Return to the PIE Home PageIn 1987 109,200 householders (or 21.5% of all householders) had moved during the previous year in the Columbus MSA, according to the American Housing Survey. 74.1% of recent movers moved from within the Columbus MSA. 12.8% of recent movers moved from another MSA within Ohio; 8.2% moved from MSAs in other states; and 4.4% moved from non-metropolitan areas. Only 0.6% of recent movers previously lived in a foreign country. The data also tells us about where recent movers moved to. Of the 109,200 recent movers in the Columbus MSA, 53.1% moved to the City of Columbus and 46.9% settled in the remainder of the MSA.
Recent movers are defined as households that moved into their present unit during the 12 months prior to the interview. The Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes the central city of Columbus, the central county of Franklin, and the surrounding counties of Delaware, Fairfield, Licking, Madison, Pickaway and Union.
Moved To:
City of Remainder Total
Columbus Of MSA Columbus MSA
Moved From: Households % Households % Households %
Columbus MSA 47,700 82.2 33,200 64.8 80,900 74.1
Columbus City 29,700 51.2 4,600 9.0 34,300 31.4
Remainder of MSA 18,000 31.0 28,600 55.8 46,600 42.7
Other Ohio MSA 2,300 4.0 11,700 22.9 14,000 12.8
Non-Ohio MSA 4,900 8.4 4,000 7.8 8,900 8.2
Non-Metro Area 2,800 4.8 2,000 3.9 4,800 4.4
Foreign Country 300 0.5 400 0.8 700 0.6
Total Recent
Movers 58,000 100.0 51,200 100.0 109,200 100.0
Note: Numbers may not add up to 100.0% due to rounding.
Source: American Housing Survey for the Columbus MSA, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Bureau of the Census
Filename: PS-017