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Lees township, Columbus County, NC

4,727 Population
119.2 square miles 39.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±7.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Columbus County: 42.4 ±0.5
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$25,984 ±$4,968 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Columbus County: $26,755 ±$1,411
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $39,616 ±$200
$52,910 ±$7,300 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Columbus County: $48,184 † ±$5,406
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $69,904 ±$346

15.9% ±7.8% (752  ±391) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Columbus County: 18.8% † 9,006 (±2.4% / ±1,135)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13.2% 1,355,827 (±0.2% / ±16,940)

25.6 minutes ±2.9 (51,355  ±14,751) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Columbus County: 28.2 514,940 (±1.6 / ±35,553)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 107,209,850 (±0.1 / ±477,738)

Families

1,612 ±319 Number of households
  • Columbus County: 19,227 ±415
  • North Carolina: 4,186,924 ±10,494
2.9 ±0.8 (4,725  ±849) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Columbus County: 2.5 47,929 (±0.1 / ±141)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,304,978

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

1,987 ±325 Number of housing units
  • Columbus County: 23,560 ±85
  • North Carolina: 4,815,195 ±554

$109,200 ±$19,188 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Columbus County: $128,300 ±$9,583
  • about two-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $259,400 ±$931

11.2% ±5.8% (529  ±288.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Columbus County: 8.1% † 4,024 (±1.3% / ±666.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,389,313 (±0.1% / ±15,058.1)

Social

87.1% ±27.3% (2,597  ±551.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Columbus County: 86.5% 30,905 (±3.5% / ±1,245.1)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 89.8% 6,517,229 (±0.3% / ±22,133.8)
6% ±2.6% (180  ±88.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of 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

2.4% ±2.2% (112  ±104) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Columbus County: 2.2% 1,095
  • about one-quarter of the rate in North Carolina: 8.7% 923,923

4.4% ±2.2% (151  ±83) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Columbus County: 6.7% † 2,671 (±1% / ±385)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 7.6% 618,846 (±0.1% / ±6,002)
151 Total veterans ±83 130 Male ±79 21 Female ±27

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