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By Job Gal | June 27, 2008
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the largest city in the State of Ohio and has served as the state capital since 1816. The city, named after Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus, was founded in 1812 at the conference of the Scioto and Olentangy Rivers. The city is located near the center of Ohio, and is about a two-hour drive to any destination in the state.
Money Magazine called Columbus the eighth best large city to inhabit, and Columbus also is recognized as a growing global city. As of 2006, Columbus was the 15th largest city, the 32nd largest metropolitan area, and the third most populous capital behind Indianapolis, Indiana and Phoenix, Arizona.
The National Road, which reached Columbus from Baltimore in 1831 and complemented the city’s link to the Ohio and Erie Canal, brought a population boom to the city. During the Civil War, Columbus was home to Camp Chase, a major Union Army volunteer base that housed 26,000 troops and about 9,000 Confederate prisoners of war.
Columbus’s Job Market
Columbus has ranked in the top 10 overall United States economies and the best in Ohio, according to Policom Corp.
The city’s fastest growing industries are: education, insurance, healthcare, retail and technology.
Work Trends
Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes
Columbus unemployment rate: 4.5 percent
National unemployment rate: 4.8 percent
Columbus’s Largest Employers
Cardinal Health
7000 Cardinal Place
Dublin, OH 43017
Nationwide
1 Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, OH 43215
American Electric Power
1 Riverside Plaza
Columbus, OH 43215
Limited Brands
3 Limited Pkwy.
Columbus, OH 43230
Hexion Specialty Chemicals
180 E. Broad St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Big Lots
300 Phillipi Rd.
Columbus, OH 43228
Huntington Bancshares
41 S. High St.
Columbus, OH 43287
Retail Ventures
3241 Westerville Rd.
Columbus, OH 43224
Worthington Industries
200 Old Wilson Bridge Road
Columbus, OH 43085
Wendy’s International
4288 W. Dublin-Granville Rd.
Dublin, OH 43017
Popular Local Job Search Sites
Cheezhead
JobCentral
Craigslist
Columbusjobs.com
Business First
CareerBoard.com
Monster
The Columbus Job Link
Surrounding Area Job Search
Duncan Falls, OH
Grove City, OH
Hilliard, OH
Dublin, OH
Westerville, OH
Mansfield, OH
Dayton, OH
Cincinnati, OH
Continuing Education
Ohio State University
Columbus State Community College
Franklin University
Discovering Columbus
Columbus Museum of Art
Franklin Park Conservatory
Columbus Zoo
Santa Maria
North Market
Ohio Statehouse
Kelton House Museum and Garden
Thurber House
Center of Science and Industry
Topiary Garden
Columbus statistics
Population
Total population: 728,432
Persons under five-years old: 7.5 percent
Persons under 18-years old: 24.2 percent
Persons 65-years and older: 8.9 percent
Female: 51.4 percent
White: 67.9 percent
Black: 24.5 percent
American Indian and Alaska Native: .3 percent
Asian: 3.4 percent
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: .1 percent
Other: 1.2 percent
Multi-racial: 2.6 percent
Hispanic or Latino: 2.5 percent
Education
High school graduates: 83.8 percent
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 29 percent
Housing
Housing units: 327,175
Homeownership rate: 49.1 percent
Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $101,400
Households: 301,534
Persons per household: 2.30
Income
Average salary: $47,391
Median household income: $37,897
Per capita income: $20,450
Persons below poverty: 14.8 percent
Transportation
Airports: Port Columbus International, Rickenbacker International, OSU Don Scott, Bolton Field
Railroads: Central Ohio Transit Authority
Weather
Average precipitation: 65.4 inches
Average high temp. in July: 85 degrees
Average low temp. in January: 20 degrees
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