Columbia, SC Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	116,278	100.0

Male	56,999	49.0
Female	59,279	51.0

Under 5 years	6,478	5.6
5 to 9 years	6,495	5.6
10 to 14 years	6,195	5.3
15 to 19 years	13,248	11.4
20 to 24 years	17,556	15.1
25 to 34 years	19,541	16.8
35 to 44 years	15,466	13.3
45 to 54 years	12,381	10.6
55 to 59 years	3,948	3.4
60 to 64 years	2,988	2.6
65 to 74 years	5,846	5.0
75 to 84 years	4,595	4.0
85 years and over	1,541	1.3

Median age (years)	28.6	(X)

18 years and over	92,908	79.9
Male	44,864	38.6
Female	48,044	41.3
21 years and over	79,204	68.1
62 years and over	13,735	11.8
65 years and over	11,982	10.3
Male	4,377	3.8
Female	7,605	6.5

RACE
One race	114,691	98.6
White	57,236	49.2
Black or African American	53,465	46.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	296	0.3
Asian	2,008	1.7
Asian Indian	570	0.5
Chinese	453	0.4
Filipino	216	0.2
Japanese	109	0.1
Korean	353	0.3
Vietnamese	118	0.1
Other Asian ¹	189	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	104	0.1
Native Hawaiian	29	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	30	0.0
Samoan	21	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	24	0.0
Some other race	1,582	1.4
Two or more races	1,587	1.4

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	58,295	50.1
Black or African American	54,256	46.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	717	0.6
Asian	2,469	2.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	217	0.2
Some other race	2,121	1.8

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	116,278	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	3,520	3.0
Mexican	1,387	1.2
Puerto Rican	886	0.8
Cuban	125	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,122	1.0
Not Hispanic or Latino	112,758	97.0
White alone	55,993	48.2

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	116,278	100.0
In households	93,288	80.2
Householder	42,245	36.3
Spouse	13,304	11.4
Child	24,597	21.2
Own child under 18 years	19,161	16.5
Other relatives	5,711	4.9
Under 18 years	2,586	2.2
Nonrelatives	7,431	6.4
Unmarried partner	2,093	1.8
In group quarters	22,990	19.8
Institutionalized population	6,053	5.2
Noninstitutionalized population	16,937	14.6

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	42,245	100.0
Family households (families)	22,136	52.4
With own children under 18 years	10,732	25.4
Married-couple family	13,304	31.5
With own children under 18 years	5,633	13.3
Female householder, no husband present	7,456	17.6
With own children under 18 years	4,548	10.8
Nonfamily households	20,109	47.6
Householder living alone	15,633	37.0
Householder 65 years and over	4,140	9.8

Households with individuals under 18 years	12,130	28.7
Households with individuals 65 years and over	8,580	20.3

Average household size	2.21	(X)
Average family size	2.97	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	46,142	100.0
Occupied housing units	42,245	91.6
Vacant housing units	3,897	8.4
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	213	0.5

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.2	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.7	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	42,245	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	19,282	45.6
Renter-occupied housing units	22,963	54.4

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.29	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.14	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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