Columbus County vs. Pender County

Columbus County (NC)Pender County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)55,65562,162
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-4.2%19.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)58,11052,198
Population, Census, April 1, 201058,09852,217
Persons under 5 years, percent5.2%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.9%22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.1%18.0%
Female persons, percent50.5%50.1%
White alone, percent63.2%81.2%
Black or African American alone, percent30.5%15.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent3.7%0.9%
Asian alone, percent0.6%0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.5%7.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent59.3%75.2%
Veterans, 2014-20183,7134,735
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.3%4.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)26,36229,625
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.9%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, 2009-20136.3%6.8%
Building permits, 201847532
Households, 2014-201822,30621,766
Persons per household, 2014-20182.392.66
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.2%86.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.5%7.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201874.4%88.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201861.5%75.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201881.6%87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201813.1%26.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.2%12.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.8%13.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201846.6%57.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201846.4%53.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)52,24750,456
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)246,50197,306
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)900,932191,360
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)295,184179,439
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)553,126386,690
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,597$7,135
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201826.328.3
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, percent25.3%15.1%
Total employer establishments, 20179921,094
Total employment, 201711,3348,997
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)408,115277,682
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.1%7.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,2514,438
All firms, 20124,3954,448
Men-owned firms, 20122,5962,442
Women-owned firms, 20121,2941,580
Minority-owned firms, 2012823676
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,3883,644
Veteran-owned firms, 2012502360
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,5733,900
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%10.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.7%32.3%
Population per square mile, 201062.060.0
Land area in square miles, 2010937.29869.80

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.