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Columbus County, NC

51,474 Population
938.1 square miles 54.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.8 ±0.7 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$22,718 ±$1,202 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $34,209 ±$175
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $37,638 ±$102
$40,562 ±$3,410 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $60,516 ±$353
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $69,021 ±$146

21% ±2.5% (10,245  ±1,242) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 13.7% 1,379,672 (±0.2% / ±18,811)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,661,636 (±0.1% / ±274,456)

28 minutes ±2 (504,750  ±42,383) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25 108,494,690 (±0.1 / ±490,242)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,757,208,800 (±0.1 / ±8,102,155)

Families

19,230 ±472 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,034,684 ±9,031
  • United States: 124,010,990 ±196,755
2.5 ±0.1 (48,794  ±527) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,103,771 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 321,899,260

5% ±1.5% (528  ±162) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 124,231 (±0.1% / ±2,985)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,971,395 (±0% / ±22,692)

Housing

23,763 ±208 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 4,673,933 ±548
  • United States: 139,647,020 ±3,504

$102,300 ±$8,049 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in North Carolina: $197,500 ±$750
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $244,900 ±$316

9.6% ±1.4% (4,874  ±734.4) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 14.1% 1,450,883 (±0.1% / ±14,334)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 13.4% 43,820,703 (±0% / ±133,972.5)

Social

84% ±3.2% (30,557  ±1,170.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 89% 6,308,190 (±0.3% / ±20,630.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 88.9% 200,101,962 (±0.1% / ±254,727.4)
14.1% ±1.3% (5,112  ±489.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 33% 2,339,163 (±0.2% / ±12,758.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 33.7% 75,808,835 (±0.1% / ±157,731.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.1% ±0.9% (1,596  ±435) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 8.2% 845,983 (±0.1% / ±7,686)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 13.6% 44,844,808 (±0% / ±126,423)

7.1% ±1% (2,878  ±387) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 8% 637,790 (±0.1% / ±6,230)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,431,290 (±0% / ±48,418)
2,878 Total veterans ±387 2,571 Male ±350 307 Female ±105

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