Columbus County vs Hoke County

A side-by-side comparison of Columbus County and Hoke County: population, income, housing, and more.

Columbus County and Hoke County are counties in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hoke County has the higher population (53,102 vs 50,453 in Columbus County). Hoke County has the higher median household income ($60,095 vs $48,184 in Columbus County). Hoke County has the higher median home value ($196,000 vs $128,300 in Columbus County).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus County	Hoke County
Population	50,453	53,102
Median age	42.4 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$48,184	$60,095
Median home value	$128,300	$196,000
Median gross rent	$775	$1,047
Housing units	23,560	20,583
Homeownership rate	72.3%	71.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus County	Hoke County
Population	56,068 → 50,453 (-10.0%)	53,957 → 53,102 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$37,628 → $48,184 (+28.1%)	$48,072 → $60,095 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$88,900 → $128,300 (+44.3%)	$139,300 → $196,000 (+40.7%)
Median gross rent	$633 → $775 (+22.4%)	$929 → $1,047 (+12.7%)

Columbus County

Population

56,06850,453

Median household income

$37,628$48,184

Median home value

$88,900$128,300

Median gross rent

$633$775

Hoke County

Population

53,95753,102

Median household income

$48,072$60,095

Median home value

$139,300$196,000

Median gross rent

$929$1,047

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus County	Hoke County
Under 5	5.2%	8.1%
5 to 17	15.5%	19.1%
18 to 24	8.5%	8.0%
25 to 34	12.3%	16.7%
35 to 44	11.5%	14.3%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.4%
55 to 64	13.9%	11.0%
65 to 74	12.0%	7.6%
75 and over	8.5%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus County	Hoke County
White (non-Hispanic)	59.0%	36.6%
Black or African American	28.6%	32.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.0%	6.8%
Asian	0.4%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.1%
Two or more races	3.4%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	15.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus County	Hoke County
No high school diploma	13.5%	11.1%
High school graduate	36.7%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus County	Hoke County
Drove alone	84.9%	81.1%
Carpooled	7.6%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	2.1%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	4.8%	6.2%
Other means	0.5%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus County	Hoke County
1-unit, detached	62.8%	71.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.9%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	30.1%	21.8%

Poverty & households

	Columbus County	Hoke County
Poverty rate	18.8%	17.4%
Average household size	2.49	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1981	1999