Median Household Income
$49,442
Median Home Value
$146,000
Median Gross Rent
$824/mo
Poverty Rate
18.2%
Unemployment Rate
4.4%
Homeownership Rate
71.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
14.6%
Median Age
42.6
Population Over Time
Columbus County shrank 12.8% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
57,512
2016
57,015
2018
56,293
2020
55,659
2022
50,827
2024
50,140
Business & Industry
Columbus County has 997 business establishments employing 11,658 people.
Health care and social assistance
146
Other services (except public administration)
100
Construction
98
Accommodation and food services
94
Professional, scientific, and technical services
61
Finance and insurance
51
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
47
Real estate and rental and leasing
38
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.