Household Types in Columbus, North Carolina (Town)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in North Carolina and Columbus
Columbus
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family239.047619%48.062480%39.047619%39.0%20512.190476%13.419827%12.190476%12.2%647.238095%4.443764%7.238095%7.2%3836.190476%28.225619%36.190476%36.2%1905.333333%5.848311%5.333333%5.3%28
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in North Carolina and Columbus
Columbus
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads67.938931%65.556567%67.938931%67.9%8915.267176%26.480924%15.267176%15.3%2016.793893%7.962509%16.793893%16.8%22

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in North Carolina and Columbus
Columbus
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children224.952381%28.162191%24.952381%25.0%13175.047619%71.640791%75.047619%75.0%394
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in North Carolina and Columbus
Columbus
North Carolina
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
100%50%0%50%100%CountHispanic3Other4Mixed4White5Black4Asian4-0.000000%-0.000000%-0.000000%-0.000000%-16.178173%-9.757509%-15.087409%-7.702867%0.000000%0%100.000000%51.274041%100.000000%100%24-0.000000%-0.000000%-0.000000%-0.000000%-19.407508%-10.095200%-17.218498%-7.009984%0.000000%0%100.000000%46.268810%100.000000%100%10-38.888889%-0.000000%-0.000000%-0.000000%-20.036472%-5.570592%-26.451675%-7.374988%-38.888889%39%61.111111%40.566273%61.111111%61%36-9.862385%-8.715596%-43.577982%-3.669725%-8.834442%-3.571410%-28.361631%-5.937207%-65.825688%66%34.174312%53.295311%34.174312%34%436-36.842105%-0.000000%-0.000000%-63.157895%-27.373863%-5.586886%-32.866508%-4.976008%-100.000000%100%0.000000%29.196735%0.000000%0%19NaN%NaN%NaN%NaN%-7.257548%-3.829804%-16.429358%-5.822172%0.000000%0%NaN%66.661118%0.000000%0%0
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3White Hispanic 4including Hispanics 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Tract in Columbus

Married Household Types by Tract#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
50.9%52.6%54.2%55.7%57.3%58.9%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
8.6%9.4%10.2%11.0%11.7%12.6%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
5.11%5.46%5.80%6.15%6.50%6.85%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
22.7%24.6%26.4%28.2%30.1%31.9%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.4%1.0%1.6%2.1%2.6%3.2%

With Children Household Types by Tract#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
13.2%15.5%17.7%19.9%22.1%24.4%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Columbus

Married Household Types by Block Group#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
50%57%64%72%79%86%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.2%6.4%9.6%12.7%16.0%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
4.53%4.89%5.24%5.60%5.96%6.32%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
9.7%14.1%18.6%23.0%27.5%31.9%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%4.0%5.1%
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Map of Household Types by Block in Columbus

Married Household Types by Block#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Female Household Types by Block#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Male Household Types by Block#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%13%20%27%34%

One-Person Household Types by Block#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%
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Household Types 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.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Columbus, selected other places in Polk County, and entities that contain Columbus
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#PolkPolk CountySaludaUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticColumbusTryon53.163242%53.163242%53%4,60553.163242%53.163242%53%4,60551.236749%51.236749%51%145148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M39.047619%39.047619%39%205224.097788%24.097788%24%2073
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 3 by percentage of this household type

Household Types 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.

Married by Place#28

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Columbus, selected other places in North Carolina, and entities that contain Columbus
0%20%40%60%Count#Holly SpringsApexHuntersvilleMint HillIndian TrailWake ForestFuquay-VarinaMatthewsCaryMorrisvilleHavelockClemmonsJacksonvilleConcordMooresvilleClaytonPolkPolk CountyCorneliusKannapolisUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthGarnerSouth AtlanticMonroeKernersvilleHickoryChapel HillGastoniaSanfordHigh PointCharlotteFayettevilleThomasvilleColumbusNew BernRaleighBurlingtonWinston-SalemCarrboroAsheboroDurhamGreensboroStatesvilleAshevilleLexingtonWilmingtonSalisburyShelbyRocky MountWilsonLumbertonGoldsboroKinstonGreenvilleBoone69.996963%69.996963%70%6,915163.399340%63.399340%63%9,605263.338667%63.338667%63%11,87611.9k363.115743%63.115743%63%5,753463.095635%63.095635%63%7,574562.492028%62.492028%62%7,839662.487073%62.487073%62%4,834762.452714%62.452714%62%7,099860.809722%60.809722%61%35,47735.5k960.193364%60.193364%60%5,0431058.837958%58.837958%59%3,8381156.674566%56.674566%57%4,3051254.967502%54.967502%55%11,84011.8k1354.048977%54.048977%54%16,39916.4k1453.668456%53.668456%54%6,5981553.208637%53.208637%53%3,4991653.163242%53.163242%53%4,60553.163242%53.163242%53%4,60550.813008%50.813008%51%6,0001749.170638%49.170638%49%8,1521848.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.884580%47.884580%48%5,1611947.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.058459%46.058459%46%5,2002043.791301%43.791301%44%4,4402143.748835%43.748835%44%7,0442243.577753%43.577753%44%8,7602342.288575%42.288575%42%11,57111.6k2441.775205%41.775205%42%4,3302541.734562%41.734562%42%17,16017.2k2640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k2739.877534%39.877534%40%31,45531.5k2839.648994%39.648994%40%4,3152939.047619%39.047619%39%20538.912200%38.912200%39%4,9153038.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k3138.344196%38.344196%38%8,2953238.147093%38.147093%38%36,01236.0k3338.129335%38.129335%38%3,4083436.493926%36.493926%36%3,8453536.452715%36.452715%36%37,57437.6k3636.339868%36.339868%36%41,55941.6k3735.981456%35.981456%36%3,4153835.608658%35.608658%36%13,29213.3k3935.428246%35.428246%35%2,4864034.995104%34.995104%35%17,15617.2k4134.781565%34.781565%35%4,3474234.439316%34.439316%34%2,7614334.200219%34.200219%34%7,5094433.823604%33.823604%34%6,6694533.778022%33.778022%34%2,4564633.646209%33.646209%34%4,6604732.668832%32.668832%33%2,9174827.415903%27.415903%27%9,9924913.546423%13.546423%14%80150
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types 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.

Married by Place#34

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Columbus, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Columbus
0%20%40%Count#PlanoChesapeakePolkPolk CountyLaredoGarlandVirginia BchEl PasoUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthSouth AtlanticArlingtonAmarilloFort WorthIrvingHialeahCorpus ChristiOklahoma CitySan AntonioJacksonvilleLexington-FayetteCharlotteFayettevilleLubbockHuntsvilleColumbusLouisvilleColumbusRaleighHoustonWinston-SalemArlingtonTulsaAustinLittle RockNashville-DavidsonDurhamGreensboroSt. PetersburgDallasMontgomeryNorfolkMobileAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…TampaShreveportOrlandoMiamiBaton RougeMemphisNew OrleansWashingtonBirminghamBaltimoreAtlantaRichmond57.647663%57.647663%58%60,63960.6k154.635292%54.635292%55%45,11445.1k253.163242%53.163242%53%4,60553.163242%53.163242%53%4,60552.048011%52.048011%52%35,21135.2k352.045659%52.045659%52%39,25739.3k450.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k548.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k746.072479%46.072479%46%34,45334.5k845.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k945.179817%45.179817%45%38,15338.2k1045.017748%45.017748%45%31,70631.7k1144.685855%44.685855%45%51,87051.9k1243.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k1342.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1441.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1540.472481%40.472481%40%51,17351.2k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.877534%39.877534%40%31,45531.5k1839.758089%39.758089%40%36,42036.4k1939.753750%39.753750%40%31,80331.8k2039.047619%39.047619%39%20538.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k2138.926330%38.926330%39%28,59128.6k2238.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2338.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2438.147093%38.147093%38%36,01236.0k2537.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k2637.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2737.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2836.800040%36.800040%37%29,33029.3k2936.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k3036.452715%36.452715%36%37,57437.6k3136.339868%36.339868%36%41,55941.6k3235.370683%35.370683%35%37,69137.7k3335.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3435.239021%35.239021%35%28,29228.3k3534.886170%34.886170%35%30,47930.5k3634.784891%34.784891%35%26,51226.5k3733.919853%33.919853%34%24,03924.0k3833.493392%33.493392%33%48,47848.5k3932.709529%32.709529%33%25,23925.2k4031.002645%31.002645%31%33,64533.6k4130.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4229.478636%29.478636%29%25,87925.9k4329.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4426.805042%26.805042%27%41,50641.5k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.279667%24.279667%24%21,96822.0k4724.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4824.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4923.803368%23.803368%24%21,17521.2k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types 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.

Married by Place#40

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Columbus, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Columbus
0%20%40%Count#San JosePolkPolk CountyVirginia BchEl PasoUnited StatesN CarolinaSouthColorado SpgsMesaSouth AtlanticArlingtonFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueColumbusLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k153.163242%53.163242%53%4,60553.163242%53.163242%53%4,60550.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k248.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.062480%48.062480%48%1,833,7721.83M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k645.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k744.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1042.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1839.047619%39.047619%39%20538.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2736.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2935.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Columbus. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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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