Tyrrell County Courthouse · Photo: HarmonyReignPope · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Columbia run?
Columbia’s town government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $0 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Columbia didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
No comparison or trend for Columbia yet
Every year of Columbia’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Who’s in charge in Columbia
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Columbia’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on columbianc.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 107 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (752).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Tyrrell County Schools
Columbia’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $24,650 per pupil, $12,276 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
North Carolina districts overall: 26% local, 57% state, 17% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Columbia’s votes are counted by county
North Carolina reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Columbia alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Tyrrell County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican60.2%1,057 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat38.7%680 votesOthers: 1.1% (20 votes).
Most votes in Tyrrell County: Donald J Trump
North Carolina: Trump 50.9%, Harris 47.6%
100% of Columbia lies in Tyrrell County. Every 2024 race in Tyrrell County is on the county’s page.
Tyrrell County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Columbia.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: columbianc.com ↗
- 2North Carolina HouseState representatives
- 3North Carolina SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of North Carolina
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Columbia’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Columbia’s government
How much does Columbia spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Columbia didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $85,000.
Who runs Columbia’s government?
See columbianc.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Columbia yet.
How did Columbia vote in 2024?
North Carolina counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Columbia alone. Tyrrell County, where 100% of Columbia lies, voted Trump 60.2%, Harris 38.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Columbia?
7 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $38,724 (about $464,688 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Columbia in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Jerry Tillett) and State House District 1 (Ed Goodwin). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Columbia’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Columbia, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →