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7. Columbus, OH                                                                                  Search Another City

 Population: 711,470

There is always something to do in Columbus whether you are spending the evening listening to jazz music, taking in a hockey game or going to the theater. Columbus is a large, thriving metropolitan area, which offers a stable business climate and excellent quality of life. Although it is home to half a dozen Fortune 500 companies, Columbus has a thriving small business population.  Columbus also has a strong educational community, from the huge Ohio State University to more than a dozen other schools in the area. Columbus is the place to be for single professionals and families alike, the median age of adult residents is 31.

The key industries located in and around Columbus are: Education; government; healthcare.

Helpful Link: http://www.cityofcolumbus.org/

HIGHLIGHTED EMPLOYERS: The Ohio State University; Honda of America; Banc One Corporation; Limited, Inc.; Columbus Public Schools; City of Columbus; Grant/Riverside Methodist Hospitals; American Electric Power; The State of Ohio

       Columbus, OH Unemployment Rate

Demographics                                       Time Zone: Eastern                          

The Feel: college town, laid back

68%      White

24%       African American

3%         Asian

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