Columbus County vs. Pender County
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Columbus County (NC) Pender County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 55,655 62,162
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -4.2% 19.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 58,110 52,198
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 58,098 52,217
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.2% 5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.9% 22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 20.1% 18.0%
Female persons, percent 50.5% 50.1%
White alone, percent 63.2% 81.2%
Black or African American alone, percent 30.5% 15.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 3.7% 0.9%
Asian alone, percent 0.6% 0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.9% 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 5.5% 7.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 59.3% 75.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018 3,713 4,735
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 3.3% 4.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 26,362 29,625
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 71.9% 80.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $87,300 $179,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,055 $1,387
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $388 $405
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $615 $895
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 6.3% 6.8%
Building permits, 2018 47 532
Households, 2014-2018 22,306 21,766
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.39 2.66
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 88.2% 86.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 6.5% 7.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 74.4% 88.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 61.5% 75.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 81.6% 87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 13.1% 26.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 14.2% 12.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 14.8% 13.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 46.6% 57.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 46.4% 53.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 52,247 50,456
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 246,501 97,306
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 900,932 191,360
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 295,184 179,439
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 553,126 386,690
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $9,597 $7,135
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 26.3 28.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $36,398 $52,989
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $22,081 $27,724
Persons in poverty, percent 25.3% 15.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017 992 1,094
Total employment, 2017 11,334 8,997
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 408,115 277,682
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -1.1% 7.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 3,251 4,438
All firms, 2012 4,395 4,448
Men-owned firms, 2012 2,596 2,442
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,294 1,580
Minority-owned firms, 2012 823 676
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 3,388 3,644
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 502 360
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 3,573 3,900
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 10.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.8% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.7% 32.3%
Population per square mile, 2010 62.0 60.0
Land area in square miles, 2010 937.29 869.80
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Columbus county (NC) and Pender county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.