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Welches Creek township, Columbus County, NC

1,482 Population
38.1 square miles 38.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

52.3 ±17 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Columbus County: 42.6 ±0.5
  • about 1.3 times the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,476 ±$5,935 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Columbus County: $27,773 ±$1,307
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$57,639 ±$44,399 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Columbus County: $49,442 † ±$4,924
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

6.1% ±5.6% (91  ±86) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Columbus County: 18.2% † 8,710 (±2.2% / ±1,043)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

31 minutes ±10.1 (21,865  ±11,982) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Columbus County: 29.3 534,690 (±1.5 / ±35,018)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

727 ±173 Number of households
  • Columbus County: 20,048 ±392
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2 ±0.1 (1,482  ±357) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Columbus County: 2.4 47,872 (±0.1 / ±118)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.2% ±7% (23  ±26) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Columbus County: 4.9% † 489 (±1.4% / ±143)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

853 ±186 Number of housing units
  • Columbus County: 23,563 ±60
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$116,500 ±$59,943 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Columbus County: $146,000 ±$11,896
  • about two-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.8% ±5.3% (85  ±79.9) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Columbus County: 8.4% † 4,140 (±1.1% / ±536.9)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

83.9% ±1.4% (1,030  ±258.1) 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)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
10.3% ±6.2% (127  ±82.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Columbus County: 14.6% † 5,188 (±1.5% / ±522.2)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about one-quarter of 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

N/A Foreign-born population

7.9% ±5.1% (105  ±72) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Columbus County: 6.7% † 2,668 (±1% / ±386)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
105 Total veterans ±72 95 Male ±68 10 Female ±14

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