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Bolton township, Columbus County, NC

1,849 Population
112.5 square miles 16.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±10 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Columbus County: 42.4 ±0.5
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$18,684 ±$2,658 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Columbus County: $26,755 ±$1,411
  • about half the amount in North Carolina: $39,616 ±$200
$43,816 ±$14,650 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Columbus County: $48,184 † ±$5,406
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $69,904 ±$346

11.8% ±5% (213  ±103) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Columbus County: 18.8% † 9,006 (±2.4% / ±1,135)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 13.2% 1,355,827 (±0.2% / ±16,940)

26.5 minutes ±13.6 (13,565  ±4,876) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Columbus County: 28.2 514,940 (±1.6 / ±35,553)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 107,209,850 (±0.1 / ±477,738)

Families

610 ±98 Number of households
  • Columbus County: 19,227 ±415
  • North Carolina: 4,186,924 ±10,494
3 ±0.5 (1,849  ±429) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Columbus County: 2.5 47,929 (±0.1 / ±141)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,304,978

7.1% ±7.3% (19  ±21) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Columbus County: 4.7% † 481 (±1.4% / ±144)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 127,227 (±0.1% / ±3,580)

Housing

706 ±97 Number of housing units
  • Columbus County: 23,560 ±85
  • North Carolina: 4,815,195 ±554

$132,600 ±$19,885 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Columbus County: $128,300 ±$9,583
  • about half the amount in North Carolina: $259,400 ±$931

4.9% ±2.5% (87  ±49.6) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Columbus County: 8.1% † 4,024 (±1.3% / ±666.7)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,389,313 (±0.1% / ±15,058.1)

Social

88.7% ±25.1% (1,070  ±196.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Columbus County: 86.5% 30,905 (±3.5% / ±1,245.1)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 89.8% 6,517,229 (±0.3% / ±22,133.8)
7.6% ±5.6% (92  ±69.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Columbus County: 15.1% 5,382 (±1.4% / ±510.2)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in North Carolina: 34.7% 2,521,353 (±0.2% / ±14,597.5)

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

2.7% ±3.2% (49  ±61) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Columbus County: 2.2% 1,095
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 8.7% 923,923

5.9% ±3.2% (83  ±49) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Columbus County: 6.7% † 2,671 (±1% / ±385)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 7.6% 618,846 (±0.1% / ±6,002)
83 Total veterans ±49 70 Male ±38 13 Female ±18

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