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Columbia, South Carolina QuickFacts

	Columbia, South Carolina	United States
Total population	116,278	281,421,906
State	South Carolina
City	columbia

Columbia, South Carolina Population

	Columbia, South Carolina	%, Columbia, South Carolina	United States
Male	56,999	49.02%	49.06%
Female	59,279	50.98%	50.94%
Median age (years)	28.6		35.3

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	Columbia, South Carolina	%, Columbia, South Carolina	United States
18 years and over	92,908	79.9%	74.31%
21 years and over	79,204	68.12%	69.97%
62 years and over	13,735	11.81%	14.66%
65 years and over	11,982	10.3%	12.43%

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	Columbia, South Carolina	%, Columbia, South Carolina	United States
White	57,236	49.22%	75.14%
Black or African American	53,465	45.98%	12.32%
Asian	2,008	1.73%	3.64%
Some other race	1,982	1.7%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,587	1.36%	2.43%

Columbia, South Carolina Housing

	Columbia, South Carolina	%, Columbia, South Carolina	United States
Total households	42,245		105,480,101
Family households (families)	22,136	52.4%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	20,109	47.6%	31.94%

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	Columbia, South Carolina	%, Columbia, South Carolina	United States
Total housing units	46,050		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	3,897	8.46%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	42,245	91.74%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	19,282	41.87%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	22,963	49.87%	30.77%

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	Columbia, South Carolina	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,425	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	7,383	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,443	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,900	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,516	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	1,230	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	269	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	57	0.57%
Median (dollars)	98,500	119,600

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	Columbia, South Carolina	%, Columbia, South Carolina	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	12,550	29.71%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	12,267	29.04%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	4,914	11.63%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	4,616	10.93%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	2,990	7.08%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	4,740	11.22%	9.65%

Columbia, South Carolina Education

	Columbia, South Carolina	%, Columbia, South Carolina	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	39,063		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,911	4.89%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,346	3.45%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	10,446	26.74%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	5,735	14.68%	21.38%
College or graduate school	19,625	50.24%	22.81%

Columbia, South Carolina Economy

	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

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	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

	Columbia, South Carolina	%, Columbia, South Carolina	United States
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

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