Ancestry in Columbus, North Carolina (Town)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Columbus
Columbus
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%CountOther1Unclassified2AmericanEnglishIrishGermanScotch-IrishItalianFrenchPolishSwissEuropeanGreekScottishWelshRussianSwedishBritish24.388436%38.178439%24.388436%24.4%32923.054114%17.797340%23.054114%23.1%31117.865085%12.179257%17.865085%17.9%24112.824314%9.433882%12.824314%12.8%17311.341735%8.600430%11.341735%11.3%1539.266123%10.404767%9.266123%9.3%1255.263158%2.556859%5.263158%5.3%713.261675%3.159053%3.261675%3.3%441.408451%1.621505%1.408451%1.4%191.260193%1.419278%1.260193%1.3%171.111935%0.168608%1.111935%1.1%150.741290%1.289661%0.741290%0.7%100.741290%0.277039%0.741290%0.7%100.741290%2.411771%0.741290%0.7%100.667161%0.538778%0.667161%0.7%90.593032%0.439853%0.593032%0.6%80.593032%0.539422%0.593032%0.6%80.518903%0.537943%0.518903%0.5%7
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1includes Hispanics and Asians 2and unreported

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Columbus
Columbus
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%Count%MexicanCubanSouth AmericanPeruvian63.082437%59.345949%63.082437%63.1%17613.047%13.0%31.541219%2.689082%31.541219%31.5%886.523%6.52%5.017921%6.367355%5.017921%5.0%141.038%1.04%5.017921%0.984670%5.017921%5.0%141.038%1.04%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by Tract in Columbus

American Ancestry by Tract#3

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
17.0%18.0%18.8%19.7%20.6%21.5%

English Ancestry by Tract#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
13.7%14.5%15.2%15.9%16.7%17.5%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
7.39%7.73%8.08%8.42%8.76%9.11%

German Ancestry by Tract#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
11.9%13.6%15.3%17.0%18.7%20.4%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Tract#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
2.9%3.6%4.3%5.0%5.8%6.5%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
2.7%3.7%4.5%5.4%6.3%7.2%

French Ancestry by Tract#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
1.3%2.3%3.2%4.1%5.0%5.9%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.78%1.22%1.65%2.08%2.51%2.95%

Swiss Ancestry by Tract#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swiss' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.08%0.15%0.23%0.30%0.38%

European Ancestry by Tract#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.6%3.1%4.7%6.2%7.8%

Greek Ancestry by Tract#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Greek' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.35%0.70%1.05%1.40%1.75%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
2.5%3.0%3.6%4.1%4.6%5.1%

Welsh Ancestry by Tract#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Welsh' ancestry (%):
0.31%0.63%0.95%1.26%1.58%1.90%

Russian Ancestry by Tract#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):
0.58%0.64%0.70%0.76%0.82%0.88%

Swedish Ancestry by Tract#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swedish' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.17%0.34%0.51%0.68%0.85%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#18

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.4%2.9%4.3%5.8%7.3%

Cuban Ancestry by Tract#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Cuban' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.1%2.6%

South American Ancestry by Tract#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.12%0.24%0.37%0.49%0.62%

Peruvian Ancestry by Tract#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Peruvian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.08%0.16%0.24%0.33%0.41%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.19%0.38%0.57%0.77%0.96%
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Ancestry by Place in Polk County

There are 3 places in Polk County. This section compares Columbus to all of the places in Polk County and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbus.

American Ancestry by Place#23

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Columbus, selected other places in Polk County, and entities that contain Columbus
0%5%10%15%Count#ColumbusPolk CountyPolkPolk County SchoolsPolk CountyTryonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSaludaSouth AtlanticSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited States17.865085%17.865085%17.9%241115.213541%15.213541%15.2%3,09215.213541%15.213541%15.2%3,09212.181122%12.181122%12.2%191212.179257%12.179257%12.2%1,210,7191.21M11.477573%11.477573%11.5%8739.905928%9.905928%9.9%6,193,1076.19M9.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M6.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of place out of 3 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in North Carolina

There are 739 places in North Carolina. This section compares Columbus to the 50 most populous places in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbus. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 18,241.

American Ancestry by Place#43

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Columbus, selected other places in North Carolina, and entities that contain Columbus
0%10%20%30%Count#LumbertonShelbyBooneWilmingtonColumbusPolk CountyPolkPolk County SchoolsPolk CountyWilsonRaleighNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSalisburyFuquay-VarinaClaytonGoldsboroThomasvilleAshevilleSouth AtlanticSouthGarnerSanfordAsheboroKannapolisHickoryWake ForestMint HillClemmonsCorneliusGastoniaKernersvilleBurlingtonRocky MountHuntersvilleHolly SpringsConcordLexingtonIndian TrailUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesStatesvilleMooresvilleHigh PointMatthewsKinstonWinston-SalemJacksonvilleCaryApexGreensboroNew BernFayettevilleHavelockDurhamCharlotteMonroeGreenvilleCarrboroChapel HillMorrisville38.228772%38.228772%38.2%8,275121.624957%21.624957%21.6%4,381219.061455%19.061455%19.1%3,477318.720763%18.720763%18.7%21,29021.3k417.865085%17.865085%17.9%24115.213541%15.213541%15.2%3,09215.213541%15.213541%15.2%3,09214.054239%14.054239%14.1%6,965512.519770%12.519770%12.5%55,25355.3k612.179257%12.179257%12.2%1,210,7191.21M12.116173%12.116173%12.1%4,080712.005985%12.005985%12.0%2,728811.809411%11.809411%11.8%2,191911.440820%11.440820%11.4%4,1101010.184708%10.184708%10.2%2,768119.937051%9.937051%9.9%8,698129.905928%9.905928%9.9%6,193,1076.19M9.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M9.780995%9.780995%9.8%2,702139.556596%9.556596%9.6%2,776149.492648%9.492648%9.5%2,466159.469191%9.469191%9.5%4,326169.467647%9.467647%9.5%3,813179.311252%9.311252%9.3%3,396189.231138%9.231138%9.2%2,310199.034603%9.034603%9.0%1,765208.776344%8.776344%8.8%2,407218.734789%8.734789%8.7%6,453228.666161%8.666161%8.7%2,057238.639909%8.639909%8.6%4,542248.338229%8.338229%8.3%4,684257.947622%7.947622%7.9%4,109267.694350%7.694350%7.7%2,318277.621891%7.621891%7.6%6,536287.480748%7.480748%7.5%1,428297.332838%7.332838%7.3%2,666306.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.874976%6.874976%6.9%1,769316.762370%6.762370%6.8%2,393326.249656%6.249656%6.2%6,811336.208824%6.208824%6.2%1,866345.899126%5.899126%5.9%1,262355.814890%5.814890%5.8%13,86713.9k365.813987%5.813987%5.8%3,977375.777105%5.777105%5.8%9,002385.549860%5.549860%5.5%2,436395.226507%5.226507%5.2%14,74814.7k405.140482%5.140482%5.1%1,546415.011538%5.011538%5.0%10,20710.2k424.866699%4.866699%4.9%1,004434.713200%4.713200%4.7%11,86611.9k444.686747%4.686747%4.7%37,90837.9k454.551035%4.551035%4.6%1,557464.116107%4.116107%4.1%3,694473.603776%3.603776%3.6%752483.552241%3.552241%3.6%2,096492.637168%2.637168%2.6%59650
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Columbus to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbus. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

American Ancestry by Place#63

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Columbus, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Columbus
0%5%10%15%Count#ColumbusMontgomeryPolk CountyPolkPolk County SchoolsPolk CountyAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…ChesapeakeLouisvilleRaleighBirminghamNorth CarolinaN CarolinaLexington-FayetteVirginia BeachVirginia BchSouth AtlanticSouthHuntsvillePlanoNashville-DavidsonShreveportNorfolkTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. PetersburgMobileColumbusAtlantaAmarilloOklahoma CityLubbockOrlandoTampaLittle RockFort WorthWinston-SalemJacksonvilleBaton RougeGreensboroArlingtonFayettevilleDurhamCharlotteMiamiGarlandMemphisHoustonArlingtonAustinIrvingRichmondEl PasoCorpus ChristiSan AntonioDallasNew OrleansWashingtonBaltimoreHialeahLaredo17.865085%17.865085%17.9%24116.293124%16.293124%16.3%32,86632.9k115.213541%15.213541%15.2%3,09215.213541%15.213541%15.2%3,09215.151130%15.151130%15.2%29,81529.8k213.640145%13.640145%13.6%31,80831.8k312.716389%12.716389%12.7%77,77077.8k412.519770%12.519770%12.5%55,25355.3k512.380428%12.380428%12.4%26,29926.3k612.179257%12.179257%12.2%1,210,7191.21M12.086836%12.086836%12.1%37,65437.7k711.823015%11.823015%11.8%53,17253.2k89.905928%9.905928%9.9%6,193,1076.19M9.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M9.390230%9.390230%9.4%17,74517.7k99.204265%9.204265%9.2%25,68825.7k108.269400%8.269400%8.3%53,23653.2k117.884334%7.884334%7.9%15,65615.7k127.811610%7.811610%7.8%19,19519.2k137.489760%7.489760%7.5%29,95230.0k146.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.763807%6.763807%6.8%17,15217.2k156.530661%6.530661%6.5%12,65112.7k166.510636%6.510636%6.5%13,04113.0k176.376951%6.376951%6.4%29,10329.1k186.375462%6.375462%6.4%12,59612.6k196.304202%6.304202%6.3%39,08739.1k206.269350%6.269350%6.3%15,32915.3k216.086834%6.086834%6.1%16,02716.0k226.073692%6.073692%6.1%21,95522.0k236.070128%6.070128%6.1%11,99712.0k245.894133%5.894133%5.9%48,09248.1k255.814890%5.814890%5.8%13,86713.9k265.747966%5.747966%5.7%49,23849.2k275.649033%5.649033%5.6%12,91912.9k285.226507%5.226507%5.2%14,74814.7k295.095090%5.095090%5.1%19,56019.6k305.011538%5.011538%5.0%10,20710.2k314.713200%4.713200%4.7%11,86611.9k324.686747%4.686747%4.7%37,90837.9k334.424648%4.424648%4.4%19,14219.1k344.295388%4.295388%4.3%10,08610.1k354.189633%4.189633%4.2%27,47827.5k364.074879%4.074879%4.1%91,30191.3k373.782531%3.782531%3.8%8,552383.741880%3.741880%3.7%33,96834.0k393.679966%3.679966%3.7%8,538403.558100%3.558100%3.6%7,713413.556038%3.556038%3.6%24,11224.1k423.243868%3.243868%3.2%10,38210.4k433.101800%3.101800%3.1%44,64644.6k443.016818%3.016818%3.0%38,56838.6k452.612020%2.612020%2.6%10,00210.0k462.357631%2.357631%2.4%15,53715.5k472.202738%2.202738%2.2%13,67913.7k481.490922%1.490922%1.5%3,513491.081173%1.081173%1.1%2,72150
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Columbus to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Columbus. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

American Ancestry by Place#83

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Columbus, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Columbus
0%5%10%15%Count#ColumbusPolk CountyPolkPolk County SchoolsPolk CountyLouisvilleRaleighNorth CarolinaN CarolinaVirginia BeachVirginia BchSouth AtlanticSouthNashville-DavidsonTulsaIndianapolisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAtlantaOklahoma CityWichitaKansas CityFort WorthJacksonvilleArlingtonColorado SpringsColorado SpgsNew YorkPortlandCharlotteMiamiColumbusMemphisBostonHoustonAlbuquerqueLas VegasAustinMesaEl PasoDetroitPhoenixOmahaDenverSan AntonioDallasLos AngelesSan FranciscoSan DiegoTucsonSeattleWashingtonSacramentoLong BeachPhiladelphiaBaltimoreOaklandClevelandChicagoMinneapolisSan JoseFresnoMilwaukee17.865085%17.865085%17.9%24115.213541%15.213541%15.2%3,09215.213541%15.213541%15.2%3,09212.716389%12.716389%12.7%77,77077.8k112.519770%12.519770%12.5%55,25355.3k212.179257%12.179257%12.2%1,210,7191.21M11.823015%11.823015%11.8%53,17253.2k39.905928%9.905928%9.9%6,193,1076.19M9.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M8.269400%8.269400%8.3%53,23653.2k47.489760%7.489760%7.5%29,95230.0k57.045687%7.045687%7.0%59,65459.7k66.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.376951%6.376951%6.4%29,10329.1k76.304202%6.304202%6.3%39,08739.1k86.294310%6.294310%6.3%24,42424.4k96.029883%6.029883%6.0%28,44728.4k105.894133%5.894133%5.9%48,09248.1k115.747966%5.747966%5.7%49,23849.2k125.095090%5.095090%5.1%19,56019.6k134.951210%4.951210%5.0%22,21922.2k144.765078%4.765078%4.8%403,219403k154.712620%4.712620%4.7%29,24629.2k164.686747%4.686747%4.7%37,90837.9k174.424648%4.424648%4.4%19,14219.1k184.340424%4.340424%4.3%36,33136.3k194.189633%4.189633%4.2%27,47827.5k204.134721%4.134721%4.1%27,21827.2k214.074879%4.074879%4.1%91,30191.3k224.020946%4.020946%4.0%22,39122.4k233.857361%3.857361%3.9%23,65723.7k243.741880%3.741880%3.7%33,96834.0k253.680047%3.680047%3.7%17,31317.3k263.556038%3.556038%3.6%24,11224.1k273.528312%3.528312%3.5%24,11424.1k283.403085%3.403085%3.4%52,92952.9k293.389968%3.389968%3.4%15,02015.0k303.143209%3.143209%3.1%20,84920.8k313.101800%3.101800%3.1%44,64644.6k323.016818%3.016818%3.0%38,56838.6k332.924056%2.924056%2.9%114,590115k342.849055%2.849055%2.8%24,22524.2k352.759941%2.759941%2.8%37,94437.9k362.758034%2.758034%2.8%14,55114.6k372.721093%2.721093%2.7%18,20018.2k382.357631%2.357631%2.4%15,53715.5k392.318123%2.318123%2.3%11,23211.2k402.307825%2.307825%2.3%10,84210.8k412.249961%2.249961%2.2%35,09835.1k422.202738%2.202738%2.2%13,67913.7k432.135715%2.135715%2.1%8,800442.066990%2.066990%2.1%8,044452.065536%2.065536%2.1%56,05956.1k462.026837%2.026837%2.0%8,202471.704639%1.704639%1.7%17,20617.2k481.637385%1.637385%1.6%8,413491.274488%1.274488%1.3%7,63050
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Columbus. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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State:
North Carolina
County:
Polk
Townships:
Columbus, White Oak
ZIP Codes:
28722, 28756
Unified School District:
Polk County
Congressional District:
NC-10
State Senate District:
NC-47
State House District:
NC-113
Nearby Cities:
Landrum, Saluda
Nearby Towns:
Campobello, Lake Lure, Tryon
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Barker Heights, Dana, East Flat Rock, Edneyville, Gramling