2024 population: 1,124,837 ( 39,118 from 2020)
Land area: 6669.5 square miles
Population density: 168.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	569,223	50.60%	1.3%
Black:	426,187	37.89%	2.9%
Indian:	3,653	0.32%	2.0%
Asian:	27,186	2.42%	18.9%
2+ races:	23,897	2.12%	17.5%
Hispanic:	74,691	6.64%	18.9%

Total non-White:	555,614	49.40%	6.1%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	50,618	11.7
Deaths:	53,163	12.2
Net Migration:	30,450	7.0
Net Immigration:	11,124	2.6

Change in White population:	7,325	0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	31,793	2.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
1,085,719
561,898	51.75%
414,207	38.15%
3,581	0.33%
22,874	2.11%
20,331	1.87%
62,828	5.79%
523,821	48.25%

2010
1,039,379
563,180	54.18%
395,756	38.08%
3,237	0.31%
15,455	1.49%
15,012	1.44%
45,518	4.38%
476,199	45.82%

2000
912,934
520,581	57.02%
351,767	38.53%
2,435	0.27%
9,850	1.08%
7,973	0.87%
19,357	2.12%
392,353	42.98%

1990
799,477
482,891	60.40%
301,547	37.72%
1,529	0.19%
6,078	0.76%
n/a
7,432	0.93%
316,586	39.60%

1980
730,163
447,851	61.34%
267,072	36.58%
950	0.13%
4,062	0.56%
n/a
9,529	1.31%
282,312	38.66%

1970
610,800
383,948	62.86%
220,226	36.06%
395	0.06%
914	0.15%
n/a
4,471	0.73%
226,852	37.14%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
116,252	11.2
89,141	8.6
19,018	1.8
14,697	1.4

-1,282	-0.1
47,622	4.6

Number	Rate
2000's
122,636	13.4
77,045	8.4
45,589	5.0
12,698	1.4

42,599	4.7
83,846	9.2

Number	Rate
1990's
124,932	15.6
72,304	9.0
27,246	3.4
4,690	0.6

37,690	4.7
75,767	9.5

Number	Rate
1980's
121,158	16.6
61,938	8.5
16,978	2.3
n/a

35,040	4.8
34,274	4.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
46,529	7.6
n/a

63,903	10.5
55,460	9.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbia, SC Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.8
238,989	21.2%
885,848	78.8%
178,191	15.8%

427,911
2.44

270,906	63.3%
184,195	68.0%
35,386	13.1%
157,005	36.7%

2010
Number	Percent
36.2
245,066	23.6%
794,313	76.4%
126,561	12.2%

398,178
2.49

264,030	66.3%
176,602	66.9%
37,440	14.2%
134,148	33.7%

2000
Number	Percent
34.7
233,025	25.5%
679,909	74.5%
101,457	11.1%

342,931
2.54

237,925	69.4%
171,211	72.0%
31,632	13.3%
105,006	30.6%

1990
Number	Percent
31.4
210,984	26.4%
588,493	73.6%
82,874	10.4%

280,841
2.70

206,481	73.5%
156,077	75.6%
22,974	11.1%
74,360	26.5%

1980
Number	Percent
27.6
217,042	29.7%
513,121	70.3%
61,977	8.5%

234,812
2.93

181,348	77.2%
143,942	79.4%
18,100	10.0%
53,464	22.8%

2022 Housing Data for Columbia, SC Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	31,261	7.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	19,700	4.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	17,864	4.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	19,080	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	18,189	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	19,939	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	20,374	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	16,569	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	18,752	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	34,938	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	41,049	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	54,207	12.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	36,529	8.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	25,059	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	27,919	6.5%
$200,000 or more	26,482	6.2%

Median Household Income	60,015
Per Capita Income	33,391

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	23,829	5.6%
Public Assistance	7,569	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	55,916	13.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	440,805	66.5%
Unemployed	30,205	4.6%
In Armed Forces	12,795	1.9%

Total Labor Force	483,805	73.0%
Not in Labor Force	179,168	27.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	168,658	148,357	53.2%
Non-Profit	11,700	22,411	34.3%
Self-Employed	26,790	15,735	63.0%

Local Government	13,240	21,156	38.5%
State Government	17,588	29,945	37.0%
Federal Government	8,374	7,991	51.2%

Total Private + Self	195,448	164,092	54.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	50,902	81,503	38.4%
Total	246,350	245,595	50.1%

Pct. Govt.	20.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	74,300	15.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	106,366	21.6%
Professional, Technical	114,814	23.3%
Service Occupations	82,949	16.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2,389	0.5%
All others	114,952	23.3%

White Collar		59.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	68,601	13.9%
Retail trade	54,161	11.0%
Manufacturing	54,143	11.0%
Educational services	50,979	10.3%
Accommodation and food services	34,908	7.1%
Public administration	33,782	6.8%
Construction	30,758	6.2%
Other services	27,230	5.5%
Finance and insurance	24,778	5.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	23,951	4.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	23,850	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	21,359	4.3%
Wholesale trade	10,559	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8,129	1.6%
Information	7,521	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	7,130	1.4%
Utilities	5,901	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4,635	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	581	0.1%
Management	425	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	28,624	2.63%
Puerto Rican	10,453	0.96%
Cuban	2,222	0.20%
Dominican	917	0.08%

Total Central American	6,974	0.64%
Costa Rican	285	0.03%
Guatemalan	1,715	0.16%
Honduran	2,941	0.27%
Nicaraguan	394	0.04%
Panamanian	939	0.09%
Salvadoran	671	0.06%
Other Central American	29	0.00%

Total South American	3,908	0.36%
Argentinean	166	0.02%
Bolivian	129	0.01%
Chilean	151	0.01%
Colombian	1,952	0.18%
Ecuadorian	311	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	421	0.04%
Uruguayan	31	0.00%
Venezuelan	747	0.07%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	4,394	0.40%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	7,163	0.66%
Chinese	3,615	0.33%
Filipino	2,716	0.25%
Korean	2,275	0.21%
Vietnamese	1,873	0.17%
Japanese	503	0.05%
Thai	453	0.04%
Burmese	372	0.03%
Laotian	301	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	952,912	92.8%
Spanish	42,235	4.1%
Other Indo-European	7,574	0.7%
Other	4,029	0.4%
German, other Germanic	3,444	0.3%
Other Asian	3,098	0.3%
Chinese	2,791	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,436	0.2%
Korean	2,075	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	96,442	8.9%
English	88,061	8.1%
American	72,641	6.7%
Irish	69,984	6.4%
Italian	22,676	2.1%
Scotch-Irish	19,199	1.8%
European	18,934	1.7%
Scottish	18,697	1.7%
African	14,493	1.3%
French	14,217	1.3%
Polish	12,444	1.1%
Dutch	5,690	0.5%
British	4,832	0.4%
Welsh	3,758	0.3%
Swedish	3,743	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,061,789	97.6%
Not a citizen	26,168	2.4%

Native	1,038,564	95.5%
Foreign-born	49,393	4.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
21,639	3.0%	52,778	7.3%	198,251	27.3%	228,828	31.5%	134,293	18.5%	90,746	12.5%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	21,639	3.0%
9-12 Years	52,778	7.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	198,251	27.3%
Some College	228,828	31.5%
Bach. Degree	134,293	18.5%
Grad Degree	90,746	12.5%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	399,186	379,886	19,300	4.8%
1991	405,169	380,734	24,435	6.0%
1992	411,801	384,782	27,019	6.6%
1993	415,715	385,876	29,839	7.2%
1994	419,522	395,055	24,467	5.8%
1995	424,956	404,281	20,675	4.9%
1996	431,364	409,438	21,926	5.1%
1997	440,501	422,372	18,129	4.1%
1998	444,852	429,917	14,935	3.4%
1999	450,769	432,632	18,137	4.0%

2000	447,852	431,182	16,670	3.7%
2001	440,941	418,246	22,695	5.1%
2002	443,845	417,075	26,770	6.0%
2003	455,328	424,569	30,759	6.8%
2004	464,513	431,962	32,551	7.0%
2005	472,253	438,793	33,460	7.1%
2006	488,591	455,867	32,724	6.7%
2007	488,981	459,743	29,238	6.0%
2008	488,820	454,117	34,703	7.1%
2009	489,391	438,504	50,887	10.4%

2010	491,773	439,776	51,997	10.6%
2011	492,889	443,200	49,689	10.1%
2012	494,486	450,909	43,577	8.8%
2013	494,760	458,696	36,064	7.3%
2014	500,973	469,587	31,386	6.3%
2015	509,346	478,801	30,545	6.0%
2016	511,304	485,686	25,618	5.0%
2017	506,519	484,160	22,359	4.4%
2018	503,189	485,368	17,821	3.5%
2019	508,600	494,272	14,328	2.8%

2020	513,085	483,737	29,348	5.7%
2021	504,113	483,965	20,148	4.0%
2022	504,546	487,893	16,653	3.3%
2023	517,695	501,974	15,721	3.0%
2024	525,008	502,288	22,720	4.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	489,019
Median Value	$176,292

Occupied	427,911	87.5%
Vacant	61,108	12.5%

Owned	292,979	68.5%
Rented	134,932	31.5%
Median Rent	$1,016

Single-Family Units	332,011	67.9%
Detached	320,343	65.5%
Attached	11,668	2.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	55,101	11.3%
Mobile Homes	77,626	15.9%

Columbia, SC Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbia, SC Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Columbia, SC Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Columbia, SC Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Columbia, SC Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Columbia, SC Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Columbia, SC Market Area