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Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC CSA

1,082,699 Population
6,104.9 square miles 177.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6461%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female52%
  • Male
  • Female
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51%White35%Black0%†Native2%Asian0%†Islander0%†Other4%†Two+7%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$35,515 ±$905 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$62,414 ±$2,218 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

14.9% ±1.3% (155,202  ±13,286) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty20%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty11%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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24.8 minutes ±0.7 (11,153,705  ±410,202) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

436,321 ±4,940 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (1,044,671  ±1,811) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples56%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married48%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale38%Female34%
Now marriedMale50%Female46%
DivorcedMale9%Female12%
WidowedMale3%†Female8%
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5.2% ±0.8% (13,562  ±2,147) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

1%†15-198%†20-249%†25-299%†30-357%†35-393%†40-441%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

490,742 ±1,500 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied89%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied70%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit70%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$224,700 ±$4,064 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.2% ±0.9% (140,986  ±10,060.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

90.7% ±1.9% (656,969  ±13,603) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
32.5% ±1.1% (235,484  ±8,082.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

9%No degree28%High school30%Some college19%Bachelor's14%Post-grad
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8% ±0.3% (80,355  ±2,796.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only92%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only93%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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4.9% ±0.4% (53,099  ±4,705) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

Place of birth for foreign-born population

13%Europe31%Asia6%†Africa1%†Oceania47%Latin America2%†Northern America
* ACS 2023 5-year data
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10.2% ±0.7% (84,097  ±5,504) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

127†WWII1,703†Korea21,034Vietnam27,831†Gulf (1990s)32,158†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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84,097 Total veterans ±5,504 70,514 Male ±4,397 13,583 Female ±2,147

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This profile displays data from more than one ACS release. Charts not derived from ACS 2023 1-year data are noted with an *.

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC CSA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/33000US192-columbia-sumter-orangeburg-sc-csa/>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC CSA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/33000US192-columbia-sumter-orangeburg-sc-csa/>