Columbus, North Carolina

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,349
Male Share of the Population	44.1%
Female Share of the Population	55.9%
Senior Citizens	18.6%
Employed Population 16+	501
Age of the Population	34

Families

% of people married	42.2%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	18.1%
Median Earnings25+	$26,000
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$18,947
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$30,114

Wealth

Median Family Income	$45,469
% Above Poverty Level	88.8%
% Below Poverty Level	11.2%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	22 minutes
% Working from Home	1.4%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	0.8%

Housing

People Living Alone	36.2%
Median Gross Rent	$720
Median House Value	$147,400

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	24.4%
English	12.8%
Irish	11.3%
Italian	3.3%
French Except Basque	1.4%
Polish	1.3%
Swiss	1.1%
Welsh	0.7%
Scottish	0.7%
Greek	0.7%
Swedish	0.6%
Russian	0.6%
Brazilian	0.3%
German	0.2%
Czech	0.2%
Trinidad Tobago	0.1%
West Indian	0.1%
Hungarian	0.1%
Canadian	0.1%
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Columbus Almanac

Category	Value
County	Polk County
Standard Zip Codes	28722
Phone Area Codes	828
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	35.24
Approximate Longitude	-82.2

Columbus Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	TRYON
Distance	4.2 miles
Jan Temp	30 to 52 F
Apr Temp	46 to 74 F
Jul Temp	67 to 89 F
Oct Temp	48 to 73 F
Annual Precip	65.4 inches

Station	SIMMS WATER PLANT
Distance	16.1 miles
Jan Temp	27 to 52 F
Apr Temp	43 to 74 F
Jul Temp	65 to 91 F
Oct Temp	45 to 74 F
Annual Precip	51.6 inches

Station	FLETCHER 2 NE
Distance	21.1 miles
Jan Temp	26 to 49 F
Apr Temp	40 to 69 F
Jul Temp	61 to 84 F
Oct Temp	42 to 69 F
Annual Precip	45.2 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Chimney Rock	98	$31,875
Hendersonville	13,548	$49,895
Lake Lure	1,363	$75,875
Rutherfordton	4,187	$49,536
Saluda	758	$47,232
Tryon	1,568	$46,944

Columbus Public Libraries

Polk County Public Library
1289 W MILLS ST
Columbus, North Carolina
(828) 894-8721

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Columbus Hospitals

St. Luke's Hospital
(Non-profit)
101 Hospital Drive
(828) 894-3311

Columbus Public Schools

Polk County Early College
1545 East Nc 108 Hwy
ZIP: 28722
(828) 894-2698
High
Total Enrollment 63

Polk County High School
1681 East Nc 108 Hwy
ZIP: 28722
(828) 894-2525
High
Total Enrollment 669

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2015, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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