Living in Columbus County Schools, North Carolina

Overview

A total of 16,084 households are located in Columbus County Schools area. Among them, 4,597 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.09 people. The total number of children in the region is 11,229 and 8,493 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2% (854) of residents are non-citizens and 6% (2,565) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Columbus County Schools, North Carolina
Household	16,084
Population	39,935
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,597 (29%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	11,229
Total Students	8,493
Pre-Kindergarten	305
Kindergarten	607
Grade 1-8	3,726
Grade 9-12	2,283
College/Graduate School	1,572
Veterans	33,168
Non-citizen	854
Non-English Home Language	2,565
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

34,387 residents are over the age of 16 and 15,918 people are in labor force. Among them, 15,884 people are in civilian labor force and 34 are in armed labor force. 14,849 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.50%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Columbus County Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,517	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	12,344	85.03%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,515	10.44%
Public transportation	41	0.28%
Walked	184	1.27%
Other method	91	0.63%
Worked from home	342	2.36%
Average Commute Time	28 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,849	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,146	27.92%
Service	3,033	20.43%
Sales and office	2,904	19.56%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,206	14.86%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,560	17.24%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,849	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	489	3.29%
Construction	1,378	9.28%
Manufacturing	1,559	10.50%
Wholesale trade	339	2.28%
Retail trade	1,795	12.09%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	975	6.57%
Information	81	0.55%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	696	4.69%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,078	7.26%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,697	24.90%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,602	10.79%
Other services, except public administration	558	3.76%
Public administration	602	4.05%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,849	-
Private wage and salary workers	11,843	79.76%
Government workers	2,325	15.66%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	657	4.42%
Unpaid family workers	24	0.16%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $55,764 for the 16,084 households in Columbus County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $26,522. 34,862 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.18%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	16,084	-
Less than $10,000	1,807	11.23%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,389	8.64%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,464	15.32%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,938	12.05%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,474	15.38%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,705	16.82%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,185	7.37%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,511	9.39%
$150,000 - $199,999	282	1.75%
More than $200,000	329	2.05%
Median Household Income	$37,357	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$55,764	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	10,688	-
Less than $10,000	749	7.01%
$10,000 - $14,999	295	2.76%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,372	12.84%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,262	11.81%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,934	18.10%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,099	19.64%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,054	9.86%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,438	13.45%
$150,000 - $199,999	235	2.20%
More than $200,000	250	2.34%

Median Family Income	$48,409	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$66,811	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,522	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$36,888	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$36,888	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	39,990	-
With health insurance coverage	34,862	87.18%
Public coverage	19,367	48.43%
Private health insurance	21,055	52.65%
Without health insurance coverage	5,128	12.82%

Housing

There are 19,758 housing units in Columbus County Schools area, North Carolina with 16,084 units (81.41%) occupied. 12,116 houses (75.33%) are occupied by owner and 3,968 houses (24.67%) are rented. The average housing value is $87,200 and the average rental cost is $627. 273 houses (1.38%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,005 houses (10.15%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,758	-
Occupied	16,084	81.41%
Owner Occupied	12,116	75.33%
Renter Occupied	3,968	24.67%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	12,489	63.21%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	64	0.32%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	628	3.18%
Mobile Homes	6,577	33.29%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,758	-
Built 2014 or later	273	1.38%
Built 2010 - 2013	609	3.08%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,627	13.30%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,649	18.47%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,949	14.93%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,681	18.63%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,920	9.72%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,045	10.35%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,005	10.15%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,758	-
1 room	44	0.22%
2 rooms	165	0.84%
3 rooms	1,148	5.81%
4 rooms	3,337	16.89%
5 rooms	5,218	26.41%
6 rooms	4,021	20.35%
7 rooms	2,930	14.83%
8 rooms	1,253	6.34%
9 rooms or more	1,642	8.31%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,758	-
no bedroom	93	0.47%
1 bedroom	580	2.94%
2 bedrooms	5,094	25.78%
3 bedrooms	11,083	56.09%
4 bedrooms	2,478	12.54%
5 bedrooms or more	430	2.18%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	12,116	-
Less than $50,000	3,063	25.28%
$50,000 - $99,999	3,643	30.07%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,898	15.67%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,543	12.74%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,343	11.08%
$300,000 - $499,999	435	3.59%
$500,000 - $999,999	177	1.46%
$1,000,000 or more	14	0.12%
Median House Value	$87,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,116	-
Less than $500	767	24.61%
$500 - $999	2,070	66.43%
$1,000 - $1,499	269	8.63%
$1,500 - $1,999	10	0.32%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$627	-

Demographic

A total of 41,958 people lives in Columbus County Schools area, North Carolina with 20,697 male and 21,261 female. The males to female ratio is 49.33 to 50.67. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	41,958	-
Male	20,697	49.33%
Female	21,261	50.67%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	41,958	-
Under 5 years	2,040	4.86%
5 - 9 years	2,477	5.90%
10 - 14 years	2,508	5.98%
15 - 19 years	2,786	6.64%
20 - 24 years	2,724	6.49%
25 - 34 years	4,939	11.77%
35 - 44 years	4,531	10.80%
45 - 54 years	5,818	13.87%
55 - 59 years	2,965	7.07%
60 - 64 years	2,928	6.98%
65 - 74 years	4,881	11.63%
75 - 84 years	2,646	6.31%
85 years and older	715	1.70%
Median Age	42.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	41,958	-
One Race	41,398	98.67%
White	27,039	64.44%
Black or African American	11,677	27.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,779	4.24%
Asian	104	0.25%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1	0.00%
Other	798	1.90%

Two or more races	560	1.33%
White and Black or African American	130	0.31%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	142	0.34%
White and Asian	70	0.17%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	129	0.31%

Living in Columbus County Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic