Richland County, SC Census Data

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

South carolina



Richland County, South Carolina

People QuickFactsRichland CountySouth Carolina
Population, 2005 estimate 340,0784,255,083
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 6.0%6.1%
Population, 2000 320,6774,012,012
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 6.7%6.6%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 23.7%24.1%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 9.7%12.6%
Female persons, percent, 2005 51.6%51.3%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)49.7%68.4%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)46.6%29.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.3%0.4%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)2.1%1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)0.1%0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 1.4%0.8%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)3.0%3.3%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 47.3%65.5%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 49.0%55.9%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 3.9%2.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 7.3%5.2%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 85.2%76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 32.5%20.4%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 54,193810,857
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 21.724.3
Housing units, 2005 145,8401,927,864
Homeownership rate, 2000 61.4%72.2%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 28.3%15.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $98,700$94,900
Households, 2000 120,1011,533,854
Persons per household, 2000 2.442.53
Median household income, 2003 $39,737$38,003
Per capita money income, 1999 $20,794$18,795
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 13.9%13.8%
Business QuickFactsRichland CountySouth Carolina
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 9,268101,1651
Private nonfarm employment, 2004 174,8491,560,5731
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 -0.4%-2.6%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 19,409246,641
Total number of firms, 2002 24,448292,984
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 17.3%9.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 0.4%0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 2.8%1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.3%1.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 27.3%26.2%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 4,780,25381,132,781
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 3,281,96732,988,974
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 3,823,45840,629,089
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $11,663$9,895
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 555,0626,104,316
Building permits, 2005 4,32454,157
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 3,450,34630,051,1711
Geography QuickFactsRichland CountySouth Carolina
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 75630,109
Persons per square mile, 2000 424.2133.2
FIPS Code 07945
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Columbia, SC Metro Area

1: Includes data not distributed by county.


(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:06:10 EST
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