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South Williams township, Columbus County, NC

4,268 Population
39 square miles 109.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.8 ±7.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Columbus County: 42.6 ±0.5
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,425 ±$2,948 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Columbus County: $27,773 ±$1,307
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$41,408 ±$6,135 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Columbus County: $49,442 † ±$4,924
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

25.4% ±9.2% (1,070  ±396) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Columbus County: 18.2% † 8,710 (±2.2% / ±1,043)
  • about double the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

33.6 minutes ±9 (46,955  ±15,421) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Columbus County: 29.3 534,690 (±1.5 / ±35,018)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,840 ±221 Number of households
  • Columbus County: 20,048 ±392
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.3 (4,213  ±304) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Columbus County: 2.4 47,872 (±0.1 / ±118)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

9.8% ±8.2% (60  ±52) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about double the rate in Columbus County: 4.9% † 489 (±1.4% / ±143)
  • nearly double the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,265 ±226 Number of housing units
  • Columbus County: 23,563 ±60
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$150,900 ±$59,902 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Columbus County: $146,000 ±$11,896
  • about half the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.5% ±3.6% (316  ±153) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Columbus County: 8.4% † 4,140 (±1.1% / ±536.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

83.6% ±7.8% (2,522  ±355.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Columbus County: 86.8% 30,841 (±3.4% / ±1,215.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
16.8% ±6% (507  ±188.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Columbus County: 14.6% † 5,188 (±1.5% / ±522.2)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

0.2% ±0.4% (10  ±16) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Columbus County: 3.3% 1,666
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.2% ±4.8% (312  ±165) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Columbus County: 6.7% † 2,668 (±1% / ±386)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
312 Total veterans ±165 283 Male ±151 29 Female ±39

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