U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

What's New & FAQs

QuickFacts

Columbia city, South Carolina; Lexington County, South Carolina; Richland County, South Carolina; South Carolina; United States

QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more.

Table

Columbia city, South Carolina
Lexington County, South Carolina
Richland County, South Carolina
South Carolina
United States
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
137,541
300,137
418,307
5,193,266
332,031,554
People
Population
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
5,282,634
333,287,557
Population Estimates, July 1, 2021, (V2021)
137,541
300,137
418,307
5,193,266
332,031,554
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
5,118,429
331,449,520
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2021)
137,300
293,991
416,147
5,118,429
331,449,520
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
NA
NA
NA
3.2%
0.6%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2021, (V2021)
0.2%
2.1%
0.5%
1.5%
0.2%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 136,632 293,991 416,147 5,118,425 331,449,281
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 129,272 262,391 384,504 4,625,364 308,745,538
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.3%
5.5%
5.6%
5.5%
5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent
17.5%
22.9%
21.5%
21.5%
22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
10.2%
16.7%
13.7%
18.6%
16.8%
Female persons, percent
50.0%
51.1%
51.7%
51.4%
50.5%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
50.7%
78.4%
44.6%
68.6%
75.8%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
40.9%
16.4%
49.4%
26.7%
13.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.2%
0.6%
0.4%
0.6%
1.3%
Asian alone, percent(a)
2.6%
2.4%
3.0%
1.9%
6.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.2%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
0.3%
Two or More Races, percent
4.0%
2.1%
2.5%
2.1%
2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
5.6%
6.6%
5.6%
6.4%
18.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
48.0%
72.9%
40.5%
63.4%
59.3%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2017-2021 8,483 21,350 30,214 350,822 17,431,290
Foreign born persons, percent, 2017-2021 4.8% 5.3% 5.9% 5.2% 13.6%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2021, (V2021) X 130,832 184,378 2,395,943 142,153,010
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2017-2021 46.1% 75.6% 59.1% 70.3% 64.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2017-2021 $193,100 $170,900 $175,100 $181,800 $244,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2017-2021 $1,386 $1,258 $1,370 $1,329 $1,697
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2017-2021 $471 $376 $471 $390 $538
Median gross rent, 2017-2021 $1,007 $963 $1,042 $970 $1,163
Building permits, 2021 X 2,692 3,263 50,680 1,736,982
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2017-2021 50,372 115,880 160,231 1,976,447 124,010,992
Persons per household, 2017-2021 2.19 2.50 2.41 2.51 2.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017-2021 65.0% 87.3% 77.6% 86.4% 86.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2017-2021 8.3% 7.9% 8.7% 7.5% 21.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2017-2021 95.3% 93.7% 95.3% 91.7% 93.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2017-2021 85.5% 88.8% 85.8% 83.2% 87.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 90.5% 90.4% 91.8% 88.8% 88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 44.7% 31.5% 39.7% 29.8% 33.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2017-2021 9.5% 9.5% 10.4% 10.0% 8.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
9.6%
10.9%
11.7%
12.2%
9.8%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 58.2% 64.4% 63.0% 59.6% 63.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 59.2% 59.6% 62.1% 55.8% 58.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 729,757 594,243 1,104,490 13,384,956 938,237,077
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,736,442 1,453,705 4,425,028 29,454,871 2,527,903,275
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 146,698 852,497 247,871 7,567,557 895,225,411
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,260,149 5,858,345 5,482,674 69,980,063 4,949,601,481
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $24,256 $20,166 $13,292 $13,921 $15,224
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2017-2021 16.6 26.0 22.8 25.3 26.8
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $48,791 $65,623 $56,137 $58,234 $69,021
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 $32,954 $33,993 $32,952 $32,823 $37,638
Persons in poverty, percent
24.3%
11.1%
17.0%
14.6%
11.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2020 X 6,899 9,185 113,383 8,000,178
Total employment, 2020 X 113,753 161,794 1,986,776 134,163,349
Total annual payroll, 2020 ($1,000) X 4,642,983 7,379,011 86,816,865 7,564,809,878
Total employment, percent change, 2019-2020 X 4.4% -0.4% 1.9% 0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2019 X 21,574 29,644 380,729 27,104,006
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,733 4,985 6,701 76,687 5,744,643
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,055 2,904 3,788 47,619 3,480,438
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 626 889 1,230 14,249 1,134,549
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 440 463 961 8,254 1,014,958
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,505 3,854 4,657 62,728 4,371,152
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 335 440 609 7,123 351,237
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,560 3,766 4,909 61,908 4,968,606
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 998.9 420.6 549.5 170.3 93.8
Population per square mile, 2010 977.8 375.4 507.9 153.9 87.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 136.78 699.00 757.28 30,064.28 3,533,038.28
Land area in square miles, 2010 132.21 698.91 757.07 30,060.70 3,531,905.43
FIPS Code 4516000 45063 45079 45 1
Value Notes

Estimates are not comparable to other geographic levels due to methodology differences that may exist between different data sources.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

The vintage year (e.g., V2022) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2022). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

Users should exercise caution when comparing 2017-2021 ACS 5-year estimates to other ACS estimates. For more information, please visit the 2021 5-year ACS Comparison Guidance page.

Fact Notes Value Flags

QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

Is this page helpful? Yes No
Thank you for your feedback. Comments or suggestions?
Comments or suggestions?
255 characters maximum ⚠ 255 characters maximum reached