Columbus’s Growing Metropolitan Passes Indianapolis as 14th Largest City

 A new census released shows Columbus's staggering population of 860,090 catapults it to the 14th largest city in the nation, and second largest in the Midwest after Chicago.

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Find out why Columbus has shot past Indianapolis as the 14th largest city in the U.S. It has to do with population, projections, and an up-and-coming area. Look into Columbus real estate here.

Columbus Boom Town

Compared to 2016’s 850,106, Columbus’s population has had a 1% increase in only one year. The city by far reigns as Ohio’s largest. These numbers are well past those of Cleveland and Cincinnati, which are the next contenders. Cleveland and Cincinnati boast 385,809 and 298,800 residents, respectively.

Growing Today and Tomorrow

Columbus is growing today, but will they be growing in the future? We can guarantee that too. The city is expected to grow by 30.8% by 2040. The region is predicted to welcome 622,906 new residents in the next 25 years.

Passing Indianapolis

The new U.S. census stated the 15 most populous cities as of July 1, 2016. This data scooted Columbus past Indiana’s capital to take the number spot. Indianapolis did manage to stay at the number 15 spot. They rang in with 855,164 residents, just 5,000 shy of the growing Columbus.

In Fact, It’s All of Central Ohio...

Columbus is not the only growing metropolitan area in Ohio to see a population increase. Central Ohio boasts large growth percentages in several areas. Some of those cities include New Albany with a 34.2% growth, Hillard with a 22.8% growth, and Grove City with 11.7% growth. Check out more of Ohio’s growth on Cleveland.com’s database.

Know Your Cities

Stay in the know about all of the popular cities in the U.S. people are moving to, as well as moving from. 

Southern cities are growing as fast as Ohio’s.

Chicago was the only top 20 city to lose population numbers in 2016.

New York and Los Angeles still reign as the nation’s largest cities.

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