Community Audit

 

Population

POPULATION GROWTH
Year City of Columbus Bartholomew County Region XI*
5 Counties		 Commuting Area**
11 Counties
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2004
2006		 18,370
20,778
27,141
30,614
31,802
38,059
39,251
39,690		 36,108
48,198
57,022
65,088
63,657
71,435
72,987
74,444		 104,022
123,064
141,458
159,696
162,773
179,836
183,545
183,545		 272,939
331,934
401,562
461,266
488,610
554,458
571,690
571,690
* Region XI includes Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson and Jennings Counties.
** The Columbus commuting area includes Region XI, plus Johnson, Lawrence, Monroe, Ripley, Shelby and Scott Counties.

Source: Stats Indiana www.stats.indiana.edu

POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS

  
Bartholomew County  
ETHNIC MAKE-UP AGE DISTRIBUTION
White 91%
Hispanic 4%
Asian 3%
Black 2%
Under 5 years 4,696
5 to 9 years 5,433
10 to 14 years 5,235
15 to 19 years 5,658
20 to 24 years 4,155
25 to 35 years 8,665
35 to 44 years 11,335
45 to 54 years 10,820
55 to 59 years 4,536
60 to 64 years 4,044
65 to 74 years 5,418
75 to 85 years 3,078
85+ years 1,371

GENDER MAKE-UP
Male 49%
Female 51%
MEDIAN AGE 38.3 yrs
Source: Columbus City Planning (sample estimate) www.columbus.in.gov


CITIES AND TOWNS IN BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY
Population % of County
Clifford 308 0.4%
Columbus 39,690 53.3%
Edinburgh 339 0.4%*
Elizabethtown 408 0.5%
Hartsville 383 0.5%
Hope 2,272 3.0%
Jonesville 232 0.3%
Taylorsville 936 1.0%
*Population in this county is shown, this city or town crosses county lines.

INCOME

Bar graph comparing the median income for Bartholomew County, the United States, and Indiana.
Source: STATS Indiana (stats.indiana.edu)

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