Columbus County, North Carolina (NC)

Races in Columbus County, North Carolina:

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 6
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 33
• Assaults: 202
• Burglaries: 685
• Thefts: 792
• Auto thefts: 141

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 23
• Assaults: 237
• Burglaries: 780
• Thefts: 795
• Auto thefts: 141

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,105 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $935 (1.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Columbus County is $453 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $603 a month.

Cities in this county include: Whiteville, Tabor City, Chadbourn, Lake Waccamaw, Fair Bluff, Riegelwood, Bolton, Hallsboro, Evergreen, Brunswick.

Neighboring counties: Coal County, Oklahoma , DeSoto County, Mississippi , Floyd County, Georgia , Forsyth County, Georgia , Quitman County, Mississippi , Polk County, Georgia .

Current college students: 2,284
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,605 (33.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2562010 or later
• 4612000 to 2009
• 6141990 to 1999
• 1601980 to 1989
• 1091970 to 1979
• 53Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 16,001
• One, attached: 130
• Two: 533
• 3 or 4: 595
• 5 to 9: 384
• 10 to 19: 142
• 20 or more: 147
• Mobile homes: 8,197
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 39

Housing units in Columbus County with a mortgage: 6,797 (92 second mortgage, 631 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,865

Religion statistics for Columbus County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Columbus County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3380: October 07, 2016, FEMA Id: 3380, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4285: October 10, 2016, FEMA Id: 4285, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 25, 2011 to September 01, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3327: August 25, 2011, FEMA Id: 3327, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 25, 2011 to September 01, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4019: August 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 4019, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Earl, Incident Period: September 01, 2010 to September 04, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3314: September 01, 2010, FEMA Id: 3314, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Ophelia, Incident Period: September 11, 2005 to September 17, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3254: September 14, 2005, FEMA Id: 3254, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3222: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3222, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 07, 2004 to September 12, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1546: September 10, 2004, FEMA Id: 1546, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• North Carolina Hurricane Isabel, Incident Period: September 18, 2003 to September 26, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1490: September 18, 2003, FEMA Id: 1490, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Floyd & Irene, Incident Period: September 15, 1999 to November 02, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1292: September 16, 1999, FEMA Id: 1292, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.18% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($28,468 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.39% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($15,777 average AGI)
1.78% relocated from other states ($12,691 average AGI)

Columbus County:	1.78%
North Carolina average:	3.45%

from Horry County, SC	0.48% ($24,578 average AGI)
from Brunswick County, NC	0.43% ($30,260)
from New Hanover County, NC	0.41% ($24,971)
from Bladen County, NC	0.37% ($27,286)
from Robeson County, NC	0.20% ($36,771)
from Cumberland County, NC	0.16% ($33,250)
from Guilford County, NC	0.09% ($17,467)

4.44% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($30,875 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.74% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($19,894 average AGI)
1.69% relocated to other states ($10,982 average AGI)

Columbus County:	1.69%
North Carolina average:	3.07%

to Horry County, SC	0.54% ($31,815 average AGI)
to New Hanover County, NC	0.42% ($35,110)
to Brunswick County, NC	0.42% ($33,014)
to Bladen County, NC	0.40% ($27,824)
to Robeson County, NC	0.34% ($24,259)
to Cumberland County, NC	0.17% ($25,172)
to Wake County, NC	0.15% ($50,600)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 11.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Columbus County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 46,121 (6,764 male householders, 7,559 female householders)

  9,326 spouses, 15,335 children (14,145 natural, 319 adopted, 876 stepchildren), 2,798 grandchildren, 786 brothers or sisters, 605 parents, 1,740 other relatives, 1,180 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 9,149 (3,824 male householders (3,477 living alone)), 4,385 female householders (3,983 living alone)), 894 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,895

Size of family households: 6,900 2-persons, 3,442 3-persons, 2,340 4-persons, 853 5-persons, 474 6-persons, 262 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,456 1-person, 642 2-persons, 67 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 13 5-persons.

5,697 married couples with children.
3,900 single-parent households (842 men, 3,058 women).

94.3% of residents of Columbus speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (97% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (99% speak English very well, 1% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (53% speak English very well, 47% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $415,213,000 ($7,590 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $11,929,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $162,205,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $94,069,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,992,000
Federal grants: $128,385,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,092,000 ($1,030,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $13,471,000 ($4,877,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,058,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,532,000
Federal Government insurance: $90,865,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-17 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.28 millions of gallons per day (81% from ground, 19% from surface)

• Year house built in Columbus County, North Carolina
• 1712014 or later
• 7812010 to 2013
• 3,4032000 to 2009
• 4,5301990 to 1999
• 3,9731980 to 1989
• 4,4121970 to 1979
• 3,3291960 to 1969
• 2,6681950 to 1959
• 1,2091940 to 1949
• 1,6591939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Columbus County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbus County, North Carolina
• 71 room
• 442 rooms
• 3283 rooms
• 1,4924 rooms
• 3,2345 rooms
• 4,0186 rooms
• 3,0337 rooms
• 1,4758 rooms
• 1,8239+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbus County, North Carolina
• 1461 room
• 1702 rooms
• 8253 rooms
• 1,7644 rooms
• 1,8035 rooms
• 1,0996 rooms
• 5907 rooms
• 3688 rooms
• 2109+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Columbus County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbus County, North Carolina
• 18no bedroom
• 3031 bedroom
• 2,6612 bedrooms
• 9,5173 bedrooms
• 2,5014 bedrooms
• 4615+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbus County, North Carolina
• 144no bedroom
• 8781 bedroom
• 2,5162 bedrooms
• 3,0553 bedrooms
• 3184 bedrooms
• 865+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Columbus County, North Carolina in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Columbus County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 538no vehicle
• 4,0371 vehicle
• 5,8102 vehicles
• 3,1763 vehicles
• 1,4524 vehicles
• 4565+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Columbus County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,097no vehicle
• 3,5161 vehicle
• 1,8412 vehicles
• 3913 vehicles
• 804 vehicles
• 85+ vehicles

86.3% of Columbus County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in North Carolina.

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

• This state: 42,489
• Other state: 13,831
• Northeast: 2,289
• Midwest: 1,072
• South: 9,610
• West: 855

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 3,477
• Number of aged recipients: 367
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,110
• Number of recipients under 18: 603
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,978
• Number of recipients older than 64: 896
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,551
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,469

Columbus County on our top lists:

• #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
• #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #94 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"