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Columbia township, Randolph County, NC

7,330 Population
55.8 square miles 131.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.7 ±6.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Randolph County: 41.4 ±0.5
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$26,020 ±$3,358 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Randolph County: $31,238 ±$975
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$58,146 ±$6,265 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Randolph County: $61,022 ±$2,939
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

21.7% ±9.5% (1,564  ±711) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Randolph County: 14.5% 20,970 (±1.3% / ±1,891)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.2 minutes ±5.3 (88,565  ±11,796) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Randolph County: 25.3 1,589,735 (±0.8 / ±61,831)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,731 ±261 Number of households
  • Randolph County: 57,721 ±548
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.2 (7,222  ±848) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Randolph County: 2.5 144,810 (±0 / ±36)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

13.5% ±12.6% (202  ±193) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Randolph County: 6.3% † 1,998 (±1.2% / ±365)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,033 ±303 Number of housing units
  • Randolph County: 62,901 ±53
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$160,800 ±$11,009 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Randolph County: $197,100 ±$6,392
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

17.9% ±9.1% (1,290  ±673.9) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in Randolph County: 9.6% † 13,840 (±1.3% / ±1,827.8)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

84.1% ±6.5% (4,055  ±471.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Randolph County: 84.4% 86,027 (±2.4% / ±2,439.5)
  • 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)
12% ±2.8% (580  ±143.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Randolph County: 17.9% 18,229 (±1.2% / ±1,230.7)
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about one-third 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

8.7% ±3.8% (636  ±289) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Randolph County: 6.6% 9,720
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.5% ±1.6% (298  ±90) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Randolph County: 6.7% † 7,634 (±0.7% / ±783)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
298 Total veterans ±90 266 Male ±88 32 Female ±31

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