# Population — Columbus, NC (persons)

Population — Columbus, NC (persons) was 50,054 persons in 2024, down 0.2% from 2023.
That is the lowest reading since 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 50,004 persons (2021) to 55,056 persons (2014), averaging 51,837 persons.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (Regional Economic Accounts)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NC-37047.POP.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: persons
- Coverage: 1969-01-01 to 2024-01-01 (56 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/population-columbus-nc

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 50,054 persons |
| 2023 | 50,140 persons |
| 2022 | 50,027 persons |
| 2021 | 50,004 persons |
| 2020 | 50,475 persons |
| 2019 | 51,425 persons |
| 2018 | 52,171 persons |
| 2017 | 52,843 persons |
| 2016 | 53,602 persons |
| 2015 | 54,413 persons |
| 2014 | 55,056 persons |
| 2013 | 55,683 persons |
| 2012 | 56,566 persons |
| 2011 | 57,166 persons |
| 2010 | 57,889 persons |
| 2009 | 58,163 persons |
| 2008 | 56,503 persons |
| 2007 | 55,964 persons |
| 2006 | 55,654 persons |
| 2005 | 55,155 persons |
| 2004 | 55,099 persons |
| 2003 | 54,961 persons |
| 2002 | 54,975 persons |
| 2001 | 54,806 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37047.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NC-37047.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```