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Olympia, SC

935 Population
0.7 square miles 1,316.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

24.2 ±11.6 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 37.6 ±0.2
  • about three-fifths of the figure in South Carolina: 40.2 ±0.2
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$11,961 ±$6,119 Per capita income
  • about one-third of the amount in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: $37,960 ±$573
  • about one-third of the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$29,663 ±$9,440 Median household income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: $68,359 ±$1,206
  • about two-fifths of the amount in South Carolina: $69,324 ±$570
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

77.1% ±12.9% (721  ±287) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 14.5% 118,970 (±0.6% / ±4,774)
  • more than double the rate in South Carolina: 14.1% 725,690 (±0.2% / ±12,586)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.1 minutes ±2 (12,040  ±6,459) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 25 8,919,745 (±0.4 / ±157,507)
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

339 ±168 Number of households
  • the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 339,601 ±1,746
  • South Carolina: 2,117,989 ±5,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±1.7 (935  ±338) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 2.4 818,292 (±0 / ±287)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,157,580
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

430 ±200 Number of housing units
  • the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 378,275 ±187
  • South Carolina: 2,443,039 ±311
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

N/A Median value of owner-occupied housing units

38% ±25.1% (355  ±267.4) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 15.1% 127,232 (±0.6% / ±4,834.2)
  • more than double the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

65.3% ±26.1% (291  ±189.8) High school grad or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 91.4% 518,545 (±1.1% / ±6,115.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 90.1% 3,313,276 (±0.4% / ±16,047)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
N/A Bachelor's degree or higher

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.3% ±2.1% (59  ±29) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 5.8% 49,166
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.8% 305,101
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2% ±3.4% (16  ±28) Population with veteran status
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Columbia, SC Metro Area: 9.3% 60,825 (±0.3% / ±1,841)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
16 Total veterans ±28 16 Male ±28 N/A Female ±14

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