Delaware County, Ohio
Kitchen remodeling in Columbus, OH
Columbus has 425,182 homes, 44% of the occupied ones lived in by their owners. Half were built before 1980.
The homes of Columbus
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates for Columbus city.
More homes in Columbus were built in the 1970s than in any other decade, 14% of them, followed by the 1980s at 13%. A kitchen put in when one of those houses was new is now about 51 years old, unless it has been redone since.
50% of homes here were built before 1980. In a home built before 1978, a remodel that disturbs painted cabinets, trim or walls has to be done by a firm certified for lead-safe work by EPA. Ask for the certificate when you book the measure.
Detached houses are 44% of homes in Columbus; the rest are townhomes, condos and apartments. In a condo or townhome the association may have to approve work on plumbing, walls or wiring, so ask for its rules before the measure.
Most homes in Columbus are rented. A kitchen remodel is booked by the owner of the home, landlords included.
What kitchen trades earn here
Electricians in the Columbus area earn a median $31.11 an hour and plumbers $30.41, against $30.38 and $30.67 across the country (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). That is what the workers are paid, not what a contractor charges for their time. All five kitchen trades: Columbus area.
Before you sign: Ohio
Ask the contractor for the license or registration number they hold and the agency that issued it, then look the number up on that agency’s own site. Ask who will take out the building permit, and get the price, the payment schedule and the scope of work in writing before any money changes hands.
Contracts, licenses and lead-safe rules in Ohio · Permits · What it costs
Elsewhere in the Columbus area
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- Somerset, OH644 homes · half built before 1952
- Logan, OH2,868 homes · half built before 1963
- New Lexington, OH1,946 homes · half built before 1949
- Galion, OH5,175 homes · half built before 1956
- Nelsonville, OH1,946 homes · half built before 1952