The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Columbus has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Columbus a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Columbus is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The population of Columbus overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Columbus, 22.73% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Columbus in 2022 was $28,139, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $112,556 for a family of four. However, Columbus contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Columbus is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Columbus home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Columbus residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Columbus also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.87% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Columbus include Scottish, Irish, English, German, and European.
The most common language spoken in Columbus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
