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Language Spoken At Home in Columbus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 54,228 | 100% |
English only | 51,182 | 94.4% |
Language other than English | 3,046 | 5.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,378 | 2.5% |
Spanish | 2,713 | 5.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,218 | 2.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 126 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 43 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 55 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 9 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 152 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 108 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Columbus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 57,612 | 100% |
American | 14,921 | 25.9% |
Arab | 195 | 0.3% |
Czech | 13 | 0.0% |
Danish | 66 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 339 | 0.6% |
English | 4,276 | 7.4% |
French (except Basque) | 471 | 0.8% |
French Canadian | 28 | 0.0% |
German | 2,218 | 3.8% |
Greek | 62 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 14 | 0.0% |
Irish | 2,707 | 4.7% |
Italian | 345 | 0.6% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 70 | 0.1% |
Polish | 184 | 0.3% |
Portuguese | 7 | 0.0% |
Russian | 101 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,219 | 2.1% |
Scottish | 714 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 15 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 137 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 235 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 13 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 11 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 44 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 106 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Columbus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 21,542 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 14,477 | 67.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,714 | 26.5% |
Married-couple family | 9,860 | 45.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,220 | 14.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,156 | 5.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 519 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,461 | 16.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,975 | 9.2% |
Nonfamily households | 7,065 | 32.8% |
Householder living alone | 6,452 | 30.0% |
65 years and over | 2,658 | 12.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,839 | 31.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,486 | 30.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Columbus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 54,974 | 100% |
Householder | 21,542 | 39.2% |
Spouse | 9,830 | 17.9% |
Child | 17,216 | 31.3% |
Other relatives | 4,565 | 8.3% |
Nonrelatives | 1,821 | 3.3% |
Unmarried partner | 801 | 1.5% |
Marital Status in Columbus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 22,836 | 100% |
Never married | 8,155 | 35.7% |
Now married, except separated | 10,829 | 47.4% |
Separated | 588 | 2.6% |
Widowed | 666 | 2.9% |
Divorced | 2,598 | 11.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 23,736 | 100% |
Never married | 6,008 | 25.3% |
Now married, except separated | 10,937 | 46.1% |
Separated | 909 | 3.8% |
Widowed | 3,248 | 13.7% |
Divorced | 2,634 | 11.1% |
Fertility in Columbus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 762 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 383 | 50.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 128 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 17 | 0% |
Grandparents in Columbus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,684 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,018 | 60.5% |
Less than 1 year | 186 | 11.0% |
1 or 2 years | 115 | 6.8% |
3 or 4 years | 196 | 11.6% |
5 or more years | 521 | 30.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,018 | 100% |
Who are female | 629 | 61.8% |
Who are married | 784 | 77.0% |
School Enrollment in Columbus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 13,755 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 619 | 4.5% |
Kindergarten | 749 | 5.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,236 | 45.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,348 | 24.3% |
College or graduate school | 2,803 | 20.4% |
Educational Attainment in Columbus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 39,211 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,798 | 7.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,785 | 14.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 12,253 | 31.2% |
Some college, no degree | 9,786 | 25.0% |
Associate's degree | 4,024 | 10.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,270 | 8.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,295 | 3.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 78.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 11.6% |
Veteran Status in Columbus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 44,122 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,122 | 9.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Columbus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 55,266 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,501 | 20.8% |
Under 18 years | 13,407 | 100% |
With a disability | 883 | 6.6% |
18 to 64 years | 33,102 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,686 | 20.2% |
65 years and over | 8,757 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,932 | 44.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Columbus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 56,915 | 100% |
Same house | 51,107 | 89.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,740 | 10.1% |
Same county | 2,807 | 4.9% |
Different county | 2,933 | 5.2% |
Same state | 2,349 | 4.1% |
Different state | 584 | 1.0% |
Abroad | 68 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Columbus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 57,612 | 100% |
Native | 55,964 | 97.1% |
Born in United States | 55,659 | 96.6% |
State of residence | 41,837 | 72.6% |
Different state | 13,822 | 24.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 305 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 1,648 | 2.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Columbus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,648 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 222 | 13.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,426 | 86.5% |
Year of Entry in Columbus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,953 | 100% |
Native | 305 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 305 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,648 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 12 | 0.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,636 | 99.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Columbus County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,648 | 100% |
Europe | 51 | 3.1% |
Asia | 26 | 1.6% |
Africa | 104 | 6.3% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,460 | 88.6% |
Northern America | 7 | 0.4% |