- Emergency Room Professionals Can Thrive In a Diverse Demographic Market

Emergency Room Professionals Can Thrive In a Diverse Demographic Market

Central Ohio is great location for both young medical professionals looking for fun and exciting night life and those ready to settle down and start a family, the Columbus metropolitan area is much larger than most people are aware of. In fact, Columbus is the 15^th largest city in the United States and it is the largest city in Ohio. The community offers residents a variety of recreational, cultural, entertainment, and educational opportunities. Its temperate climate, high quality of life, and low cost of living make it one of the most livable cities in the country.

The large population and diverse cultural backgrounds combined with its central location make Columbus the true epicenter of Ohio. Additionally, with The Ohio State University and several other prestigious academic institutions, Central Ohio is an intellectual hub of the Midwest.

Below is a statistical breakdown of the demographics for the Greater Columbus Metropolitan Area:

Subject	Number	Percent	Subject	Number	Percent

Total population	711,470	100.0%	HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
			Total population	711,470	100.0%
SEX AND AGE			Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	17,471	2.5%
Male	345,878	48.6%	Mexican	8,686	1.2%
Female	365,592	51.4%	Puerto Rican	2,790	0.4%
			Cuban	627	0.1%
Under 5 years	53,347	7.5%	Other Hispanic or Latino	5,368	0.8%
5 to 9 years	50,119	7.0%	Not Hispanic or Latino	693,999	97.5%
10 to 14 years	44,291	6.2%	White alone	475,897	66.9%
15 to 19 years	48,663	6.8%
20 to 24 years	74,938	10.5%	RELATIONSHIP
25 to 34 years	139,434	19.6%	Total population	711,470	100.0%
35 to 44 years	110,351	15.5%	In households	693,811	97.5%
45 to 54 years	81,256	11.4%	Householder	301,534	42.4%
55 to 59 years	25,724	3.6%	Spouse	108,708	15.3%
60 to 64 years	20,316	2.9%	Child	188,488	26.5%
65 to 74 years	33,793	4.7%	Own child under 18 years	153,255	21.5%
75 to 84 years	21,705	3.1%	Other relatives	34,518	4.9%
85 years and over	7,533	1.1%	Under 18 years	14,315	2.0%
			Nonrelatives	60,563	8.5%
Median age (years)	30.6	(X)	Unmarried partner	21,255	3.0%
			In group quarters	17,659	2.5%
18 years and over	539,602	75.8%	Institutionalized population	5,412	0.8%
Male	258,465	36.3%	Noninstitutionalized population	12,247	1.7%
Female	281,137	39.5%
21 years and over	500,213	70.3%	HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE
62 years and over	74,757	10.5%	Total households	301,534	100.0%
65 years and over	63,031	8.9%	Family households (families)	165,380	54.8%
Male	24,054	3.4%	With own children under 18 years	84,512	28.0%
Female	38,977	5.5%	Married couple family	108,708	36.1%
			With own children under 18 years	49,808	16.5%
RACE			Female householder, no husband present	43,780	14.5%
One race	692,641	97.4%	With own children under 18 years	28,083	9.3%
White	483,332	67.9%	Nonfamily households	136,154	45.2%
Black or African American	174,065	24.5%	Householder living alone	102,900	34.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,090	0.3%	Householder 65 years and over	21,225	7.0%
Asian	24,495	3.4%
Asian Indian	6,425	0.9%	Households with individuals under 18 years	93,322	30.9%
Chinese	5,746	0.8%	Households with individuals 65 years and over	46,441	15.4%
Filipino	1,271	0.2%
Japanese	1,955	0.3%	Average household size	2.30	(X)
Korean	2,549	0.4%	Average family size	3.01	(X)
Vietnamese	1,827	0.3%
Other Asian¹	4,722	0.7%	HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	367	0.1%	Total housing units	327,175	100.0%
Native Hawaiian	72	0.0%	Occupied housing units	301,534	92.2%
Guamanian or Chamorro	63	0.0%	Vacant housing units	25,641	7.8%
Samoan	112	0.0%	For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	1,113	0.3%
Other Pacific Islander²	120	0.0%
Some other race	8,292	1.2%	Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.0%	(X)
Two or more races	18,829	2.6%	Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.3%	(X)

*Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:³*			HOUSING TENURE
White	496,425	69.8%	Occupied housing units	301,534	100.0%
Black or African American	185,173	26.0%	Owner-occupied housing units	148,004	49.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native	6,914	1.0%	Renter-occupied housing units	153,530	50.9%
Asian	28,040	3.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	953	0.1%	Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.48	(X)
Some other race	14,574	2.0%	Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.13	(X)

Date: December 14, 2004
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
¹Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
²Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.