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Columbus town, North Carolina demographics

Population: 1,139

Median age: 54.2

Median household income: 46,779

Columbus is a town in Polk County, North Carolina, United States.

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Columbus town, NC.

Population

2021	1,139
2020	1,240

Census data for Columbus town, North Carolina

Demographic and housing estimates in Columbus town, North Carolina

Total population
Total population	1,139
Male	517
Female	622

Population by age
Total population	1,139
Under 5 years	52
5 to 9 years	64
10 to 14 years	64
15 to 19 years	27
20 to 24 years	53
25 to 34 years	128
35 to 44 years	64
45 to 54 years	140
55 to 59 years	105
60 to 64 years	104
65 to 74 years	181
75 to 84 years	112
85 years and over	45
Median age (years)	54.2
Under 18 years	206
16 years and over	959
18 years and over	933
21 years and over	932
62 years and over	409
65 years and over	338

Population by race
Total population	1,139
One race	1,050
White	994
Black or African American	31
American Indian and Alaska Native	16
Asian	7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
Some other race	2
Two or more races	89

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	887
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	403
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	484

Social characteristics in Columbus town, North Carolina

Households by type
Total households	523
Family households (families)	259
Married-couple family	24
Male householder, no wife present, family	45
Female householder, no husband present, family	42
Nonfamily households	195
Average household size	289
Average family size	2.15

Economic characteristics in Columbus town, North Carolina

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	523
Less than $10,000	26
$10,000 to $14,999	59
$15,000 to $24,999	49
$25,000 to $34,999	86
$35,000 to $49,999	66
$50,000 to $74,999	140
$75,000 to $99,999	49
$100,000 to $149,999	33
$150,000 to $199,999	5
$200,000 or more	10
Median household income (dollars)	46,779

Housing characteristics in Columbus town, North Carolina

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	559
Occupied housing units	523
Vacant housing units	36

Units in structure
Total housing units	559
1-unit, detached	364
1-unit, attached	0
2 units	31
3 or 4 units	50
5 to 9 units	21
10 to 19 units	19
20 or more units	30
Mobile home	44
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0

Year structure built
Total housing units	559
Built 2014 or later	0
Built 2010 to 2013	2
Built 2000 to 2009	30
Built 1990 to 1999	56
Built 1980 to 1989	88
Built 1970 to 1979	79
Built 1960 to 1969	139
Built 1950 to 1959	81
Built 1940 to 1949	54
Built 1939 or earlier	30

Rooms
Total housing units	559
1 room	17
2 rooms	10
3 rooms	84
4 rooms	98
5 rooms	90
6 rooms	101
7 rooms	61
8 rooms	66
9 rooms or more	32
Median rooms	5.3

Bedrooms
Total housing units	559
No bedroom	17
1 bedroom	82
2 bedrooms	249
3 bedrooms	176
4 bedrooms	25
5 or more bedrooms	10

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	523
Owner-occupied	329
Renter-occupied	194
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.22
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.03

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	523
Moved in 2017 or later	32
Moved in 2015 to 2016	144
Moved in 2010 to 2014	106
Moved in 2000 to 2009	67
Moved in 1990 to 1999	49
Moved in 1989 and earlier	125

Value
Owner-occupied units	329
Less than $50,000	23
$50,000 to $99,999	4
$100,000 to $149,999	77
$150,000 to $199,999	121
$200,000 to $299,999	65
$300,000 to $499,999	35
$500,000 to $999,999	4
$1,000,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	166,800

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	329
Housing units with a mortgage	205
Housing units without a mortgage	124

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	192
Less than $500	84
$500 to $999	68
$1,000 to $1,499	30
$1,500 to $1,999	0
$2,000 to $2,499	4
$2,500 to $2,999	6
$3,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	529
No rent paid	2

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