Columbus Communities’ Population Analysis

COLUMBUS COMMUNITIES’ POPULATION ANALYSIS

A population density analysis was conducted on the 41 Columbus Communities boundaries. The 2019 population was apportioned by block groups to the communities, and then populations were calculated by square mile. Six communities had population density one or more standard deviation less than the mean population density:

1. Airport 2. Dublin Road Corridor 3. Fort Hayes 4. Harmon Road Corridor 5. State of Ohio 6. Wolfe Park

These “communities” are land used for largely non-residential purposes, such as the John Glenn International Airport, industrial corridors, educational land, state land, and City of Columbus Wolfe Park. While canopy coverage varies 7 to 49% when including all community boundaries in Columbus, for the purposes of this master plan we focused on the 35 communities with more normal population densities. Those communities, which we refer to as neighborhoods for clarity, varied 9 to 41% in tree canopy cover.