Columbus County vs. Brunswick County

Columbus County (NC)Brunswick County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)55,655136,744
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-4.2%27.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)58,110107,429
Population, Census, April 1, 201058,098107,431
Persons under 5 years, percent5.2%3.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.9%15.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.1%31.5%
Female persons, percent50.5%52.2%
White alone, percent63.2%86.3%
Black or African American alone, percent30.5%10.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent3.7%0.8%
Asian alone, percent0.6%0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.5%4.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent59.3%82.1%
Veterans, 2014-20183,71313,572
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.3%4.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)26,36292,264
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.9%79.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$87,300$199,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,055$1,370
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$388$453
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$615$903
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20136.3%10.9%
Building permits, 2018472,926
Households, 2014-201822,30654,226
Persons per household, 2014-20182.392.32
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.2%84.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.5%5.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201874.4%90.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201861.5%81.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201881.6%90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201813.1%28.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.2%12.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.8%13.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201846.6%49.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201846.4%46.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)52,247180,820
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)246,501326,561
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)900,9321,982,957
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)295,184237,118
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)553,1261,125,773
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,597$10,029
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201826.324.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$36,398$54,406
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,081$31,204
Persons in poverty, percent25.3%10.5%
Total employer establishments, 20179922,531
Total employment, 201711,33425,971
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)408,115938,792
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.1%2.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,25110,722
All firms, 20124,39510,065
Men-owned firms, 20122,5965,793
Women-owned firms, 20121,2943,259
Minority-owned firms, 20128231,172
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,3888,681
Veteran-owned firms, 20125021,534
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,5737,882
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%2.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.7%27.6%
Population per square mile, 201062.0126.8
Land area in square miles, 2010937.29846.97

Source: United States Census Bureau

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