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Columbus County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 54,749
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 755 / 626 / 6
Land Area (2000): 2,426.311 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 43.501 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 160,000.000 acres (647.360 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 828
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 40.50%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 10.40%
Farm earnings (2005): $65,099,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 50,000,000 / 2,000,000 / 3,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 13.90%
Physicians (2004): 55
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (113)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 10,976
Federal Spending (2004): $407,843

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	12,812	11.52%
Rural, Farm	5,214	4.69%
Rural, Non-farm	93,210	83.79%

Columbus County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Columbus County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	22,356	21,019	1,338	5.98%	60
1991	23,963	22,021	1,942	8.10%	81
1992	25,018	22,442	2,576	10.30%	103
1993	25,131	22,942	2,189	8.71%	87
1994	26,405	24,407	1,998	7.57%	76
1995	25,742	23,954	1,788	6.95%	70
1996	24,527	22,539	1,988	8.11%	81
1997	24,577	22,983	1,594	6.49%	65
1998	23,672	21,782	1,890	7.99%	80
1999	23,248	21,128	2,120	9.12%	91
2000	23,509	21,690	1,819	7.74%	77
2001	23,118	21,169	1,949	8.43%	84
2002	22,923	20,882	2,041	8.90%	89
2003	23,449	21,589	1,860	7.93%	79
2004	23,715	22,212	1,503	6.34%	63
2005	23,835	22,308	1,527	6.41%	64
2006	23,743	22,423	1,321	5.56%	56
2007	24,741	23,427	1,315	5.31%	53
2008	24,977	23,151	1,826	7.31%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	21,825	20,759	1,066	4.88%	49
Feb 1990	21,933	20,809	1,124	5.12%	51
Mar 1990	22,037	20,997	1,040	4.72%	47
Apr 1990	21,907	20,832	1,075	4.91%	49
May 1990	22,262	21,145	1,117	5.02%	50
Jun 1990	22,364	21,093	1,271	5.68%	57
Jul 1990	23,092	21,378	1,714	7.42%	74
Aug 1990	22,453	20,994	1,459	6.50%	65
Sep 1990	22,600	21,203	1,397	6.18%	62
Oct 1990	22,525	21,180	1,345	5.97%	60
Nov 1990	22,772	21,029	1,743	7.65%	77
Dec 1990	22,503	20,803	1,700	7.55%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	22,516	20,583	1,933	8.59%	86
Feb 1991	22,984	20,995	1,989	8.65%	87
Mar 1991	23,160	21,379	1,781	7.69%	77
Apr 1991	23,337	21,696	1,641	7.03%	70
May 1991	23,953	22,030	1,923	8.03%	80
Jun 1991	24,272	22,214	2,058	8.48%	85
Jul 1991	24,247	22,036	2,211	9.12%	91
Aug 1991	24,553	22,572	1,981	8.07%	81
Sep 1991	25,618	23,757	1,861	7.26%	73
Oct 1991	24,843	22,971	1,872	7.54%	75
Nov 1991	24,120	22,097	2,023	8.39%	84
Dec 1991	23,949	21,921	2,028	8.47%	85

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	23,956	21,590	2,366	9.88%	99
Feb 1992	24,576	22,118	2,458	10.00%	100
Mar 1992	24,634	22,334	2,300	9.34%	93
Apr 1992	25,140	22,831	2,309	9.18%	92
May 1992	25,376	22,830	2,546	10.03%	100
Jun 1992	25,778	22,928	2,850	11.06%	111
Jul 1992	25,341	22,580	2,761	10.90%	109
Aug 1992	25,252	22,546	2,706	10.72%	107
Sep 1992	25,163	22,572	2,591	10.30%	103
Oct 1992	25,218	22,097	3,121	12.38%	124
Nov 1992	24,984	22,330	2,654	10.62%	106
Dec 1992	24,794	22,543	2,251	9.08%	91

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	24,859	22,127	2,732	10.99%	110
Feb 1993	25,035	22,362	2,673	10.68%	107
Mar 1993	24,803	22,450	2,353	9.49%	95
Apr 1993	24,895	22,832	2,063	8.29%	83
May 1993	25,397	23,188	2,209	8.70%	87
Jun 1993	25,886	23,574	2,312	8.93%	89
Jul 1993	25,047	22,904	2,143	8.56%	86
Aug 1993	25,339	23,354	1,985	7.83%	78
Sep 1993	25,298	23,464	1,834	7.25%	72
Oct 1993	24,975	23,016	1,959	7.84%	78
Nov 1993	25,004	22,885	2,119	8.47%	85
Dec 1993	25,030	23,150	1,880	7.51%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	25,931	23,637	2,294	8.85%	88
Feb 1994	26,463	24,205	2,258	8.53%	85
Mar 1994	26,363	24,370	1,993	7.56%	76
Apr 1994	25,727	23,877	1,850	7.19%	72
May 1994	26,109	24,292	1,817	6.96%	70
Jun 1994	26,232	24,202	2,030	7.74%	77
Jul 1994	27,003	25,030	1,973	7.31%	73
Aug 1994	26,819	24,655	2,164	8.07%	81
Sep 1994	26,781	24,923	1,858	6.94%	69
Oct 1994	26,745	24,711	2,034	7.61%	76
Nov 1994	27,120	25,078	2,042	7.53%	75
Dec 1994	25,563	23,903	1,660	6.49%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	25,837	23,808	2,029	7.85%	79
Feb 1995	26,247	24,154	2,093	7.97%	80
Mar 1995	27,122	25,291	1,831	6.75%	68
Apr 1995	26,096	24,301	1,795	6.88%	69
May 1995	25,801	24,038	1,763	6.83%	68
Jun 1995	26,514	24,559	1,955	7.37%	74
Jul 1995	25,688	23,871	1,817	7.07%	71
Aug 1995	25,575	23,803	1,772	6.93%	69
Sep 1995	25,264	23,808	1,456	5.76%	58
Oct 1995	25,072	23,456	1,616	6.45%	64
Nov 1995	24,954	23,222	1,732	6.94%	69
Dec 1995	24,735	23,135	1,600	6.47%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	23,353	21,555	1,798	7.70%	77
Feb 1996	24,124	21,478	2,646	10.97%	110
Mar 1996	24,037	21,657	2,380	9.90%	99
Apr 1996	24,149	21,924	2,225	9.21%	92
May 1996	24,791	22,484	2,307	9.31%	93
Jun 1996	25,060	22,711	2,349	9.37%	94
Jul 1996	24,920	22,794	2,126	8.53%	85
Aug 1996	25,028	23,305	1,723	6.88%	69
Sep 1996	25,113	23,560	1,553	6.18%	62
Oct 1996	24,748	23,133	1,615	6.53%	65
Nov 1996	24,576	22,963	1,613	6.56%	66
Dec 1996	24,422	22,901	1,521	6.23%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	24,503	22,746	1,757	7.17%	72
Feb 1997	24,474	22,907	1,567	6.40%	64
Mar 1997	24,451	23,025	1,426	5.83%	58
Apr 1997	24,078	22,757	1,321	5.49%	55
May 1997	24,527	22,996	1,531	6.24%	62
Jun 1997	24,892	23,068	1,824	7.33%	73
Jul 1997	24,953	23,292	1,661	6.66%	67
Aug 1997	24,669	23,098	1,571	6.37%	64
Sep 1997	24,721	23,108	1,613	6.52%	65
Oct 1997	24,803	23,313	1,490	6.01%	60
Nov 1997	24,530	22,868	1,662	6.78%	68
Dec 1997	24,325	22,622	1,703	7.00%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	23,899	21,785	2,114	8.85%	88
Feb 1998	23,871	21,627	2,244	9.40%	94
Mar 1998	23,762	21,911	1,851	7.79%	78
Apr 1998	23,215	21,739	1,476	6.36%	64
May 1998	23,652	21,994	1,658	7.01%	70
Jun 1998	23,873	21,889	1,984	8.31%	83
Jul 1998	23,736	21,750	1,986	8.37%	84
Aug 1998	23,412	21,577	1,835	7.84%	78
Sep 1998	23,586	21,887	1,699	7.20%	72
Oct 1998	23,766	22,076	1,690	7.11%	71
Nov 1998	23,901	21,728	2,173	9.09%	91
Dec 1998	23,394	21,419	1,975	8.44%	84

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	23,294	21,133	2,161	9.28%	93
Feb 1999	23,111	20,889	2,222	9.61%	96
Mar 1999	23,085	21,272	1,813	7.85%	79
Apr 1999	23,060	21,348	1,712	7.42%	74
May 1999	23,134	21,337	1,797	7.77%	78
Jun 1999	23,369	21,438	1,931	8.26%	83
Jul 1999	22,981	20,980	2,001	8.71%	87
Aug 1999	23,233	21,273	1,960	8.44%	84
Sep 1999	23,986	21,419	2,567	10.70%	107
Oct 1999	23,451	21,217	2,234	9.53%	95
Nov 1999	23,288	20,813	2,475	10.63%	106
Dec 1999	22,984	20,419	2,565	11.16%	112

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	23,405	21,284	2,121	9.06%	91
Feb 2000	23,267	21,182	2,085	8.96%	90
Mar 2000	23,466	21,649	1,817	7.74%	77
Apr 2000	23,441	21,786	1,655	7.06%	71
May 2000	23,615	21,923	1,692	7.16%	72
Jun 2000	23,979	22,193	1,786	7.45%	74
Jul 2000	23,443	21,621	1,822	7.77%	78
Aug 2000	23,700	21,799	1,901	8.02%	80
Sep 2000	23,602	21,927	1,675	7.10%	71
Oct 2000	23,529	21,787	1,742	7.40%	74
Nov 2000	23,182	21,487	1,695	7.31%	73
Dec 2000	23,478	21,641	1,837	7.82%	78

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	23,490	21,450	2,040	8.68%	87
Feb 2001	23,124	21,094	2,030	8.78%	88
Mar 2001	23,193	21,440	1,753	7.56%	76
Apr 2001	22,937	21,201	1,736	7.57%	76
May 2001	22,984	21,183	1,801	7.84%	78
Jun 2001	23,381	21,356	2,025	8.66%	87
Jul 2001	22,975	20,909	2,066	8.99%	90
Aug 2001	22,916	20,906	2,010	8.77%	88
Sep 2001	23,099	21,174	1,925	8.33%	83
Oct 2001	23,165	21,243	1,922	8.30%	83
Nov 2001	23,162	21,173	1,989	8.59%	86
Dec 2001	22,987	20,895	2,092	9.10%	91

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	22,873	20,692	2,181	9.54%	95
Feb 2002	23,000	20,904	2,096	9.11%	91
Mar 2002	22,984	21,013	1,971	8.58%	86
Apr 2002	22,852	20,914	1,938	8.48%	85
May 2002	23,165	21,098	2,067	8.92%	89
Jun 2002	23,233	20,967	2,266	9.75%	98
Jul 2002	23,024	20,814	2,210	9.60%	96
Aug 2002	22,607	20,483	2,124	9.40%	94
Sep 2002	22,876	21,022	1,854	8.10%	81
Oct 2002	22,844	20,940	1,904	8.33%	83
Nov 2002	22,626	20,660	1,966	8.69%	87
Dec 2002	22,991	21,075	1,916	8.33%	83

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	22,806	20,735	2,071	9.08%	91
Feb 2003	22,764	20,749	2,015	8.85%	89
Mar 2003	23,039	21,217	1,822	7.91%	79
Apr 2003	23,257	21,428	1,829	7.86%	79
May 2003	23,671	21,800	1,871	7.90%	79
Jun 2003	24,096	21,953	2,143	8.89%	89
Jul 2003	23,574	21,501	2,073	8.79%	88
Aug 2003	23,427	21,528	1,899	8.11%	81
Sep 2003	23,311	21,609	1,702	7.30%	73
Oct 2003	23,944	22,331	1,613	6.74%	67
Nov 2003	23,807	22,120	1,687	7.09%	71
Dec 2003	23,696	22,100	1,596	6.74%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	23,749	21,992	1,757	7.40%	74
Feb 2004	23,493	21,816	1,677	7.14%	71
Mar 2004	23,610	22,090	1,520	6.44%	64
Apr 2004	23,898	22,504	1,394	5.83%	58
May 2004	23,992	22,540	1,452	6.05%	61
Jun 2004	24,090	22,449	1,641	6.81%	68
Jul 2004	23,937	22,417	1,520	6.35%	64
Aug 2004	23,553	22,135	1,418	6.02%	60
Sep 2004	23,434	22,134	1,300	5.55%	55
Oct 2004	23,567	22,212	1,355	5.75%	57
Nov 2004	23,591	22,101	1,490	6.32%	63
Dec 2004	23,664	22,154	1,510	6.38%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	23,641	21,883	1,758	7.44%	74
Feb 2005	23,585	21,807	1,778	7.54%	75
Mar 2005	23,678	22,194	1,484	6.27%	63
Apr 2005	23,957	22,565	1,392	5.81%	58
May 2005	23,856	22,409	1,447	6.07%	61
Jun 2005	24,080	22,504	1,576	6.54%	65
Jul 2005	24,237	22,630	1,607	6.63%	66
Aug 2005	24,265	22,763	1,502	6.19%	62
Sep 2005	23,806	22,351	1,455	6.11%	61
Oct 2005	23,749	22,320	1,429	6.02%	60
Nov 2005	23,713	22,202	1,511	6.37%	64
Dec 2005	23,452	22,062	1,390	5.93%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	23,399	21,950	1,449	6.19%	62
Feb 2006	23,337	21,913	1,424	6.10%	61
Mar 2006	23,293	22,065	1,228	5.27%	53
Apr 2006	23,669	22,469	1,200	5.07%	51
May 2006	23,732	22,427	1,305	5.50%	55
Jun 2006	23,940	22,555	1,385	5.79%	58
Jul 2006	24,173	22,701	1,472	6.09%	61
Aug 2006	23,864	22,524	1,340	5.62%	56
Sep 2006	23,631	22,362	1,269	5.37%	54
Oct 2006	23,958	22,718	1,240	5.18%	52
Nov 2006	23,907	22,604	1,303	5.45%	55
Dec 2006	24,014	22,783	1,231	5.13%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	24,889	23,466	1,423	5.72%	57
Feb 2007	24,671	23,306	1,365	5.53%	55
Mar 2007	24,600	23,391	1,209	4.91%	49
Apr 2007	24,676	23,537	1,139	4.62%	46
May 2007	24,726	23,489	1,237	5.00%	50
Jun 2007	24,863	23,508	1,355	5.45%	54
Jul 2007	24,932	23,546	1,386	5.56%	56
Aug 2007	24,631	23,312	1,319	5.36%	54
Sep 2007	24,590	23,374	1,216	4.95%	49
Oct 2007	24,695	23,405	1,290	5.22%	52
Nov 2007	24,812	23,454	1,358	5.47%	55
Dec 2007	24,808	23,330	1,478	5.96%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	24,595	22,904	1,691	6.88%	69
Feb 2008	24,198	22,540	1,658	6.85%	69
Mar 2008	24,399	22,847	1,552	6.36%	64
Apr 2008	24,867	23,352	1,515	6.09%	61
May 2008	25,072	23,306	1,766	7.04%	70
Jun 2008	25,396	23,498	1,898	7.47%	75
Jul 2008	25,616	23,441	2,175	8.49%	85
Aug 2008	25,392	23,255	2,137	8.42%	84
Sep 2008	25,260	23,215	2,045	8.10%	81
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Columbus County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	3,942	17.28%
2.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,764	7.73%
3.	Public Administration	1,136	4.98%
4.	Paper Manufacturing	1,044	4.58%
5.	Wood Manufacturing	950	4.16%
6.	Repair and Maintenance	858	3.76%
7.	Educational Services	808	3.54%
8.	Health Care	780	3.42%
9.	Truck Transportation	724	3.17%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	708	3.10%
11.	Accommodation and Food Services	680	2.98%
12.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	672	2.95%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	570	2.50%
14.	Utilities	558	2.45%
15.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	538	2.36%
16.	Food and Beverage Stores	490	2.15%
17.	Chemical Manufacturing	448	1.96%
18.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	360	1.58%
19.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	348	1.53%
20.	Machinery Manufacturing	304	1.33%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	3,954	20.71%
2.	Educational Services	2,838	14.86%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,478	7.74%
4.	Finance and Insurance	1,160	6.07%
5.	Public Administration	916	4.80%
6.	Social Assistance	836	4.38%
7.	Department and Other General Stores	644	3.37%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	546	2.86%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	514	2.69%
10.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	462	2.42%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	452	2.37%
12.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	342	1.79%
13.	Construction	264	1.38%
14.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	262	1.37%
15.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	246	1.29%
16.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	228	1.19%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	216	1.13%
18.	Apparel Manufacturing	204	1.07%
19.	Food Manufacturing	196	1.03%
20.	Private Household Services	160	0.84%

Columbus County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	1,888	8.27%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,498	6.56%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,424	6.24%
4.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,046	4.58%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	942	4.13%
6.	Other Construction Trades	788	3.45%
7.	Carpenters	778	3.41%
8.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	732	3.21%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	702	3.08%
10.	Farmers and Farm Managers	652	2.86%
11.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	640	2.80%
12.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	616	2.70%
13.	Agricultural Workers	606	2.66%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	568	2.49%
15.	Other Management Occupations	566	2.48%
16.	Law Enforcement Workers	550	2.41%
17.	Construction Laborers	484	2.12%
18.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	480	2.10%
19.	Electricians	422	1.85%
20.	Other Material Moving Workers	392	1.72%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,238	6.48%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,186	6.21%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	982	5.14%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	958	5.02%
5.	Cashiers	886	4.64%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	796	4.17%
7.	Registered Nurses	732	3.83%
8.	Other Production Occupations	728	3.81%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	616	3.23%
10.	Other Management Occupations	590	3.09%
11.	Health Technologists and Technicians	588	3.08%
12.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	560	2.93%
13.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	522	2.73%
14.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	498	2.61%
15.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	496	2.60%
16.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	446	2.34%
17.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	434	2.27%
18.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	408	2.14%
19.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	402	2.11%
20.	Child Care Workers	386	2.02%

Columbus County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	41,244	47.84%
15-35 hours	7,434	8.62%
1-14 hours	1,849	2.14%
No regular hours	35,688	41.39%

Columbus County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,608	3.93%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,631	3.99%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,878	4.59%
6 AM-6:29 AM	4,641	11.35%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	3,941	9.64%
7 AM-7:29 AM	6,350	15.53%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	7,791	19.06%
8 AM-8:29 AM	4,928	12.05%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,498	3.66%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,627	3.98%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	384	0.94%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	187	0.46%
Noon-3:59 PM	2,178	5.33%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,243	5.49%

Columbus County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,515	3.71%
5-9	5,121	12.53%
10-14	6,235	15.25%
15-19	6,373	15.59%
20-24	4,832	11.82%
25-29	1,748	4.28%
30-34	5,321	13.01%
35-39	1,004	2.46%
40-44	1,095	2.68%
45-59	3,659	8.95%
60-89	2,491	6.09%
At least 90	1,491	3.65%

Columbus County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	42	0.10%	25,782	63.06%
30-44	4	0.01%	7,416	18.14%
45-59	6	0.01%	3,653	8.93%
At least 60	32	0.08%	3,950	9.66%

Columbus County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	20	0.05%
Car / truck / van, carpool	5,971	14.29%
Car / truck / van, solo	33,445	80.06%
Motorcycle	24	0.06%
Other	600	1.44%
Public transportation	84	0.20%
Walked	741	1.77%
Worked at home	890	2.13%

Columbus County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Columbus County Family Information Back to top
: 42,610 (106,724 people)
: 30,322 (91,236 people)
: 9,132
: 72,472
Columbus County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	8,224	18.94%
$10,000-$14,999	4,635	10.67%
$15,000-$19,999	3,758	8.65%
$20,000-$24,999	3,907	9.00%
$25,000-$29,999	2,864	6.59%
$30,000-$34,999	2,667	6.14%
$35,000-$39,999	2,500	5.76%
$40,000-$44,999	2,617	6.03%
$45,000-$49,999	2,025	4.66%
$50,000-$59,999	3,164	7.29%
$60,000-$74,999	3,156	7.27%
$75,000-$99,999	2,189	5.04%
$100,000-$124,999	753	1.73%
$125,000-$149,999	304	0.70%
$150,000-$199,999	256	0.59%
$200,000 or more	408	0.94%

Columbus County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	5,651	26.52%
Family, 2 people	6,532	30.66%
Nonfamily, 2 people	507	2.38%
Family, 3 people	3,834	17.99%
Nonfamily, 3 people	57	0.27%
Family, 4 people	2,891	13.57%
Nonfamily, 4 people	29	0.14%
Family, 5 people	1,109	5.20%
Nonfamily, 5 people	7	0.03%
Family, 6 people	405	1.90%
Nonfamily, 6 people	5	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	277	1.30%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	4	0.02%

Columbus County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	31,204	28.44%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	8,895	8.11%
Public Assistance	2,188	1.99%
Retirement	7,462	6.80%
Self Employment	4,730	4.31%
Social Security	14,264	13.00%
Supplemental Security	4,221	3.85%
Wage / Salary	29,764	27.13%
Other	6,973	6.36%

Columbus County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	13,130	58.46%
With children under 18	9,328	41.54%

Columbus County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,549	8.50%
Married	25,551	61.20%
Never Married	11,165	26.74%
Widowed	1,482	3.55%

Columbus County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,142	8.96%
Married	25,684	55.53%
Never Married	9,039	19.54%
Widowed	7,388	15.97%

Columbus County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Columbus County Education Information Back to top
Columbus County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	8,688	10.49%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	17,615	21.28%
High school diploma or equivalent	27,769	33.54%
Some college, no degree	15,699	18.96%
Associate degree	5,466	6.60%
Bachelors degree	5,118	6.18%
Graduate or professional degree	2,436	2.94%

Columbus County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	836	1.53%	324	0.59%	1,160	2.12%
Kindergarten	1,502	2.74%	76	0.14%	1,578	2.88%
Grades 1-4	6,316	11.54%	278	0.51%	6,594	12.04%
Grades 5-8	6,389	11.67%	334	0.61%	6,723	12.28%
Grades 9-12	6,619	12.09%	310	0.57%	6,929	12.66%
Undergrad college	3,929	7.18%	394	0.72%	4,323	7.90%
Graduate or professional school	262	0.48%	44	0.08%	306	0.56%
Total	25,853	47.22%	1,760	3.21%	27,613	50.44%

Columbus County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Columbus County Business Information Back to top
: $202,349,000
: $409,325,000
: $30,300,000
: $821,235
: 6,470
Columbus County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	6	7	9	7	11
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	5	6	8	9	11
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	2	1	7
1999 - Construction	13	19	37	27	33
1999 - Educational Services	1	0	2	2	2
1999 - Finance & Insurance	8	4	17	14	23
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	9	8	35	27	35
1999 - Information	0	1	1	5	3
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	2	2	0
1999 - Manufacturing	3	4	17	15	10
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	6	10	21	23	77
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	11	1	12	11	26
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	2	13	3	8
1999 - Retail Trade	27	17	82	73	104
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	11	5	16	5	9
1999 - Unclassified	6	0	1	0	1
1999 - Utilities	0	0	1	2	0
1999 - Wholesale Trade	6	6	5	14	23
1999 - Total	113	91	281	241	383
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	4	3	11	7	10
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	7	7	10	9
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	3	2	1	4
2000 - Construction	14	14	36	28	31
2000 - Educational Services	1	0	1	3	3
2000 - Finance & Insurance	5	6	16	12	28
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	12	2	41	34	28
2000 - Information	1	1	5	1	3
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	2	1	1
2000 - Manufacturing	3	7	16	16	6
2000 - Mining	1	0	0	0	1
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	9	9	35	26	59
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	6	7	16	8	29
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	1	8	6	11
2000 - Retail Trade	20	18	68	59	140
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	6	9	10	14	9
2000 - Unclassified	12	3	0	1	1
2000 - Utilities	0	0	2	0	1
2000 - Wholesale Trade	8	5	12	15	17
2000 - Total	105	95	288	242	391
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	6	7	5	8	13
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	4	4	7	6	8
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	1	1	2	4
2001 - Construction	9	25	25	36	22
2001 - Educational Services	0	1	5	2	1
2001 - Finance & Insurance	2	6	10	19	27
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	15	8	34	38	36
2001 - Information	1	1	2	2	5
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	3	2
2001 - Manufacturing	3	2	12	18	8
2001 - Mining	0	0	1	0	1
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	14	9	23	26	72
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	6	15	12	26
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	6	3	5	9	10
2001 - Retail Trade	24	28	70	81	108
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	8	5	9	11	14
2001 - Unclassified	3	5	3	0	1
2001 - Utilities	0	0	2	1	0
2001 - Wholesale Trade	5	8	12	17	16
2001 - Total	107	119	241	291	374
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	4	4	7	10	12
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	3	8	8	6
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	4	2	2
2002 - Construction	9	7	22	32	33
2002 - Educational Services	0	1	1	3	4
2002 - Finance & Insurance	7	3	14	10	31
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	14	3	45	41	35
2002 - Information	3	0	3	5	2
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	2	1	3
2002 - Manufacturing	2	7	11	13	9
2002 - Mining	0	2	0	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	8	30	25	72
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	6	3	12	12	29
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	4	5	5	16
2002 - Retail Trade	18	30	69	87	102
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	8	7	11	11	13
2002 - Unclassified	1	3	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	1
2002 - Wholesale Trade	5	6	11	19	14
2002 - Total	86	92	256	285	384
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	7	3	16	6	12
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	2	6	10	9
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	1	4	4
2003 - Construction	15	17	24	28	23
2003 - Educational Services	3	1	2	2	3
2003 - Finance & Insurance	2	4	14	16	28
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	10	7	51	43	35
2003 - Information	0	1	2	4	6
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	3	2
2003 - Manufacturing	4	3	15	13	6
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	12	8	33	21	67
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	8	10	16	22
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	3	6	3	15
2003 - Retail Trade	18	34	78	69	91
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	5	11	9	10	14
2003 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	2	0	1
2003 - Wholesale Trade	1	4	13	12	19
2003 - Total	87	106	283	260	357
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	3	13	9	15
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	4	7	8	8
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	3	1	4	1	4
2004 - Construction	6	12	27	25	29
2004 - Educational Services	0	1	3	1	4
2004 - Finance & Insurance	6	3	19	15	23
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	15	7	42	42	49
2004 - Information	0	0	1	7	3
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	2	2	1
2004 - Manufacturing	1	3	16	9	12
2004 - Mining	1	0	0	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	10	7	31	28	61
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	3	14	7	27
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	6	1	7	4	14
2004 - Retail Trade	15	16	60	68	111
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	9	3	14	9	12
2004 - Unclassified	6	0	0	0	1
2004 - Utilities	0	0	2	0	1
2004 - Wholesale Trade	4	4	11	12	21
2004 - Total	90	68	273	247	396
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	5	3	6	11	18
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	6	6	12	3
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	2	2	3	6
2005 - Construction	11	12	25	31	20
2005 - Educational Services	2	1	0	1	6
2005 - Finance & Insurance	3	2	13	21	27
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	14	12	55	45	35
2005 - Information	0	1	5	3	2
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	1	3
2005 - Manufacturing	1	2	16	12	8
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	7	25	24	72
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	4	8	12	30
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	4	2	12	13
2005 - Retail Trade	15	27	55	70	103
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	6	10	15	10	11
2005 - Unclassified	3	0	1	0	1
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	2
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	2	13	10	23
2005 - Total	69	95	248	279	384

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Columbus County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Columbus County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	84,652	77.52%
Below Poverty Level	24,550	22.48%

Columbus County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1970	$2,903	$8	$9,112	$0	$0	$878	$12,893	$7,084	$2,906	$994
1971	$2,603	$2	$10,493	$0	$0	$941	$14,037	$7,955	$2,842	$2,187
1972	$2,599	$405	$11,105	$0	$0	$825	$14,529	$7,467	$2,654	$1,399
1973	$2,567	$768	$12,226	$0	$0	$652	$15,445	$8,553	$2,468	$2,064
1974	$2,809	$852	$14,078	$0	$0	$945	$17,832	$9,577	$2,282	$2,799
1975	$2,846	$985	$18,154	$0	$0	$2,928	$23,928	$12,075	$2,216	$3,922
1976	$4,023	$1,022	$16,913	$0	$0	$2,137	$23,073	$12,589	$8,030	$6,891
1977	$4,348	$1,127	$17,759	$0	$0	$1,905	$24,012	$14,938	$7,844	$4,884
1978	$4,328	$1,136	$19,756	$0	$0	$2,137	$26,221	$14,873	$7,597	$2,632
1979	$4,666	$1,271	$22,212	$0	$0	$1,932	$28,810	$17,539	$7,357	$2,909
1980	$4,826	$1,453	$21,224	$1	$0	$1,563	$27,614	$15,623	$10,027	$2,720
1981	$5,605	$1,528	$24,942	$0	$0	$2,069	$32,616	$2,604	$9,615	$2,692
1982	$6,473	$1,993	$23,383	$0	$0	$2,996	$32,852	$21,085	$10,345	$3,284
1983	$6,661	$1,609	$23,523	$0	$0	$2,915	$33,099	$21,950	$8,315	$4,444
1984	$6,736	$2,379	$27,491	$0	$0	$3,044	$37,271	$22,095	$7,576	$4,528
1985	$6,835	$3,327	$30,116	$0	$0	$4,085	$41,036	$26,603	$6,875	$4,313
1986	$7,445	$3,325	$33,748	$0	$0	$4,431	$45,624	$28,866	$6,270	$3,993
1987	$7,525	$4,562	$37,225	$0	$0	$3,855	$48,605	$30,686	$7,881	$3,724
1988	$7,684	$5,119	$38,867	$0	$0	$4,716	$51,267	$32,058	$5,400	$4,919
1989	$8,262	$4,814	$44,947	$0	$0	$3,780	$56,989	$33,357	$5,747	$6,226
1990	$9,195	$5,472	$44,771	$0	$0	$3,694	$57,660	$34,247	$4,995	$6,227
1991	$10,123	$4,800	$51,681	$0	$0	$6,195	$67,999	$40,927	$13,850	$8,951
1992	$10,371	$5,782	$54,705	$0	$0	$6,688	$71,764	$40,579	$28,605	$18,538
1993	$12,888	$5,734	$47,277	$0	$0	$5,395	$65,560	$40,876	$19,560	$8,045
1994	$12,142	$5,209	$64,264	$0	$0	$4,649	$81,055	$42,919	$27,455	$17,318
1995	$13,705	$5,223	$68,223	$0	$0	$5,925	$87,853	$45,065	$25,970	$18,394
1996	$14,871	$5,653	$65,743	$0	$0	$10,032	$90,646	$45,065	$24,480	$17,768
1997	$15,112	$6,051	$68,724	$0	$0	$10,070	$93,906	$45,865	$53,359	$47,624
1998	$16,536	$6,387	$77,063	$0	$0	$13,074	$106,673	$59,165	$48,824	$49,586
1999	$16,868	$6,594	$76,107	$118	$0	$14,091	$107,184	$55,931	$43,787	$47,543
2000	$17,458	$6,657	$94,828	$71	$0	$11,834	$124,191	$68,007	$62,969	$74,606
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$19,908	$6,608	$97,517	$101	$0	$14,130	$131,656	$74,057	$84,490	$58,778
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$21,075	$8,566	$97,665	$440	$0	$20,008	$139,188	$69,646	$73,039	$78,616
2005	$22,189	$8,778	$99,494	$347	$0	$14,463	$136,493	$74,361	$65,862	$57,851
2006	$25,146	$9,846	$102,449	$393	$0	$16,740	$144,728	$74,378	$51,035	$41,056

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1970	$10,035	$964	$63	$126	$0	$0	$13,112
1970	$119	$1,467	$83	$0	$0	$255	$13,112
1971	$10,485	$185	$44	$151	$0	$0	$13,110
1971	$165	$1,267	$96	$0	$0	$717	$13,110
1972	$11,950	$321	$42	$198	$0	$0	$14,359
1972	$166	$1,224	$95	$0	$0	$363	$14,359
1973	$12,295	$255	$51	$221	$0	$0	$15,135
1973	$197	$1,248	$88	$0	$0	$780	$15,135
1974	$14,751	$268	$71	$209	$0	$0	$18,919
1974	$206	$1,111	$80	$0	$0	$2,223	$18,919
1975	$17,711	$262	$121	$726	$0	$0	$22,309
1975	$354	$1,167	$74	$0	$0	$1,894	$22,309
1976	$17,485	$257	$89	$5,124	$0	$11	$26,716
1976	$408	$1,683	$483	$0	$0	$1,176	$26,716
1977	$19,291	$271	$91	$4,396	$0	$13	$28,816
1977	$400	$1,973	$476	$0	$0	$1,905	$28,816
1978	$21,489	$313	$114	$1,232	$0	$34	$27,799
1978	$629	$2,153	$471	$0	$0	$1,364	$27,799
1979	$22,534	$414	$212	$575	$0	$55	$30,266
1979	$671	$2,076	$459	$0	$0	$3,270	$30,266
1980	$24,262	$550	$133	$824	$0	$89	$31,320
1980	$504	$1,577	$474	$0	$0	$2,907	$31,320
1981	$27,367	$636	$247	$825	$0	$114	$34,494
1981	$624	$1,457	$634	$0	$0	$2,590	$34,494
1982	$28,332	$507	$378	$808	$0	$125	$36,374
1982	$631	$2,052	$619	$0	$0	$2,922	$36,374
1983	$28,689	$632	$378	$1,038	$0	$103	$36,797
1983	$697	$2,247	$572	$0	$0	$2,441	$36,797
1984	$31,062	$738	$301	$1,402	$0	$146	$40,013
1984	$679	$2,516	$530	$0	$0	$2,639	$40,013
1985	$34,925	$804	$348	$1,920	$0	$170	$45,142
1985	$747	$2,629	$491	$0	$0	$3,108	$45,142
1986	$38,728	$819	$380	$2,162	$0	$154	$49,759
1986	$785	$2,493	$396	$0	$0	$3,842	$49,759
1987	$40,403	$1,128	$429	$2,360	$0	$169	$53,402
1987	$852	$2,834	$428	$0	$0	$4,799	$53,402
1988	$42,561	$1,266	$441	$2,327	$0	$165	$55,926
1988	$833	$3,239	$359	$0	$0	$4,735	$55,926
1989	$45,072	$1,138	$442	$2,683	$0	$186	$59,869
1989	$1,093	$3,574	$394	$0	$0	$5,287	$59,869
1990	$49,724	$1,189	$466	$3,428	$0	$218	$67,394
1990	$1,155	$4,413	$412	$0	$0	$6,389	$67,394
1991	$52,308	$1,352	$825	$3,716	$0	$233	$79,801
1991	$1,242	$5,081	$686	$0	$0	$14,358	$79,801
1992	$53,691	$1,504	$493	$4,084	$0	$228	$83,192
1992	$1,343	$7,702	$1,220	$0	$0	$12,927	$83,192
1993	$57,340	$2,343	$536	$4,502	$0	$251	$86,247
1993	$2,060	$9,162	$2,032	$0	$0	$8,021	$86,247
1994	$57,013	$1,533	$540	$5,177	$0	$299	$85,364
1994	$1,027	$10,084	$1,453	$0	$0	$8,238	$85,364
1995	$60,272	$2,008	$673	$6,000	$13	$605	$99,945
1995	$1,548	$10,126	$1,720	$0	$0	$16,980	$99,945
1996	$63,968	$1,965	$669	$5,833	$0	$277	$98,614
1996	$1,620	$8,041	$1,917	$74	$0	$14,250	$98,614
1997	$66,380	$1,938	$689	$5,811	$30	$309	$100,692
1997	$2,208	$8,430	$1,710	$0	$0	$13,187	$100,692
1998	$72,132	$2,021	$762	$6,158	$30	$415	$115,565
1998	$1,878	$8,489	$3,654	$0	$0	$20,026	$115,565
1999	$77,690	$2,266	$824	$5,677	$0	$401	$120,745
1999	$1,905	$8,918	$3,367	$68	$0	$19,629	$120,745
2000	$86,697	$2,723	$918	$6,345	$0	$424	$134,185
2000	$2,319	$10,286	$2,945	$50	$0	$21,478	$134,185
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$84,017	$1,948	$767	$7,022	$0	$349	$146,336
2002	$2,352	$12,088	$5,162	$6,686	$0	$25,945	$146,336
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$84,898	$2,988	$1,605	$7,236	$0	$451	$144,850
2004	$3,304	$13,387	$3,976	$733	$0	$26,272	$144,850
2005	$90,039	$2,778	$1,955	$7,349	$0	$419	$150,787
2005	$3,224	$14,549	$2,534	$371	$0	$27,569	$150,787
2006	$94,182	$3,066	$1,113	$7,512	$0	$402	$161,623
2006	$3,429	$14,904	$4,641	$1,692	$0	$30,682	$161,623

Columbus County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Columbus County Criminal Information Back to top
: 771

Columbus County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Columbus County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Columbus County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	7,481	13.66%
10-19 Years	8,070	14.74%
20-29 Years	6,641	12.13%
30-39 Years	7,643	13.96%
40-49 Years	7,993	14.60%
50-59 Years	6,764	12.35%
60-69 Years	4,987	9.11%
70-79 Years	3,388	6.19%
80-89 Years	1,542	2.82%
90+ Years	240	0.44%

Columbus County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	26,323	48.08%
Female	28,426	51.92%

Columbus County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	34,380	62.80%
African-American	16,901	30.87%
Amerindian	1,665	3.04%
Hispanic/Latino	1,269	2.32%
Multiracial	370	0.68%
Asian	118	0.22%
Other Race	33	0.06%
Pacific Islander	13	0.02%

Columbus County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	22,455	50.91%
2.	English	7,287	16.52%
3.	Irish	3,293	7.47%
4.	German	2,608	5.91%
5.	Scotch Irish	2,347	5.32%
6.	Scottish	1,219	2.76%
7.	French Non-Basque	1,022	2.32%
8.	African	928	2.10%
9.	European	753	1.71%
10.	Italian	523	1.19%

Columbus County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	100,344	96.53%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	2,748	2.64%
3.	German	257	0.25%
4.	French	248	0.24%
5.	Tagalog	100	0.10%
6.	Korean	62	0.06%
7.	Urdu	38	0.04%
8.	Other Slavic	34	0.03%
9.	Japanese	20	0.02%
10.	Arabic	16	0.02%

Columbus County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	109,654	98.58%
Naturalized immigrant	476	0.43%
Not a citizen	1,106	0.99%

Columbus County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Columbus County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Columbus County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Boardman	Evergreen	South Williams
Bogue	Fair Bluff	Tabor City
Bolton	Hallsboro	Tatums
Brunswick	Lake Waccamaw	Waccamaw
Bug Hill	Lees	Welch Creek
Cerro Gordo	Nakina	Western Prong
Chadbourn	Ransom	Whiteville
Clarendon	Riegelwood	Williams
Delco	Sandyfield

Columbus County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

28423	28436	28455
28424	28438	28456
28430	28439	28463
28431	28442	28472
28432	28450

Whiteville (10,650)	Cerro Gordo (2,180)	Clarendon
Chadbourn (6,279)	Fair Bluff (2,002)	Williams
Ransom (3,774)	Welch Creek (1,731)	Waccamaw
Bogue (3,516)	Bolton (1,617)	Evergreen
Lees (3,415)	Lake Waccamaw (1,411)	Riegelwood
Tatums (3,412)	Western Prong (1,265)	Hallsboro
South Williams (2,998)	Brunswick (360)	Nakina
Bug Hill (2,604)	Sandyfield (340)	Delco
Tabor City (2,509)	Boardman (202)