Columbia, South Carolina Economy Profile

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Columbia, South Carolina Economy

14.24% Columbia, South Carolina households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.15.27% Columbia, South Carolina households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a Columbia, South Carolina household is thirty-one thousand, one hundred and forty-one dollars. Columbia, South Carolina households with supplemental security income account for 2.13% of Columbia, South Carolina households. There are 1.4% households with public assistance income in Columbia, South Carolina.

sixty-seven point three three percent of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in Columbia, South Carolina. Government workers account for twenty-eight point zero three percent of Columbia, South Carolina workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Columbia, South Carolina are thirty thousand, nine hundred and twenty-five dollars. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches twenty-four thousand, six hundred and seventy-nine dollars.

sixty-four point four nine percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Columbia, South Carolina. Among them 31.84% are females aged 16 and over. 27.65% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 10.72% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Columbia, South Carolina.

	Columbia, South Carolina	%, Columbia, South Carolina	United States
Population 16 years and over	95,695		217,168,077
In labor force	61,718	64.49%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	53,614	56.03%	63.39%
- - Employed	48,133	50.3%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	5,481	5.73%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	10.2		5.8
- Armed Forces	8,104	8.47%	0.53%
Not in labor force	33,977	35.51%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	49,414	51.64%	51.66%
In labor force	30,473	31.84%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	27,684	28.93%	29.65%
- - Employed	24,798	25.91%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	6,901	7.21%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	4,252		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	54,288		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	35,524	65.44%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	6,117	11.27%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	2,253	4.15%	4.73%
Walked	7,282	13.41%	2.93%
Other means	1,663	3.06%	1.19%
Worked at home	1,449	2.67%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	18.1	0.03%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	48,133		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	19,733	41.0%	33.65%
Service occupations	8,526	17.71%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	12,664	26.31%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	136	0.28%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	2,820	5.86%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	4,254	8.84%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	203	0.42%	1.87%
Construction	2,006	4.17%	6.78%
Manufacturing	2,854	5.93%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	1,154	2.4%	3.6%
Retail trade	4,828	10.03%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,484	3.08%	5.2%
Information	1,398	2.9%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	3,816	7.93%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	4,975	10.34%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	13,307	27.65%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	5,161	10.72%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	2,367	4.92%	4.87%
Public administration	4,580	9.52%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	32,410	67.33%	78.47%
Government workers	13,490	28.03%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	2,116	4.4%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	117	0.24%	0.31%

	Columbia, South Carolina	%, Columbia, South Carolina	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	41,960		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	7,012	16.71%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,525	8.4%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	6,666	15.89%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	5,976	14.24%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	6,409	15.27%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	5,721	13.63%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,647	6.31%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,128	5.07%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	760	1.81%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,116	2.66%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	31,141		41,994
With earnings	33,720	35.24%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	47,143		56,604
With Social Security income	9,491	9.92%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,473		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	2,041	2.13%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,547		6,320
With public assistance income	1,339	1.4%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,174		3,032
With retirement income	6,267	6.55%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	19,096		17,376
Families	22,167		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	2,607	11.76%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,385	6.25%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	3,101	13.99%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,895	13.06%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,335	15.04%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,641	16.43%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,932	8.72%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,718	7.75%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	597	2.69%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	956	4.31%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	39,589		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	18,853		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	30,925		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	24,679		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	3,759		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	2,983	79.36%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	1,419	37.75%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	2,690		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	2,355	87.55%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	1,131	42.04%	42.27%
Individuals	20,778		33,899,812
18 years and over	14,197	68.33%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	1,909	9.19%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	6,430	30.95%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	4,455	21.44%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	8,497	40.89%	31.63%

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