Brunswick County vs. Columbus County

Brunswick County (NC)Columbus County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)136,74455,655
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)27.3%-4.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)107,42958,110
Population, Census, April 1, 2010107,43158,098
Persons under 5 years, percent3.9%5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent15.3%20.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent31.5%20.1%
Female persons, percent52.2%50.5%
White alone, percent86.3%63.2%
Black or African American alone, percent10.3%30.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%3.7%
Asian alone, percent0.8%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.9%5.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent82.1%59.3%
Veterans, 2014-201813,5723,713
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.0%3.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)92,26426,362
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201879.0%71.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$199,900$87,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,370$1,055
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$453$388
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$903$615
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201310.9%6.3%
Building permits, 20182,92647
Households, 2014-201854,22622,306
Persons per household, 2014-20182.322.39
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.4%88.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20185.2%6.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.9%74.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.2%61.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.4%81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201828.6%13.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.9%14.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.5%14.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201849.9%46.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201846.1%46.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)180,82052,247
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)326,561246,501
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,982,957900,932
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)237,118295,184
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,125,773553,126
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,029$9,597
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.226.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$54,406$36,398
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$31,204$22,081
Persons in poverty, percent10.5%25.3%
Total employer establishments, 20172,531992
Total employment, 201725,97111,334
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)938,792408,115
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.6%-1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,7223,251
All firms, 201210,0654,395
Men-owned firms, 20125,7932,596
Women-owned firms, 20123,2591,294
Minority-owned firms, 20121,172823
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128,6813,388
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,534502
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,8823,573
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.7%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%1.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.6%26.7%
Population per square mile, 2010126.862.0
Land area in square miles, 2010846.97937.29

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Brunswick county (NC) and Columbus county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.