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Grove City, OH vs Columbus, OH

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- Columbus is 0% more densely populated than Grove City.
- People are 33.7% less likely to be married in Columbus.
- The Median Age is 7.5 years younger in Columbus.
 Grove City, OHColumbus, OHUnited States
 Population  Unlock898,143329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.538.4
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 Population - 201035,787  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock711,470285,036,114
 Population - 199019,661  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock27.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now115.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,104.993.4
 Land Area17.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock5.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Grove City, OHColumbus, OHUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Grove City, OHColumbus, OHUnited States
 White88.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock29.0%12.2%
 Asian2.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Grove City, OHColumbus, OHUnited States
 Married Population58.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock36.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock61.2%50.2%
 Never Married25.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed4.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households16,813  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock198,56280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,986  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Grove City    5 Reviews

I've lived in Grove City for going on fifteen years, and was quite familiar with it before that. Grove City Ohio is the fastest growing City in the state of Ohio at last  More

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Being just South of Columbus and in close proximity to the "heart of it all" has it advantages. It's a very nice community with a wholesome family atmosphere. There  More

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Over 16 years ago

The quality of life here is neither good nor bad. The cost of living is the high side of average with housing costs in particular a little on the high side simply  More

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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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