Columbia, NC Demographic Data
Columbia, NC Summary
Columbia is located in Tyrrell County in North Carolina
- Population: 979
- Area: 1.22 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.20 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 803.77 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1.64 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Columbia, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
584
55%
50.8
Male
485
45%
49.2
Total Population
1,069
323,128,000
Columbia, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
58
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
177
16.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
45
4.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
65
6.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
23
2.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
103
9.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
116
10.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
87
8.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
53
5.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
163
15.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
83
7.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
52
4.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
44
4.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
753
70.4%
77.2
Female
402
53.4%
51.3
Male
351
46.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
724
67.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
288
26.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
179
16.7%
15.2
Female
114
63.7%
55.8
Male
65
36.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Columbia, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,055
98.7%
96.8
White
410
38.4%
72.6
Black or African American
486
45.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
23
2.2%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
136
12.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
14
1.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
307
28.7%
17.8
Mexican
282
26.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
17
1.6%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
8
0.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
762
71.3%
82.2
Columbia, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
76
10.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
195
27.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
242
34.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
124
17.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
20
2.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
23
3.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
21
3.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
271
38.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
430
61.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
44
6.3%
31.2
Columbia, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
234
29.7%
33.7%
Now Married
377
47.8%
47.5
Divorced
48
6.1%
11.0%
Separated
20
2.5%
2.0
Widowed
110
13.9
5.8%
Columbia, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
808
79.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
203
20.1%
21.6%
Spanish
203
20.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Columbia, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
49
13.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
58
15.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
54
14.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
56
15.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
54
14.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
65
17.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
22
5.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
10
2.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
3
0.8%
6.4
Median household income
27,450
57,617
Per capita income
15,276
31,128
Columbia, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
31
8.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
47
13.0%
9.8
Construction
49
13.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
48
13.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
19
5.3%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
2
0.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
26
7.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
24
6.6%
11.4
Public administration
7
1.9%
4.6
Retail trade
43
11.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
6
1.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
59
16.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
69
19.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
31
8.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
89
24.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
72
19.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
100
27.7%
18.1%
Columbia, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
359
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
281
78.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
53
14.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
10
2.8%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
15
4.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.3
26.6
Columbia, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
82
22.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
133
35.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
113
30.5%
37.1
3 or more
43
11.6%
21.0
Columbia, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
371
71.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
232
62.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
139
37.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
145
28.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.8
0.0%
2.5
Columbia, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
516
1 room
16
3.1%
2.4
2 rooms
3
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
9
1.7%
9.1
4 rooms
148
28.7%
16.5
5 rooms
186
36.0%
19.8
6 rooms
81
15.7%
17.8
7 rooms
45
8.7%
12.0
8 rooms
23
4.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
5
1.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Columbia, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
516
1-unit, detached
330
64.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
24
4.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
24
4.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
2
0.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
136
26.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Columbia, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
101
19.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
52
10.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
74
14.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
59
11.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
120
23.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
45
8.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
24
4.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
32
6.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
9
1.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Columbia, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
37
10.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
84
22.6%
4.7
Electricity
226
60.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
24
6.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Columbia, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
76
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
3
3.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
10
13.2%
20.1%
$500 to $999
17
22.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
46
60.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
33
43.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
14
18.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2
2.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
27
35.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Columbia, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
133
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
3
2.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
57
42.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
73
54.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
6
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
563
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
15
11.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
34
25.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
21
15.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
30
22.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
14
10.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
19
14.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
6
0.0%
0.0%
Columbia, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
232
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
90
38.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
42
18.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
52
22.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
25
10.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
20
8.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
3
1.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
69,300
205,000