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Richland County, SC


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Columbia, SC
Designated Market Area: Columbia, SC
USDA County Type (2015): Government
American Communities Project County Type (2023): College Towns

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2022 population: 421,566   ( 37,062 from 2010 , 5,421 from 2020)
Land area: 757.3 square miles
Population density: 556.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:170,163 40.36% 2.4%
Black:203,80448.34% 16.8%
Indian:1,0410.25% 5.5%
Asian:13,0823.10% 48.6%
2+ races:9,6222.28% 43.7%
Hispanic:23,8545.66% 28.0%
Total non-White:251,40359.64% 19.6%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:10,352 12.4
Deaths:9,04010.9
Net Migration: 2,0542.5
Net Immigration: 1,8572.2
Change in White population:-4,104 -1.1
Change in Non-White pop.:41,166 10.7




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
384,504
174,26745.32%
174,54945.40%
9870.26%
8,8052.29%
6,6971.74%
18,6374.85%
210,23754.68%

2000
320,677
157,84349.22%
143,77344.83%
7090.22%
5,6691.77%
3,5281.10%
8,7132.72%
162,83450.78%

1990
285,720
158,32355.41%
118,67541.54%
5880.21%
3,5681.25%
n/a
4,5661.60%
127,39744.59%

1980
269,735
159,26059.04%
102,94838.17%
3420.13%
2,3140.86%
n/a
4,4461.65%
110,47540.96%

1970
233,868
157,16267.20%
72,54731.02%
2420.10%
6530.28%
n/a
2,8321.21%
76,706 32.80%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
43,314 13.5
24,1537.5
28,6188.9
5,1021.6
16,424 5.1
47,403 14.8
1990's
NumberRate
43,152 15.1
23,5768.3
-2,015-0.7
2,6160.9
-480 -0.2
35,437 12.4
1980's
NumberRate
42,732 15.8
22,177 8.2
-2,114 -0.8
n/a
-937 -0.3
16,922 6.3
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
9,911 4.2
n/a
2,098 0.9
33,769 14.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Richland County, SC
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
33.9
89,305 21.2%
332,261 78.8%
55,763 13.2%
162,726
2.38
95,593 58.7%
61,426 64.3%
15,581 16.3%
67,133 41.3%

2010
NumberPercent
32.6
87,553 22.8%
296,951 77.2%
37,541 9.8%
145,194
2.43
89,357 61.5%
57,541 64.4%
14,712 16.5%
55,837 38.5%

2000
NumberPercent
32.8
77,620 24.2%
243,057 75.8%
31,042 9.7%
120,034
2.44
76,746 63.9%
53,610 69.9%
11,608 15.1%
43,288 36.1%

1990
NumberPercent
30.6
69,114 24.2%
216,606 75.8%
26,646 9.3%
101,543
2.56
68,212 67.2%
50,117 73.5%
8,660 12.7%
33,331 32.8%

1980
NumberPercent
26.8
70,867 26.3%
198,868 73.7%
20,414 7.6%
85,746
2.76
61,648 71.9%
47,716 77.4%
7,291 11.8%
24,098 28.1%

2022 Housing Data for Richland County, SC

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units182,711 
Median Value$201,200 
Occupied162,72689.1%
Vacant19,98510.9%
Owned97,28759.8%
Rented65,43940.2%
Median Rent$1,142 
Single-Family Units123,73667.7%
    Detached117,17464.1%
    Attached6,5623.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units37,79520.7%
Mobile Homes8,7844.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Richland County, SC

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00013,3348.2%
$10,000 to $14,9996,5894.0%
$15,000 to $19,9995,6243.5%
$20,000 to $24,9996,7684.2%
$25,000 to $29,9996,8254.2%
$30,000 to $34,9997,9094.9%
$35,000 to $39,9997,4244.6%
$40,000 to $44,9995,9773.7%
$45,000 to $49,9997,3614.5%
$50,000 to $59,99913,7788.5%
$60,000 to $74,99915,1819.3%
$75,000 to $99,99920,12612.4%
$100,000 to $124,99913,1478.1%
$125,000 to $149,9998,9335.5%
$150,000 to $199,99911,3327.0%
$200,000 or more12,4187.6%
Median Household Income59,850 
Per Capita Income35,720 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state102 
Compared to U.S.88 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI7,1364.4%
Public Assistance2,3871.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps18,48011.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed176,58666.1%
Unemployed13,1924.9%
In Armed Forces8,4833.2%
Total Labor Force198,26174.2%
Not in Labor Force69,02125.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 30.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector62,71659,82851.2%
Non-Profit4,9139,31334.5%
Self-Employed9,0116,32458.8%
Local Government5,0838,06938.6%
State Government8,36713,75937.8%
Federal Government4,3114,14051.0%
Total Private + Self71,72766,15252.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.22,67435,28139.1%
Total94,401101,43348.2%
Pct. Govt.22.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts32,72716.7%
Sales and Office Occupations43,48022.1%
Professional, Technical51,46226.2%
Service Occupations34,02917.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing6420.3%
All others34,76217.7%
White Collar 65.0%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance28,08814.3%
Educational services22,59911.5%
Retail trade21,82011.1%
Accommodation and food services16,1238.2%
Public administration15,4217.8%
Manufacturing14,0257.1%
Finance and insurance12,4026.3%
Professional, scientific, technical11,3125.8%
Other services10,6245.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.9,6554.9%
Transportation and warehousing8,4854.3%
Construction8,2264.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing3,7961.9%
Information3,7751.9%
Wholesale trade3,7021.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation3,2951.7%
Utilities1,9871.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting8830.4%
Management1290.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1130.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Richland County, SC

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican9,6062.31%
Puerto Rican5,2951.27%
Cuban6330.15%
Dominican6640.16%
Total Central American2,5550.61%
Costa Rican1520.04%
Guatemalan3430.08%
Honduran1,1680.28%
Nicaraguan2670.06%
Panamanian3570.09%
Salvadoran2390.06%
Other Central American290.01%
Total South American1,7560.42%
Argentinean570.01%
Bolivian430.01%
Chilean390.01%
Colombian8710.21%
Ecuadorian1890.05%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian2200.05%
Uruguayan170.00%
Venezuelan3200.08%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2,1070.51%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian3,7910.91%
Chinese2,2370.54%
Korean1,7020.41%
Filipino1,5260.37%
Vietnamese9430.23%
Japanese3400.08%
Burmese3370.08%
Bangladeshi1900.05%
Hmong1250.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English359,01791.4%
Spanish15,7474.0%
Other Indo-European4,1221.0%
German, other Germanic1,9720.5%
Other1,9140.5%
Chinese1,8100.5%
Korean1,6700.4%
Other Asian1,5860.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,3270.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German30,9147.4%
English30,5187.3%
Irish22,8505.5%
American20,1914.9%
Italian9,6872.3%
Scottish7,0161.7%
Scotch-Irish6,8761.7%
African6,7451.6%
European6,2761.5%
French5,2961.3%
Polish4,7961.2%
Jamaican2,2790.5%
British1,7720.4%
Dutch1,5480.4%
Russian1,3860.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen403,77597.0%
Not a citizen12,3863.0%
Native391,88094.2%
Foreign-born24,2815.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Richland County, SC

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
5,475 2.1%15,044 5.7%56,254 21.4%80,486 30.6%61,080 23.2%44,805 17.0%
  Average years of education: 14.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 5,475 2.1%
9-12 Years 15,044 5.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 56,254 21.4%
Some College 80,486 30.6%
Bach. Degree 61,080 23.2%
Grad Degree 44,805 17.0%
Average years of education: 14.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Richland County, SC

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 147,063 141,619 5,444 3.7% 4.9%
1991 148,704 142,017 6,687 4.5% 6.1%
1992 149,856 142,009 7,847 5.2% 6.7%
1993 149,682 140,830 8,852 5.9% 7.3%
1994 148,489 142,031 6,458 4.3% 6.2%
1995 149,789 144,512 5,277 3.5% 5.1%
1996 154,372 148,662 5,710 3.7% 5.7%
1997 156,890 152,224 4,666 3.0% 4.5%
1998 158,808 155,396 3,412 2.1% 3.6%
1999 160,834 156,709 4,125 2.6% 4.1%
2000 161,139 155,793 5,346 3.3% 3.7%
2001 158,462 151,748 6,714 4.2% 5.3%
2002 160,178 151,961 8,217 5.1% 6.4%
2003 164,094 154,164 9,930 6.1% 7.2%
2004 168,459 157,410 11,049 6.6% 7.4%
2005 171,133 160,083 11,050 6.5% 7.3%
2006 179,045 167,936 11,109 6.2% 6.9%
2007 181,905 171,683 10,222 5.6% 6.1%
2008 181,861 169,980 11,881 6.5% 7.3%
2009 180,968 163,973 16,995 9.4% 11.4%
2010 186,378 168,729 17,649 9.5% 11.3%
2011 187,224 170,293 16,931 9.0% 10.4%
2012 189,636 174,505 15,131 8.0% 9.0%
2013 191,182 178,448 12,734 6.7% 7.4%
2014 193,943 182,681 11,262 5.8% 6.3%
2015 198,564 187,463 11,101 5.6% 5.9%
2016 199,813 190,406 9,407 4.7% 4.9%
2017 197,899 189,618 8,281 4.2% 4.2%
2018 195,532 188,870 6,662 3.4% 3.4%
2019 196,983 191,692 5,291 2.7% 2.8%
2020 199,718 188,057 11,661 5.8% 6.2%
2021 195,793 187,847 7,946 4.1% 3.9%
2022 196,833 190,394 6,439 3.3% 3.2%
2023 203,246 197,182 6,064 3.0% 3.0%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com