2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Indiana, PA vs Columbus, OH

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Highlights
- Household income in Columbus, is 69% more than it is in Indiana and is 18% below the National Average.
- Indiana unemployment rate is 7.7%.
- Columbus unemployment rate is 5.7%.
 Indiana, PAColumbus, OHUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.7%5.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-1.0%0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth9.2%34.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%7.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.3%5.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,118$32,481$37,638
 Household Income$34,724$58,575$69,021
 Family Median Income$83,778$70,630$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Indiana, PAColumbus, OHUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K19.9%10.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.9%4.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K14.9%8.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.5%10.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.9%8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.0%8.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K4.8%10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.0%13.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.3%15.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.5%5.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.4%4.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Indiana, PAColumbus, OHUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.2%16.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.0%8.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%2.1%1.8%
 Legal0.1%1.1%1.2%
 Education, library11.8%5.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.6%2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.5%6.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.9%3.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%1.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving18.7%6.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.9%3.1%3.6%
 Personal care5.4%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.4%21.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.6%4.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.9%14.2%13.1%
Reviews for Indiana    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

If you're looking for culture, this place isn't for you. They have a crappy neighborhood theatre but that's about it. You have to go to Pittsburgh if you want to see  More

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Over 10 years ago

Crime here is fairly low compared to most areas. We still have robberies, break ins public drunkeness, etc. Most of the public drunkeness is committed by college student  More

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Over 10 years ago

Crime here is fairly low compared to most areas. We still have robberies, break ins public drunkeness, etc. Most of the public drunkeness is committed by college student  More

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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 1 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 2 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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