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Columbia, SC (South Carolina) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $286,200 (it was $96,800 in 2000)
Columbia:

$286,200
South Carolina:

$254,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $166,400 - $429,500

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $380,451
Here:

$380,451
State:

$368,255

Townhouses or other attached units: $166,920
Here:

$166,920
State:

$292,023

In 2-unit structures: $316,224
Here:

$316,224
State:

$358,283

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $298,747
Here:

$298,747
State:

$230,702

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $368,184
Here:

$368,184
State:

$326,361

Mobile homes: $95,380
Here:

$95,380
State:

$102,531

Total population: 132,067 (Urban population: 115,006, Rural population: 988 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 62,487 (54,570 occupied: 25,602 owner occupied, 28,968 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

53%
State:

28%

Housing density: 499 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $237,742.

Median contract rent in 2022: $974 (lower quartile is $715, upper quartile is $1,218)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,159


Median gross rent in Columbia, SC in 2022: $1,130

Housing units in Columbia with a mortgage: 17,292 (1,084 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan, 929 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 425

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $102,204

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $70,863

Median monthly housing costs: $1,147

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Columbia, South Carolina Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1971

Median year apartment built: 1987

Household type by relationship:

Households: 139,343
  • Male householders: 26,183 (11,246 living alone), Female householders: 28,387 (11,325 living alone)
  • 14,987 spouses (14,717 opposite-sex spouses), 4,922 unmarried partners, (4,789 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 27,689 children (25,168 natural, 1,582 adopted, 939 stepchildren), 2,191 grandchildren, 2,536 brothers or sisters, 336 parents, 0 foster children, 2,414 other relatives, 6,889 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 22,809

Size of family households: 11,947 2-persons, 6,829 3-persons, 3,711 4-persons, 1,635 5-persons, 619 6-persons, 355 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 22,571 1-person, 4,783 2-persons, 2,056 3-persons, 64 4-persons.

12,519 married couples with children.
8,193 single-parent households (1,815 men, 6,378 women).

91.4% of residents of Columbia speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 6,385 (4.6%)
(38.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.9
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.4
State:

4.5

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Columbia, South Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Columbia, South Carolina
  • 68no bedroom
  • 1591 bedroom
  • 4,0732 bedrooms
  • 12,6003 bedrooms
  • 6,3784 bedrooms
  • 2,3245+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia, South Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia, South Carolina
  • 551no bedroom
  • 7,1951 bedroom
  • 10,8262 bedrooms
  • 8,8873 bedrooms
  • 1,3054 bedrooms
  • 2045+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 720no vehicle
  • 9,4161 vehicle
  • 11,2962 vehicles
  • 3,2453 vehicles
  • 6714 vehicles
  • 2545+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia in renter-occupied apartments
  • 5,494no vehicle
  • 13,4631 vehicle
  • 7,6182 vehicles
  • 2,0453 vehicles
  • 1944 vehicles
  • 1545+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbia, South Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbia, South Carolina
  • 681 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 3503 rooms
  • 1,8724 rooms
  • 3,7155 rooms
  • 5,3036 rooms
  • 4,1707 rooms
  • 3,9388 rooms
  • 6,1869+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia, South Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia, South Carolina
  • 4701 room
  • 2,1862 rooms
  • 5,4553 rooms
  • 6,7134 rooms
  • 7,5145 rooms
  • 5,2316 rooms
  • 7597 rooms
  • 3188 rooms
  • 3229+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Columbia, SC
Columbia city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Columbia, SC household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Columbia, SC in 2022
  • 5,705Less than $10,000
  • 5,165$10,000 to $19,999
  • 3,594$20,000 to $29,999
  • 5,829$30,000 to $39,999
  • 4,216$40,000 to $49,999
  • 4,173$50,000 to $59,999
  • 5,102$60,000 to $74,999
  • 6,642$75,000 to $99,999
  • 3,824$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,960$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,912$150,000 to $199,999
  • 5,448$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Columbia, SC

  • Distribution of house value in Columbia, SC in 2022
  • 73Less than $10,000
  • 166$10,000 to $14,999
  • 279$15,000 to $19,999
  • 32$20,000 to $24,999
  • 245$40,000 to $49,999
  • 47$50,000 to $59,999
  • 72$60,000 to $69,999
  • 483$80,000 to $89,999
  • 265$90,000 to $99,999
  • 1,616$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,154$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,994$150,000 to $174,999
  • 1,229$175,000 to $199,999
  • 2,306$200,000 to $249,999
  • 2,538$250,000 to $299,999
  • 5,117$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,987$400,000 to $499,999
  • 3,366$500,000 to $749,999
  • 628$750,000 to $999,999
  • 554$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 108$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 343$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Columbia, SC

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Columbia, SC in 2022
  • 736Less than $100
  • 110$100 to $149
  • 167$150 to $199
  • 207$200 to $249
  • 409$250 to $299
  • 118$300 to $349
  • 93$350 to $399
  • 183$400 to $449
  • 321$450 to $499
  • 741$500 to $549
  • 356$550 to $599
  • 1,548$600 to $649
  • 1,319$650 to $699
  • 2,324$700 to $749
  • 1,126$750 to $799
  • 3,110$800 to $899
  • 1,560$900 to $999
  • 7,597$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1,781$1,250 to $1,499
  • 3,272$1,500 to $1,999
  • 946$2,000 to $2,499
  • 32$2,500 to $2,999
  • 27$3,000 to $3,499
  • 885No cash rent
Work and jobs in Columbia: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.6%
Number of people working at home: 7,913 (11.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 4,587
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 9,950
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 12,601
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 13,165
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 8,773
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 2,835
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 4,143
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 2,492
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 447
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2,922
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 631
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,357
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Columbia

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 109,637 (77.4%)
  • Carpooled: 11,968 (8.4%)
  • Bus: 1,511 (1.1%)
  • Taxi: 3,933 (2.8%)
  • Bicycle: 240 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 6,143 (4.3%)
  • Worked at home: 8,226 (5.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.3%Males
  • 4.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 12.4%Males
  • 15.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 1.9%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 6.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 6.1%Males
  • 7.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 0.9%Males
  • 3.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 3.5%Males
  • 2.5%Females
Races in Columbia detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Columbia, South Carolina
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Columbia, South Carolina
  • 3,8192010 or later
  • 1,1712000 to 2009
  • 8871990 to 1999
  • 1,0731980 to 1989
  • 4501970 to 1979
  • 492Before 1970
Ancestries in Columbia, SC

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 7,067 (9.0%)
  • American: 5,713 (7.3%)
  • German: 4,209 (5.4%)
  • Irish: 3,595 (4.6%)
  • African: 3,353 (4.3%)
  • European: 1,681 (2.1%)
  • Italian: 1,462 (1.9%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 1,393 (1.8%)
  • Scottish: 871 (1.1%)
  • Jamaican: 755 (1.0%)
  • Nigerian: 613 (0.8%)
  • French: 518 (0.7%)
  • Polish: 294 (0.4%)
  • British: 270 (0.3%)
  • Norwegian: 250 (0.3%)
  • Iranian: 210 (0.3%)
  • French Canadian: 171 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 170 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 153 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 147 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 128 (0.2%)
  • Armenian: 123 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 115 (0.1%)
  • Greek: 106 (0.1%)
  • Arab: 93 (0.1%)
  • Lebanese: 90 (0.1%)
  • Celtic: 89 (0.1%)
  • Croatian: 88 (0.1%)
  • Welsh: 88 (0.1%)
  • Northern European: 82 (0.1%)
  • Scandinavian: 76 (0.10%)
  • Sudanese: 74 (0.09%)
  • Bahamian: 74 (0.09%)
  • Hungarian: 72 (0.09%)
  • Ugandan: 72 (0.09%)
  • Canadian: 69 (0.09%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 64 (0.08%)
  • Romanian: 56 (0.07%)
  • Swiss: 54 (0.07%)
  • South African: 52 (0.07%)
  • Cajun: 47 (0.06%)
  • Ethiopian: 46 (0.06%)
  • Czech: 46 (0.06%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 46 (0.06%)
  • Latvian: 44 (0.06%)
  • Slovak: 43 (0.05%)
  • Finnish: 40 (0.05%)
  • Yugoslavian: 39 (0.05%)
  • Palestinian: 38 (0.05%)
  • Portuguese: 34 (0.04%)
  • Haitian: 33 (0.04%)
  • Turkish: 31 (0.04%)
  • Danish: 28 (0.04%)
  • Egyptian: 25 (0.03%)
  • Cape Verdean: 24 (0.03%)
  • Slovene: 24 (0.03%)
  • Bulgarian: 20 (0.03%)
  • Ghanaian: 18 (0.02%)
  • British West Indian: 18 (0.02%)
  • Moroccan: 16 (0.02%)
  • Israeli: 15 (0.02%)
  • Maltese: 13 (0.02%)
  • Serbian: 11 (0.01%)
  • Iraqi: 9 (0.01%)
  • Belgian: 8 (0.01%)
  • Albanian: 5 (0.01%)
  • Belizean: 4 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

India
Columbia:

11.3% (727)
South Carolina:

6.8% (18,307)

Jamaica
Columbia:

7.8% (500)
South Carolina:

2.6% (7,073)

Colombia
Columbia:

5.9% (381)
South Carolina:

4.3% (11,533)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Columbia:

5.8% (374)
South Carolina:

3.2% (8,721)

Philippines
Columbia:

4.6% (296)
South Carolina:

4.1% (11,031)

Mexico
Columbia:

4.3% (277)
South Carolina:

22.5% (60,774)

Iran
Columbia:

3.8% (245)
South Carolina:

0.5% (1,270)

Canada
Columbia:

3.7% (236)
South Carolina:

3.0% (8,193)

Other Northern Africa
Columbia:

3.3% (214)
South Carolina:

0.1% (348)

Dominican Republic
Columbia:

3.3% (211)
South Carolina:

0.9% (2,357)

Nigeria
Columbia:

2.7% (173)
South Carolina:

0.6% (1,652)

Germany
Columbia:

2.4% (155)
South Carolina:

3.7% (9,982)

Bahamas
Columbia:

2.2% (139)
South Carolina:

0.2% (445)

Bangladesh
Columbia:

1.7% (112)
South Carolina:

0.2% (628)

Korea
Columbia:

1.7% (110)
South Carolina:

1.7% (4,513)

Peru
Columbia:

1.7% (110)
South Carolina:

0.5% (1,273)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Columbia:

1.7% (108)
South Carolina:

1.2% (3,296)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 74,053
  • Other state: 55,864
  • Northeast: 13,149
  • Midwest: 9,194
  • South: 29,364
  • West: 4,157

69.5% of Columbia residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 46.7% lived in South Carolina.


Columbia:

69.5%
State average:

86.5%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 172
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 76
  • 7th and 8th grade: 314
  • 9th grade: 252
  • 10th grade: 381
  • 11th grade: 704
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 667
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,186
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,626
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,926
  • Associate degree: 1,650
  • Bachelor's degree: 9,034
  • Master's degree: 5,616
  • Professional school degree: 2,545
  • Doctorate degree: 1,374
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 311
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 59
  • 5th and 6th grade: 219
  • 7th and 8th grade: 75
  • 9th grade: 191
  • 10th grade: 488
  • 11th grade: 444
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 577
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,997
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,841
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,295
  • Associate degree: 3,612
  • Bachelor's degree: 11,105
  • Master's degree: 6,920
  • Professional school degree: 1,015
  • Doctorate degree: 959
Educational Attainment for Females
Columbia marital status for males
Columbia marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 32,977
  • One, attached: 4,541
  • Two: 2,175
  • 3 or 4: 3,654
  • 5 to 9: 3,181
  • 10 to 19: 4,427
  • 20 to 49: 4,448
  • 50 or more: 6,432
  • Mobile homes: 652
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.9%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 0 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Columbia
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Columbia, SC
  • 53.3%Electricity
  • 45.3%Utility gas
  • 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Columbia, SC
  • 86.2%Electricity
  • 11.8%Utility gas
  • 1.1%No fuel used
  • 0.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,897
Here:

28.0%
South Carolina:

14.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 585
Here:

11.2%
South Carolina:

11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,765
Here:

12.7%
South Carolina:

21.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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