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    Columbus, NC
    Demographic Data



    Columbus Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Columbus Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    1,041

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    2.8%
    5 - 17:
    10.6%
    18 - 24:
    6.3%
    25 - 34:
    13.9%
    35 - 54:
    16.7%
    55 - 64:
    19.8%
    Over 65 Years:
    29.8%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    2.1%
    2.1%
    86.6%
    86.6%
    25.1%
    25.1%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Columbus
    USA
    $31,357
    $31,357
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Columbus
    USA
    $60,169
    $60,169
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    13.2%

    Employment Industries

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    Retail
    Healthcare
    Transportation
    Accommodation
    Manufacturing
    Administration
    Education
    Other
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Agriculture
    Finance
    Construction
    Public Service
    24.2%
    24.2%
    17.5%
    17.5%
    10.2%
    10.2%
    9.0%
    9.0%
    6.5%
    6.5%
    5.0%
    5.0%
    4.6%
    4.6%
    4.2%
    4.2%
    4.2%
    4.2%
    3.8%
    3.8%
    2.9%
    2.9%
    2.7%
    2.7%
    2.5%
    2.5%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Black or African American
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    Asian
    71.3%
    71.3%
    16.7%
    16.7%
    6.3%
    6.3%
    5.6%
    5.6%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    Scottish
    German
    English
    Irish
    European
    Dutch
    Canadian
    Scots-Irish
    Polish
    French
    Brazilian
    Italian
    Jamaican
    British
    Welsh
    Swedish
    Russian
    Hungarian
    Swiss
    Norwegian
    13.0%
    13.0%
    12.6%
    12.6%
    12.6%
    12.6%
    10.7%
    10.7%
    4.7%
    4.7%
    3.0%
    3.0%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    Portuguese
    Polish
    French
    Russian
    African languages
    Arabic
    Hungarian
    Native American languages
    Navajo
    Pacific Island languages
    Tagalog
    Other Asian languages
    Vietnamese
    Laotian
    Thai
    Miao/Hmong
    Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
    Korean
    85.4%
    85.4%
    13.9%
    13.9%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
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    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Columbus Residents

    9.7%

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