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South Carolina·Richland County
64 tracts·111K people·$258K median sale·801/mi²
White 46 · Black 40 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Living alone 39 · Other 32 · Married couple 29
Professional 29 · Health 25 · Public admin 19 · Retail 11 · Leisure 10 · Manufacturing 4 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 45 · Sales · office 21 · Service 20 · Production · transport 10 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 63 · Walk 16 · Carpool 15 · Work from home 10 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home sale price in Columbia is $258,246, based on 2,842 recorded purchases in Columbia's census tracts (CFPB/FFIEC HMDA). The Census ACS puts the median home VALUE nationwide at $458,812.
Columbia has 139,643 residents across 38 census tracts and 38 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 28.6; the population is 45.7% White, 40.1% Black, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% Multiracial, 3.2% Asian and 0.9% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 45.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 24.0% (Census ACS).
Brennen Elementary (69%), Rosewood Elementary (65%) and Logan Elementary (56%) lead the elementary schools; Hand Middle (41%), W. G. Sanders Middle (35%) and W. A. Perry Middle (23%) lead the middle schools; Dreher High (63%), C. A. Johnson High (53%) and Eau Claire High (23%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,204/month, 24% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Columbia is $55,529 a year, 35% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Columbia, median rent is $1,204/month and the median home sale price is $258,246 (Census ACS · CFPB/FFIEC HMDA).
Columbia reported 7.6 violent crimes and 34.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 92°F; winter lows average 36°F; there are 168 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Columbia are ice storm (82), earthquake (66) and hail (54), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.28g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Columbia, 16.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).