North Carolina · Census place 13940
Columbia town, NC
Quick answer
Columbia town has 674 residents, ranking #536 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $21,118, the median home is worth $120,700 and median gross rent runs $573 a month.
- Population
- 674Columbia town residents
- Median household income
- $21,118Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $120,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $573Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 41.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Columbia town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Columbia town median would spend about 32.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 35.3% of residents and 41.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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