Columbus County, North Carolina

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Key figures

Statistic	Columbus County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	50,140	10,730,404	334,922,499	1012th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$49,442	$72,388	$80,734	2800th of 3,221
Median Age	42.6	39.1	38.9	1328th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.6%	35.7%	35.7%	2874th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$146,000	$288,900	$332,700	2313th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$824	$1,228	$1,413	1929th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.2%	13.0%	12.5%	749th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.4%	4.7%	5.2%	1668th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	53.4	220.7	n/a	1476th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.3%	9.1%	14.1%	1444th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.7	n/a	n/a	2894th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.1%	66.6%	65.2%	2150th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.3	25.1	26.4	616th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.4%	16.3%	15.1%	2571st of 3,222
Uninsured	14.9%	n/a	n/a	717th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.0%	47.2%	46.9%	2711th of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.9%	n/a	n/a	2541st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Columbus County, North Carolina

Statistic	Columbus County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	58.6%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.6%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	28.0%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	57.3	58.4	61.4

Age in Columbus County, North Carolina

Statistic	Columbus County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	42.6	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	20.6%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.5%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.5%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.3%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.7%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Columbus County, North Carolina

Statistic	Columbus County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	20,048	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.3%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.2%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	21.2%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.8%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	30.9%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Columbus County, North Carolina

Statistic	Columbus County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$27,773	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	27.4%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.5%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.4%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.3%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.2%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	44.0%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	22.6%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Columbus County, North Carolina

Statistic	Columbus County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	23,563	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	62.0%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.0%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.9%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.9%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.8%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,120	$1,896	n/a

Education in Columbus County, North Carolina

Statistic	Columbus County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	13.2%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.6%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.5%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.7%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.9%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Columbus County, North Carolina

Statistic	Columbus County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	50.6%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.3%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.3%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.1%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.5%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Columbus County, North Carolina

Statistic	Columbus County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	74.6%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.9%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.4%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.1%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.0%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.5%	10.0%	16.7%

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