Columbus, NC Demographic Data
Columbus, NC Summary
Columbus is located in Polk County in North Carolina
- Population: 1,516
- Area: 3.56 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.56 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 425.96 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,063.98 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Columbus, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
754
56%
50.8
Male
595
44%
49.2
Total Population
1,349
323,128,000
Columbus, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
92
6.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
84
6.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
115
8.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
55
4.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
125
9.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
214
15.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
71
5.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
211
15.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
57
4.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
74
5.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
104
7.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
97
7.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
50
3.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,029
76.3%
77.2
Female
561
54.5%
51.3
Male
468
45.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
989
73.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
278
20.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
251
18.6%
15.2
Female
162
64.5%
55.8
Male
89
35.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Columbus, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,222
90.6%
96.8
White
1,104
81.8%
72.6
Black or African American
71
5.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1
0.1%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
46
3.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
127
9.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
279
20.7%
17.8
Mexican
176
13.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
88
6.5%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
15
1.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,070
79.3%
82.2
Columbus, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
89
10.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
130
14.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
204
23.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
185
21.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
111
12.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
98
11.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
61
6.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
219
24.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
659
75.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
159
18.1%
31.2
Columbus, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
307
29.0%
33.7%
Now Married
447
42.2%
47.5
Divorced
165
15.6%
11.0%
Separated
24
2.3%
2.0
Widowed
115
10.9
5.8%
Columbus, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,072
85.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
185
14.7%
21.6%
Spanish
169
13.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
16
1.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Columbus, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
30
5.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
44
8.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
46
8.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
115
21.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
97
18.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
106
20.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
31
5.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
40
7.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
5
1.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
11
2.1%
6.4
Median household income
40,045
57,617
Per capita income
21,228
31,128
Columbus, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
67
13.3%
9.8
Construction
64
12.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
121
24.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
27
5.4%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
56
11.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
28
5.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
21
4.2%
11.4
Public administration
27
5.4%
4.6
Retail trade
46
9.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
35
7.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
10
2.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
66
13.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
170
33.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
70
13.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
86
17.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
110
21.9%
18.1%
Columbus, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
501
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
412
82.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
78
15.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
4
0.8%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
7
1.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.3
26.6
Columbus, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
67
12.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
160
30.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
187
35.6%
37.1
3 or more
111
21.1%
21.0
Columbus, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
525
86.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
252
48.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
273
52.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
82
13.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
13
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Columbus, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
607
1 room
17
2.8%
2.4
2 rooms
29
4.8%
2.7
3 rooms
37
6.1%
9.1
4 rooms
71
11.7%
16.5
5 rooms
198
32.6%
19.8
6 rooms
69
11.4%
17.8
7 rooms
90
14.8%
12.0
8 rooms
50
8.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
46
7.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Columbus, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
607
1-unit, detached
409
67.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
7
1.2%
5.9
2-units
33
5.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
30
4.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
28
4.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
4
0.7%
4.4
20 or more units
56
9.2%
9.0
Mobile home
40
6.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Columbus, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
30
4.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
32
5.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
55
9.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
95
15.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
89
14.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
156
25.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
50
8.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
100
16.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Columbus, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
138
26.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
26
5.0%
4.7
Electricity
317
60.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
41
7.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
3
0.6%
1.1
Columbus, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
161
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
5
3.1%
11.8%
Less than $500
17
10.6%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
21
13.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
41
25.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
77
47.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
71
44.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
37
23.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
6
3.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
10
6.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
37
23.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Columbus, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
264
41,631,300
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
6
2.3%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
18
6.8%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
43
16.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
62
23.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
135
51.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
9
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
720
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
36
13.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
58
22.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
32
12.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
38
14.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
21
8.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
75
28.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
13
0.0%
0.0%
Columbus, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
252
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
13
5.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
25
9.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
92
36.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
73
29.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
38
15.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
6
2.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
5
2.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
147,400
205,000