Columbus County data

Category Columbus Rank North Carolina
1990 Total Population 49,587 44 6,628,637
2000 Total Population 54,749 45 8,049,313
2010 Total Population 58,098 48 9,538,870
1990-2000 % Change in Population 10.4% 75 21.4%
2000-2010 % Change in Population 6.1% 69 18.5%
1990-2010 % Change in Population 17.2% 73 43.9%
2000 Foreign Born Population 790 63 430,000
2006-2010 Foreign Born Population 1,579 59 682,955
2006-2010 % Foreign Born 2.8% 74 7.4%
% Change in Foreign Born from 2000 99.9% 17 58.8%
07-08 In-Migration from Foreign Countries (IRS Data) 0 . 9,783
07-08 Out-Migration to Foreign Countries (IRS Data) 0 . 5,950
2010 Latino/Hispanic Population 2,662 53 800,120
2010 % Latino/Hispanic 4.6% 62 8.0%
2010-2011 Latino Public School Enrollment 650 54 182,754
2011 % of Latino/Hispanic Birth 8.1% 72 15.0%
Foreign Born Residents from Europe--ACS 2006-2010 58 80 74,154
Foreign Born Residents from Asia--ACS 2006-2010 164 61 150,469
Foreign Born Residents from Africa--ACS 2006-2010 7 68 38,111
Foreign Born Residents from Oceania--ACS 2006-2010 0 . 2,811
Foreign Born Residents from Latin America--ACS 2006-2010 1,346 51 401,078
% of Foreign Born from Latin America--ACS 2006-2010 85.2% 15 58.7%
Foreign Born Residents from North America--ACS 2006-2010 4 82 16,332
American Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 11,853 32 1,066,458
Middle Eastern Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 85 45 28,696
European Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 15,912 61 4,565,101
Russian Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 152 41 41,674
African Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 180 49 80,071
Hispanic Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 2,398 53 723,408
Asian Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 154 68 194,993
Population 5 and Older: Only English--ACS 2006-2010 50,598 43 7,750,904
% of Population 5 and Older Speaking Language other than English--ACS 2006-2010 5.0% 66 10.4%
Population 5 and Older: English + Spanish--ACS 2006-2010 2,350 50 601,101
Population 5 and Older: English + 0ther Indo-European Languages--ACS 2006-2010 233 61 140,867
Population 5 and Older: English + Asian and Pacific Islander Languages--ACS 2006-2010 70 72 119,684
Population 5 and Older: English + Other Languages--ACS 2006-2010 24 62 36,751
K-12 Total Enrollment 2010-2011 9,120 43 1,451,206
% of K-12 Students Enrolled in Foreign Language 2010-2011 8.7% 94 15.4%
K-12 Enrollment in Foreign Language Immersion Programs 2009-2010 0 . 7,041
K-12 Enrollment in Spanish Language Courses 2010-2011 732 56 160,136
K-12 Enrollment in Chinese Language Courses 2010-2011 0 . 2,564
K-12 Enrollment in Other Foreign Language Courses 2010-2011 62 69 60,874
Foreign Language Degrees Awarded at N.C. Independent Colleges 2010-2011 0 . 236
Foreign Language Degrees Awarded at UNC System Colleges 2010-2011 0 . 596
Foreign Language Degrees Awarded at NC Community Colleges 2008-2009 0 . 17
2011 International Students at UNC System Colleges 0 . 14,111
2012 International Students at N.C. Independent Colleges 0 . 2,077
2012 International Students at N.C. Community Colleges 0 . 6,642
2012 International Sister Cities 0 . 65
2011 Estimated Value of Imports $17,213,351 51 $15,502,282,134
2012 Number of Companies Importing 13 64 7,010
2011 Estimated Value of Exports $145,353 74 $23,835,752,435
2012 Number of Companies Exporting 9 45 2,453
2012 Number of Foreign Owned Company Sites 14 56 4,133
2012 Estimated Number of NC Employees at Foreign Company Sites 452 57 190,874
2012 # Foreign Companies with US Headquarters in NC 0 . 58
Pork - 2010 Total Export 10,179,255 9 373,931,831
Poultry - 2010 Total Export 392,990 48 194,340,096
Cotton - 2010 Total Export 5,983,639 29 711,305,068
Sweet Potatoes - 2010 Total Export 0 . 36,588,127
Soy Beans - 2010 Total Export 2,025,001 15 78,847,848
Tobacco - 2010 Total Export 19,574,480 14 877,077,600
Argricultural Forest Products - 2011 Total Export 47,090,179 3 1,493,948,806
Participants in CIU Policy Programs (2008-2012) 1 26 204
Participants in CIU Educator Programs (1995-2012) 8 23 640
Participants in CIU Latino Initiative International Programs (1998-2012) 0 . 553
Students in CIU Chinese Language Programs (2012-2013) 0 . 5,539