Census Reporter Logo Census Reporter

Columbia, SC Metro Area

847,804 Population
3,703.1 square miles 228.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

37.8 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$35,792 ±$1,171 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$63,933 ±$2,294 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

13.7% ±1.2% (112,155  ±9,429) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

25.6 minutes ±0.8 (9,180,480  ±349,974) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

339,602 ±3,747 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.4 ±0 (818,929  ±2,440) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

6% ±1.2% (12,560  ±2,494) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

376,753 ±1,377 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$218,300 ±$5,351 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

15% ±1.2% (125,981  ±9,962.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

92.2% ±2% (519,955  ±11,748.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
36.7% ±1.2% (206,891  ±6,814.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

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

5.1% ±0.4% (42,781  ±3,085) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

9.1% ±0.6% (59,211  ±3,660) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
59,211 Total veterans ±3,660 50,622 Male ±3,242 8,589 Female ±1,595

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.