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Columbus County Demographics
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Average household size |
2.58 |
(X) |
2.61 |
+/-0.07 |
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Average family size |
3.19 |
(X) |
3.20 |
+/-0.12 |
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Population 25 years and over |
36,321 |
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+/-303 |
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High school graduate or higher |
(X) |
76.9 |
84.5% |
(X) |
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Bachelor's degree or higher |
(X) |
11.8 |
27.4% |
(X) |
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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over) |
4,151 |
10.2 |
10.1% |
+/-504 |
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With a Disability |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
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Foreign born |
884 |
1.6 |
12.5% |
+/-156 |
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Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) |
10,557 |
51.8 |
52.2% |
+/-610 |
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Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) |
11,140 |
49.1 |
48.2% |
+/-747 |
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Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years and over) |
N |
N |
19.6% |
N |
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Household population |
53,588 |
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+/-393 |
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Group quarters population |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
(X) |
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Economic Characteristics |
Estimate |
Percent |
U.S. |
Margin of Error |
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In labor force (population 16 years and over) |
25,019 |
59.1 |
65.2% |
+/-897 |
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Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over) |
26.7 |
(X) |
25.3 |
+/-1.6 |
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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars) |
34,122 |
(X) |
52,175 |
+/-2,732 |
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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars) |
48,000 |
(X) |
63,211 |
+/-4,403 |
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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars) |
18,998 |
(X) |
27,466 |
+/-1,157 |
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Families below poverty level |
(X) |
15 |
9.6% |
(X) |
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Individuals below poverty level |
(X) |
19.2 |
13.2% |
(X) |
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Housing Characteristics |
Estimate |
Percent |
U.S. |
Margin of Error |
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Total housing units |
24,707 |
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+/-159 |
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Occupied housing units |
20,809 |
84.2 |
88.0% |
+/-589 |
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Owner-occupied housing units |
14,676 |
70.5 |
67.1% |
+/-587 |
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Renter-occupied housing units |
6,133 |
29.5 |
32.9% |
+/-623 |
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Vacant housing units |
3,898 |
15.8 |
12.0% |
+/-574 |
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Owner-occupied homes |
14,676 |
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+/-587 |
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Median value (dollars) |
88,200 |
(X) |
192,400 |
+/-3,189 |
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Median of selected monthly owner costs |
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With a mortgage (dollars) |
1,039 |
(X) |
1,508 |
+/-53 |
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Not mortgaged (dollars) |
378 |
(X) |
425 |
+/-19 |
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ACS Demographic Estimates |
Estimate |
Percent |
U.S. |
Margin of Error |
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Total population |
54,049 |
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***** |
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Male |
25,764 |
47.7 |
49.3% |
+/-129 |
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Female |
28,285 |
52.3 |
50.7% |
+/-129 |
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Median age (years) |
38.9 |
(X) |
36.7 |
/-0.7 |
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Under 5 years |
3,780 |
7.0 |
6.9% |
+/-103 |
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18 years and over |
40,814 |
75.5 |
75.5% |
***** |
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65 years and over |
7,972 |
14.7 |
12.6% |
+/-61 |
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One race |
53,651 |
99.3 |
97.8% |
+/-163 |
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White |
33,738 |
62.4 |
74.3% |
+/-133 |
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Black or African American |
16,537 |
30.6 |
12.3% |
+/-152 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native |
1,750 |
3.2 |
0.8% |
+/-84 |
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Asian |
50 |
0.1 |
4.4% |
+/-41 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
0 |
0.0 |
0.1% |
+/-165 |
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Some other race |
1,576 |
2.9 |
5.8% |
+/-160 |
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Two or more races |
398 |
0.7 |
2.2% |
+/-163 |
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Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
1,691 |
3.1 |
15.1% |
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2008 American Community Survey
Explanation of Symbols:
'*****' - The estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.
'N' - Data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
'(X)' - The value is not applicable or not available.
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Contact Us
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Columbus County Economic Development Commission
111 Washington Street · Whiteville, NC 28472 · 910-640-6608 office · 910-642-1876 fax
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