86.8% of residents of Columbus speak English at home.
11.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (6% speak English very well, 94% speak English less than very well).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (15% speak English very well, 85% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
97.6% of residents of Columbus speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
All residents speak only English at home
English speakers - Foreign born:
16.8% of residents of Columbus speak English at home.
73.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English less than very well).
9.8% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
97.3% (927)
Foreign born:
21.8% (24)
White - Speak another language
Native:
2.7% (26)
Foreign born:
78.2% (86)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
100.0% (3)
Foreign born:
100.0% (14)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
99.7% (924)
Foreign born:
100.0% (24)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
88.5% (23)
Foreign born:
100.0% (105)
115 residents are foreign born (9.1% Latin America, 1.4% Europe).
This city:
11.6%
North Carolina:
5.3%
Median age by place of birth - Columbus
Place of birth - Columbus White
Place of birth - Columbus Black or African American
Place of birth - Columbus Asian
Place of birth - Columbus Other race
Place of birth - Columbus Two or more races
Place of birth - Columbus White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Columbus Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Columbus
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Columbus
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Columbus
Place of birth by age - Columbus
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 17.2%
Now married: 66.3%
Separated: 2.7%
Widowed: 5.4%
Divorced: 8.5%
Females:
Never married: 20.3%
Now married: 45.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 29.2%
Divorced: 4.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (4)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
46.6% (97)
Unmarried:
53.4% (111)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (5)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (2)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (2)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 100.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 100.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (7)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 100.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (1)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 17.8%
Now married: 66.2%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 6.4%
Divorced: 8.0%
Females:
Never married: 21.1%
Now married: 44.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 30.4%
Divorced: 4.3%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (4)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
42.6% (80)
Unmarried:
57.4% (108)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 26.2%
Now married: 57.1%
Separated: 7.1%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 9.5%
Females:
Never married: 25.9%
Now married: 63.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 11.1%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
63.0% (17)
Unmarried:
37.0% (10)
Ancestries in Columbus (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 185 (18.6%)
English - 135 (13.6%)
United States - 109 (11.0%)
Irish - 80 (8.1%)
German - 55 (5.5%)
Scotch-Irish - 46 (4.6%)
Scottish - 32 (3.2%)
Swedish - 17 (1.7%)
Dutch - 15 (1.5%)
French - 12 (1.2%)
Italian - 11 (1.1%)
Polish - 7 (0.7%)
French Canadian - 6 (0.6%)
Czech - 5 (0.5%)
Welsh - 3 (0.3%)
Norwegian - 2 (0.2%)
Russian - 2 (0.2%)
West Indian - 2 (0.2%)
Portuguese - 1 (0.1%)
Ukrainian - 1 (0.1%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 916 (82.2%)
Black or African American: 11 (57.9%)
Asian: 17 (100.0%)
Other race: 43 (100.0%)
Two or more races: 1 (6.3%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 797 (82.2%)
Hispanic or Latino: 162 (84.8%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 122 (11.0%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 116 (12.0%)
Hispanic or Latino: 6 (3.1%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 12 (1.1%)
Two or more races: 10 (62.5%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 12 (1.2%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
11.6%
5.3%