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Columbus, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $243,927 (it was $94,400 in 2000)
Columbus:

$243,927
North Carolina:

$280,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $186,163 - $346,644

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $237,947
Here:

$237,947
State:

$375,326

Total population: 992 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 956 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 555 (503 occupied: 302 owner occupied, 208 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

41%
State:

33%

Housing density: 313 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $657,229.

Median contract rent in 2022: $417 (lower quartile is $203, upper quartile is $925)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $531


Median gross rent in Columbus, NC in 2022: $594

Housing units in Columbus with a mortgage: 180 (10 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $67,550

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $39,186

Median monthly housing costs: $800

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Columbus, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1964

Median year apartment built: 1978

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,110
  • Male householders: 226 (58 living alone), Female householders: 271 (132 living alone)
  • 226 spouses (226 opposite-sex spouses), 5 unmarried partners, (5 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 271 children (246 natural, 2 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 0 foster children, 6 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 36

Size of family households: 162 2-persons, 72 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 8 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 194 1-person, 4 2-persons, 1 4-persons.

129 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (0 men, 36 women).

85.2% of residents of Columbus speak English at home.
14.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (36% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 128 (11.5%)
(35.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.5
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.5
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Columbus, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Columbus, North Carolina
  • 3no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 1172 bedrooms
  • 1543 bedrooms
  • 214 bedrooms
  • 75+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbus, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbus, North Carolina
  • 7no bedroom
  • 721 bedroom
  • 962 bedrooms
  • 243 bedrooms
  • 84 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Columbus in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Columbus in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 26no vehicle
  • 611 vehicle
  • 1532 vehicles
  • 413 vehicles
  • 144 vehicles
  • 85+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Columbus in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Columbus in renter-occupied apartments
  • 17no vehicle
  • 1121 vehicle
  • 532 vehicles
  • 183 vehicles
  • 84 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbus, North Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbus, North Carolina
  • 31 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 63 rooms
  • 234 rooms
  • 585 rooms
  • 616 rooms
  • 387 rooms
  • 838 rooms
  • 319+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbus, North Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbus, North Carolina
  • 71 room
  • 102 rooms
  • 873 rooms
  • 374 rooms
  • 255 rooms
  • 236 rooms
  • 157 rooms
  • 48 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Columbus town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Columbus, NC household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Columbus, NC in 2022
  • 23Less than $10,000
  • 110$10,000 to $19,999
  • 58$20,000 to $29,999
  • 22$30,000 to $39,999
  • 24$40,000 to $49,999
  • 49$50,000 to $59,999
  • 122$60,000 to $74,999
  • 43$75,000 to $99,999
  • 25$100,000 to $124,999
  • 9$125,000 to $149,999
  • 8$150,000 to $199,999
  • 11$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Columbus, NC

  • Distribution of house value in Columbus, NC in 2022
  • 3$20,000 to $24,999
  • 8$35,000 to $39,999
  • 2$40,000 to $49,999
  • 4$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1$90,000 to $99,999
  • 3$100,000 to $124,999
  • 13$125,000 to $149,999
  • 68$150,000 to $174,999
  • 14$175,000 to $199,999
  • 39$200,000 to $249,999
  • 38$250,000 to $299,999
  • 75$300,000 to $399,999
  • 2$400,000 to $499,999
  • 9$500,000 to $749,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Columbus, NC

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Columbus, NC in 2022
  • 23$100 to $149
  • 25$150 to $199
  • 21$200 to $249
  • 6$250 to $299
  • 3$300 to $349
  • 15$350 to $399
  • 12$500 to $549
  • 2$550 to $599
  • 18$600 to $649
  • 27$800 to $899
  • 7$1,000 to $1,249
  • 4$1,250 to $1,499
  • 21$1,500 to $1,999
  • 4$2,000 to $2,499
  • 8$2,500 to $2,999
  • 2No cash rent
Work and jobs in Columbus: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 71.9%
Number of people working at home: 59 (12.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 15
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 139
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 41
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 6
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 68
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 0
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 44
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 9
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 37
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 22
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 6
  • 90 or more minutes: 0
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Columbus

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,560 (79.8%)
  • Carpooled: 197 (10.1%)
  • Taxi: 53 (2.7%)
  • Walked: 6 (0.3%)
  • Worked at home: 59 (3.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.0%Males
  • 3.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 9.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 6.2%Females
Races in Columbus detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Columbus, North Carolina
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Columbus, North Carolina
  • 282010 or later
  • 592000 to 2009
  • 171990 to 1999
  • 141980 to 1989
  • 131970 to 1979
  • 19Before 1970
Ancestries in Columbus, NC

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 68 (13.1%)
  • German: 57 (11.0%)
  • Scottish: 53 (10.2%)
  • English: 28 (5.4%)
  • American: 22 (4.2%)
  • European: 15 (2.9%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 14 (2.7%)
  • Danish: 9 (1.7%)
  • Polish: 7 (1.3%)
  • Norwegian: 6 (1.2%)
  • Russian: 5 (1.0%)
  • Brazilian: 4 (0.8%)
  • Canadian: 4 (0.8%)
  • Italian: 3 (0.6%)
  • Swedish: 3 (0.6%)
  • Welsh: 3 (0.6%)
  • British: 2 (0.4%)
  • Celtic: 1 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 1 (0.2%)
  • Serbian: 1 (0.2%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Columbus:

60.2% (77)
North Carolina:

24.7% (214,776)

Peru
Columbus:

11.7% (15)
North Carolina:

0.7% (6,091)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Columbus:

4.7% (6)
North Carolina:

3.2% (27,477)

Canada
Columbus:

4.7% (6)
North Carolina:

2.1% (18,105)

Ireland
Columbus:

3.9% (5)
North Carolina:

0.2% (1,974)

Guyana
Columbus:

3.9% (5)
North Carolina:

0.3% (2,465)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 541
  • Other state: 419
  • Northeast: 155
  • Midwest: 114
  • South: 141
  • West: 7

93.2% of Columbus residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24.5% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 7.0% lived in North Carolina.


Columbus:

93.2%
State average:

87.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 3
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 3
  • 9th grade: 12
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 7
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 103
  • Less than 1 year of college: 12
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 62
  • Associate degree: 33
  • Bachelor's degree: 107
  • Master's degree: 19
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 3
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1
  • 9th grade: 14
  • 10th grade: 4
  • 11th grade: 13
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 8
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 97
  • Less than 1 year of college: 27
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 95
  • Associate degree: 74
  • Bachelor's degree: 60
  • Master's degree: 40
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 12
Educational Attainment for Females
Columbus marital status for males
Columbus marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 366
  • Two: 25
  • 3 or 4: 49
  • 5 to 9: 20
  • 10 to 19: 12
  • 20 to 49: 25
  • 50 or more: 6
  • Mobile homes: 48
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 6.9%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 3.0%

House/condo owner moved in on average 22 years ago

Renter moved in on average 6 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Columbus
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Columbus, NC
  • 56.1%Electricity
  • 30.4%Utility gas
  • 9.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 4.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Columbus, NC
  • 92.0%Electricity
  • 4.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.5%Utility gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
Here:

14.9%
North Carolina:

13.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
North Carolina:

11.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10
Here:

45.5%
North Carolina:

19.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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