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Western Prong township, Columbus County, NC

714 Population
22.3 square miles 32.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.2 ±18.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Columbus County: 42.4 ±0.5
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$39,315 ±$9,167 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Columbus County: $26,755 ±$1,411
  • about the same as the amount in North Carolina: $39,616 ±$200
N/A Median household income

8.5% ±12.8% (61  ±94) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Columbus County: 18.8% † 9,006 (±2.4% / ±1,135)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 13.2% 1,355,827 (±0.2% / ±16,940)

34.2 minutes ±6.7 (10,485  ±5,324) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Columbus County: 28.2 514,940 (±1.6 / ±35,553)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 107,209,850 (±0.1 / ±477,738)

Families

319 ±115 Number of households
  • Columbus County: 19,227 ±415
  • North Carolina: 4,186,924 ±10,494
2.2 ±1.1 (714  ±248) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Columbus County: 2.5 47,929 (±0.1 / ±141)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,304,978

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

Housing

319 ±115 Number of housing units
  • Columbus County: 23,560 ±85
  • North Carolina: 4,815,195 ±554

$192,400 ±$129,417 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Columbus County: $128,300 ±$9,583
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $259,400 ±$931

3.4% ±7.1% (24  ±51.1) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Columbus County: 8.1% † 4,024 (±1.3% / ±666.7)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,389,313 (±0.1% / ±15,058.1)

Social

96.7% ±44.1% (530  ±168.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Columbus County: 86.5% 30,905 (±3.5% / ±1,245.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 89.8% 6,517,229 (±0.3% / ±22,133.8)
29.7% ±16.6% (163  ±105.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about double the rate in Columbus County: 15.1% 5,382 (±1.4% / ±510.2)
  • about 90 percent 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

N/A Foreign-born population

6.2% ±6.1% (34  ±35) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Columbus County: 6.7% † 2,671 (±1% / ±385)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.6% 618,846 (±0.1% / ±6,002)
34 Total veterans ±35 34 Male ±35 N/A Female ±14

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