Population 57,246
State North Carolina
Current Time
Area 937.29 mi²
Zip Codes 28472
Per capita income $18,861

Cities in Columbus County

Whiteville

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.8 %
White alone, percent, 2013 64.0 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.4 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 24.5 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$527,600
Total number of firms, 2007 4,584
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.6 %
Population, 2013 estimate 57,246
Households, 2008-2012 21,542
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -1.5 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 3,262
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $18,861
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 5.6 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 1.5 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 11,769
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 24.1 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 30.5 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.7 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 937.29 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 58,098
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $85,100
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$887,699
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 1,037
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 4.7 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $35,182
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 22.4 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$41,129
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.5 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 4,122
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 78.1 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.6 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 2.9 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.55
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 17.3 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 11.6 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 89.8 %
Population, 2010 58,098
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 7.0 %
Population per square mile, 2010 62.0
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 60.5 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 71.5 %
Housing units, 2013 25,745
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $9,769
Building permits, 2012 122
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 3.5 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$234,208
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %