbus Fantasy Transit Map 2019 Transit Map The transit map for the Columbus Metro Area is just one example of many existing fantasy maps for Central Ohio. This one includes routes for light rail, BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) and interurban rail to neighboring counties.
The Redevelopment of Westland Mall Mall Site Westland Mall and the larger surrounding area is in desperate need of a revamp. Recently, a proposal to make the site into a “Weston” development in the potential style of Easton has emerged. I made this map several years ago as a basic blueprint for how the entire area could be rebuilt into a much more urban, walkable, vibrant corridor.
Columbus Area Bike Lanes, Multi-use Paths and Sidewalk Infrastructure Bike Infrastructure This map attempts to include all the existing bike and multi-use infrastructure in the area, along with general pedestrian infrastructure. The map will is not fully updated yet through 2019.
Downtown Columbus Parking Infrastructure Parking Lots and Garages This map, last updated in 2015, documents all existing parking garages and surfaces lots throughout Downtown.
The first part of this comparison of young professionals and the city, seen here, seemed to be well-received, so I wanted to expand the examination of the 25-34 age group. In the first post, I just compared growth of this population by Columbus’ peers, but let’s take a closer look at this group through educational attainment. I will use the same 33 cities I used in the first post.
Educational Attainment 2014 Rank by City of Bachelors Degree or Higher within 25-34 Population 1. Chicago: 268,470 2. Austin: 97,721 3. Columbus: 75,305 4. San Jose: 68,392 5. Charlotte: 63,132 6. San Antonio: 62,572 7. Portland: 60,259 8. Minneapolis: 51,043 9. Indianapolis: 48,188 10. Pittsburgh: 35,860 11. Kansas City: 32,101 12. Madison: 30,039 13. Milwaukee: 29,661 14. Omaha: 28,984 15. St. Louis: 28,946 16. Sacramento: 27,304 17. Cincinnati: 25,496 18. St. Paul: 22,929 19. Virginia Beach: 22,134 20. Orlando: 20,181 21. Wichita: 19,659 22. Las Vegas: 17,817 23. Lincoln: 16,429 24. Grand Rapids: 15,724 25. Detroit: 14,285 26. Fort Wayne: 12,228 27. Cleveland: 12,013 28. Des Moines: 10,089 29. Providence: 10,432 30. Toledo: 8,514 31. Akron: 6,600 32. Dayton: 4,029 33. Youngstown: 1,084
Columbus has the 3rd highest total of 25-34-year-olds with at least a bachelor’s degree, even compared to some cities with larger populations in the city or metro area. This is likely due to the high number of colleges and universities in the area, not least of which includes Ohio State.
2014 % of Total 25-34 Age Group with Bachelors or Higher 1. Madison: 67.0% 2. Pittsburgh: 57.4% 3. Minneapolis: 56.3% 4. Portland: 51.5% 5. Chicago: 51.1% 6. Austin: 48.9% 7. Cincinnati: 47.0% 8. St. Louis: 46.9% 9. Charlotte: 44.5% 10. San Jose: 44.5% 11. Columbus: 44.1% 12. St. Paul: 42.1% 13. Lincoln: 41.0% 14. Omaha: 40.8% 15. Grand Rapids: 40.5% 16. Kansas City: 40.5% 17. Orlando: 37.1% 18. Indianapolis: 34.3% 19. Wichita: 33.7% 20. Providence: 32.7% 21. Sacramento: 32.5% 22. Fort Wayne: 32.4% 23. Des Moines: 29.8% 24. Milwaukee: 29.6% 25. Virginia Beach: 29.3% 26. San Antonio: 27.6% 27. Akron: 23.4% 28. Cleveland: 21.4% 29. Las Vegas: 19.7% 30. Toledo: 19.5% 31. Dayton: 19.1% 32. Detroit: 15.9% 33. Youngstown: 12.8%
While just outside of the top 10 in the peer group, Columbus still performs in the top 1/3rd when it comes to the % of 25-34-year-olds that have at least a bachelor’s degree.
2000-2014 Total Change in Age 25-34 with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher 1. Chicago: +78,514 2. Austin: +38,348 3. Portland: +26,042 4. San Antonio: +23,504 5. Columbus: +21,601 6. Charlotte: +19,149 7. Pittsburgh: +19,060 8. Minneapolis: +15,629 9. St. Louis: +14,538 10. San Jose: +13,372 11. Sacramento: +11,530 12. Kansas City: +10,499 13. Madison: +8,774 14. Orlando: +8,600 15. Omaha: +8,521 16. Indianapolis: +8,369 17. Milwaukee: +7,031 18. Grand Rapids: +6,275 19. Wichita: +6,049 20. Fort Wayne: +5,350 21. Cincinnati: +5,083 22. Las Vegas: +4,433 23. St. Paul: +4,316 24. Virginia Beach: +4,167 25. Lincoln: +3,450 26. Providence: +2,488 27. Des Moines: +806 28. Dayton: +59 29. Youngstown: -108 30. Cleveland: -522 31. Akron: -628 32. Detroit: -1,471 33. Toledo: -1,639
Another great showing is in the total growth of 25-34-year-olds with at least a bachelor’s degree. Again, Columbus is outperforming several larger cities/metros on the list.
2000-2014 Total % Change in Age 25-34 with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher 1. Pittsburgh: +113.45% 2. St. Louis: +100.90% 3. Fort Wayne: +77.78% 4. Portland: +76.11% 5. Orlando: +74.26% 6. Sacramento: +73.09% 7. Grand Rapids: +66.41% 8. Austin: +64.59% 9. San Antonio: +60.16% 10. Kansas City: +48.60% 11. Wichita: +44.45% 12. Minneapolis: +44.13% 13. Charlotte: +43.54% 14. Omaha: +41.64% 15. Chicago: +41.33% 16. Madison: +41.26% 17. Columbus: +40.22% 18. Las Vegas: +33.12% 19. Providence: +31.32% 20. Milwaukee: +31.07% 21. Lincoln: +26.58% 22. Cincinnati: +24.90% 23. San Jose: +24.30% 24. St. Paul: +23.19% 25. Virginia Beach: +23.19% 26. Indianapolis: +21.02% 27. Des Moines: +8.68% 28. Dayton: +1.49% 29. Cleveland: -4.16% 30. Akron: -8.69% 31. Youngstown: -9.06% 32. Detroit: -9.34% 33. Toledo: -16.14%
So in Part 1, it was shown that Columbus had one of the fastest growing 25-34 populations. These numbers show that it also has one of the largest age 25-34 populations with a Bachelor’s degree or higher in terms of totals, and one of the fastest growing in terms of totals. By %, however, it performs a bit worse, but part of the reason for that is because so many of these cities started with relatively low educated populations to begin with. Overall, Columbus seems to be very attractive, not only to this age group, but also for those within the group that are highly educated.
