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Columbia, SC Metro Area

871,176 Population
3,703.1 square miles 235.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$38,757 ±$1,055 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$70,788 ±$2,496 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

13.8% ±1.3% (115,995  ±11,066) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.8 minutes ±0.8 (9,322,575  ±364,889) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

351,807 ±3,777 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (841,684  ±2,245) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.5% ±0.7% (7,467  ±1,548) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

389,137 ±1,567 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$270,400 ±$6,492 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.1% ±1.2% (113,048  ±9,975.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.5% ±2.3% (534,808  ±13,394.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
37.2% ±1.5% (217,192  ±8,557.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

7.2% ±0.8% (62,377  ±6,808) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

8.9% ±0.7% (59,491  ±4,739) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
59,491 Total veterans ±4,739 49,817 Male ±4,058 9,674 Female ±2,065

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