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Richland County (Northwest and North Central)--Irmo (East) and Blythewood Cities PUMA, SC

126,669 Population
213.7 square miles 592.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.6 ±2.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 40.7 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$43,035 ±$3,902 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $40,195 ±$511
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$81,020 ±$3,600 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in South Carolina: $72,350 ±$959
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

6% ±1.8% (7,457  ±2,350) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in South Carolina: 13.3% 707,939 (±0.5% / ±25,914)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.2 minutes ±0.8 (1,422,005  ±75,826) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little higher than the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

49,804 ±3,811 Number of households
  • South Carolina: 2,222,890 ±11,062
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (124,689  ±11,340) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,338,044
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.8% ±3.6% (1,346  ±1,049) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 5.4% 67,181 (±0.5% / ±5,987)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

53,785 ±3,771 Number of housing units
  • South Carolina: 2,531,310 ±358
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$314,000 ±$22,710 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in South Carolina: $299,500 ±$3,303
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.5% ±3.6% (15,731  ±4,685.1) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 12.3% 668,017 (±0.4% / ±24,046)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

95.2% ±3.4% (82,408  ±6,514.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 91% 3,479,792 (±0.8% / ±31,588.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
41.2% ±3.4% (35,669  ±3,890.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 33.3% 1,275,289 (±0.5% / ±18,834.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

9.4% ±3.8% (11,301  ±4,538.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 8.4% 418,840 (±0.1% / ±6,831.9)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

7.5% ±1.8% (9,452  ±2,438) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 6.4% 351,009
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7% ±1.6% (6,751  ±1,636) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 8.1% 345,945 (±0.3% / ±11,931)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,751 Total veterans ±1,636 5,650 Male ±1,440 1,101 Female ±627

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