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Columbia Demographics Information

Population: 117,000
Males: 56,999 (49.0%), Females: 59,279 (51.0%)

Elevation: 314 feet

County: Richland

Land area: 125.2 square miles

Zip codes: 29201..29212, 29214..29230, 29292, 29290, 29260, 29250, 29240.

Median resident age: 28.6 years
Median household income: $31,141
Median house value: $98,500

Races in Columbia:

White Non-Hispanic (48.2%)
Black (46.0%)
Hispanic (3.0%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
Other race (1.4%)
American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (8.3%), English (7.7%), Irish (6.2%), United States (5.2%), Scotch-Irish (3.3%), Scottish (2.2%).

For population 25 years and over in Columbia

High school or higher: 82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 14.3%
Unemployed: 10.2%
Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Columbia city

Never married: 41.6%
Now married: 40.5%
Separated: 3.3%
Widowed: 6.5%
Divorced: 8.2%

4.1% Foreign born (1.5% Asia, 1.3% Latin America, 0.9% Europe).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (83.2 miles, pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (577.5 miles, pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Forest Acres, SC (3.3 miles), Arcadia Lakes, SC (3.9 miles), West Columbia, SC (5.1 miles), Cayce, SC (5.3 miles), Dentsville, SC (5.6 miles), Woodfield, SC (6.0 miles), St. Andrews, SC (6.3 miles), Springdale, SC (7.8 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 368 buildings, average cost: $104,000
1997: 285 buildings, average cost: $115,000
1998: 397 buildings, average cost: $125,800
1999: 385 buildings, average cost: $148,100
2000: 416 buildings, average cost: $131,100
2001: 443 buildings, average cost: $134,500
2002: 398 buildings, average cost: $130,200

Area code: 803

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.6%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.7%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (10.3%), Retail trade (10.0%).

Crime in Columbia (2001):

15 murders (12.9 per 100,000)
62 rapes (53.3 per 100,000)
442 robberies (380.1 per 100,000)
781 assaults (671.7 per 100,000)
1,426 burglaries (1226.4 per 100,000)
6,863 larceny counts (5902.2 per 100,000)
985 auto thefts (847.1 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 672.3 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)