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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Columbia is $17,686, which is lower than the state average of $25,608 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Columbia median household income is $28,000, which has grown by 36.00% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 19.16% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Columbia residents spend 25.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #513

Columbia, NC	17,686 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Columbia, NC	20,262 USD
North Carolina	28,159 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Columbia, NC	22,500 USD
North Carolina	32,206 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Columbia, NC	13,309 USD
North Carolina	24,378 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #598

Columbia, NC	28,000 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Columbia, NC	38,309 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #124

Columbia, NC	36.00%
North Carolina	19.16%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Columbia, NC		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.51%	$45,809, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	41.38%	$15,024, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.57%	$350, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.34%	$21,319, see rank	18.51%	$21,840	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Columbia, NC	33,482 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Columbia, NC	48,657 USD
North Carolina	75,892 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Columbia, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$28,571, see rank	$51,958	$56,900
Black	$21,776, see rank	$32,930	$35,600
Hispanic	$28,958, see rank	$34,938	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Columbia, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
25 to 44	$21,625, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$35,208, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$19,063, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Columbia, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	665, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	305, 45.86%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	226, 74.10%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	226, 74.10%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	169, 74.78%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	57, 25.22%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	79, 25.90%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	360, 54.14%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	176, 48.89%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	176, 48.89%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	155, 88.07%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	21, 11.93%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	184, 51.11%, see rank	41.78%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Columbia, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	316, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	198, 62.66%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	83, 26.27%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	28, 8.86%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	3, 0.95%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	4, 1.27%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Columbia, NC	25.6 minutes
North Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Columbia, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	324	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	169, 52.16%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	10, 5.92%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	50, 29.59%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	11, 6.51%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	19, 11.24%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	21, 12.43%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	37, 21.89%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	155, 47.84%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	18, 11.61%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	43, 27.74%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	19, 12.26%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	21, 13.55%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10, 6.45%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	44, 28.39%, see rank	7.22%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Columbia, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	324, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	46, 14.20%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	36, 11.11%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	21, 6.48%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	32, 9.88%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	30, 9.26%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	7, 2.16%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2, 0.62%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	24, 7.41%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	44, 13.58%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	26, 8.02%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	21, 6.48%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	35, 10.80%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Columbia, NC	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	254	29.88%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	47	22.71%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.