Columbia Population and Demographics

Columbia South Carolina Population and Demographics Resources

Columbia City, South Carolina Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Columbia Population: 116278 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 56999 49.02% Female 59279 50.98%       Under 5 years 6478 5.57% 5 to 9 years 6495 5.59% 10 to 14 years 6195 5.33% 15 to 19 years 13248 11.39% 20 to 24 years 17556 15.1% 25 to 34 years 19541 16.81% 35 to 44 years 15466 13.3% 45 to 54 years 12381 10.65% 55 to 59 years 3948 3.4% 60 to 64 years 2988 2.57% 65 to 74 years 5846 5.03% 75 to 84 years 4595 3.95% 85 years and over 1541 1.33%       Median age (years) 28.6       18 years and over 92908 79.9% Male 44864 38.58% Female 48044 41.32% 21 years and over 79204 68.12% 62 years and over 13735 11.81% 65 years and over 11982 10.3% Male 4377 3.76% Female 7605 6.54%       Race     One race 114691 98.64% White 57236 49.22% Black or African American 53465 45.98% American Indian and Alaska Native 296 0.25% Asian 2008 1.73% Asian indian 570 0.49% Chinese 453 0.39% Filipino 216 0.19% Japanese 109 0.09% Korean 353 0.3% Vietnamese 118 0.1% Other Asian 189 0.16% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 104 0.09% Native Hawaiian 29 0.02% Guamanian or Chamorro 30 0.03% Samoan 21 0.02% Other Pacific Islander 24 0.02% Some other race 1582 1.36% Two or more races 1587 1.36%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 116278 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 3520 3.03% Mexican 1387 1.19% Puerto Rican 886 0.76% Cuban 125 0.11% Other Hispanic or Latino 1122 0.96% Not Hispanic or Latino 112758 96.97% White alone 55993 48.15%       Relationship     Total Population 116278 100.00% In households 93288 80.23% Householder 42245 36.33% Spouse 13304 11.44% Child 24597 21.15% Own child under 18 years 19161 16.48% Other relatives 5711 4.91% Under 18 years 2586 2.22% Nonrelatives 7431 6.39% Unmarried partner 2093 1.8% In group quarters 22990 19.77% Institutionalized population 6053 5.21% Non-Institutionalized population 16937 14.57%       Households by Type     Total Households 42245 100.0 % Family households (families) 22136 52.4% With own children under 18 years 10732 25.4% Married-couple family 13304 31.49% With own children under 18 years 5633 13.33% Female householder, no husband present 7456 17.65% With own children under 18 years 4548 10.77% Non Family households 20109 47.6% Householder living alone 15633 37.01% Householder 65 years and over 4140 9.8%       Households with individuals under 18 years 12130 28.71% Households with individuals 65 years and over 8580 20.31%       Average Household size 2.21 Average family size 2.97       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 46142 100.00% Occupied housing units 42245 91.55% Vacant housing units 3897 8.45% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 213 0.46% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.7       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 42245 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 19282 45.64% Renter-occupied housing units. 22963 54.36%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.29 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.14

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