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Columbus, Bladen & Robeson (East) Counties PUMA, NC

104,284 Population
2,007.8 square miles 51.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.6 ±1.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$23,842 ±$2,923 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $32,021 ±$259
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$41,927 ±$5,268 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $57,341 ±$611
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

20.9% ±4.5% (21,130  ±4,577) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 13.6% 1,386,122 (±0.3% / ±34,891)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

26.2 minutes ±0.9 (959,715  ±44,181) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 24.8 111,158,735 (±0.1 / ±446,673)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,901,729,885 (±0.1 / ±9,072,499)

Families

37,609 ±1,656 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,046,348 ±15,467
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.7 ±0.1 (100,845  ±2,406) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,207,193 (±0)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

4.9% ±2.8% (1,056  ±607) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 129,358 (±0.3% / ±7,231)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

50,082 ±652 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 4,748,148 ±509
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$102,200 ±$11,688 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in North Carolina: $193,200 ±$1,582
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

10.4% ±3% (10,735  ±3,150.1) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 14.8% 1,537,525 (±0.4% / ±35,831.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

85.4% ±4.8% (60,699  ±3,887.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 88.6% 6,368,153 (±0.6% / ±41,056.2)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
17.4% ±2.9% (12,330  ±2,083.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 32.3% 2,321,185 (±0.3% / ±23,254.3)
  • about half the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

6.4% ±1.2% (6,210  ±1,133.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 11.8% 1,139,787 (±0.1% / ±9,326.8)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 21.6% 65,947,773 (±0.1% / ±212,842.9)

1.4% ±0.8% (1,484  ±855) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in North Carolina: 8.4% 884,631 (±0.2% / ±20,561)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

9.4% ±1.7% (7,546  ±1,365) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 7.9% 641,993 (±0.2% / ±12,304)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
7,546 Total veterans ±1,365 7,039 Male ±1,353 507 Female ±352

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