Compare Richland County, SC vs Columbia Metro Area, SC vs South Carolina (SC) vs United States

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Metric Richland County, SC
County
Columbia Metro Area, SC
Metro Area
South Carolina (SC)
State
United States
Country
Overview
Total population 422,117 849,181 5,296,225 334,922,499
Rent $1,228 $1,193 $1,180 $1,413
Year built 1989 1991 1992 1980
Household income $63,784 $68,359 $69,324 $80,734
Per capita income $37,859 $37,960 $39,236 $44,673
Poverty rate 17.2% 14.5% 14.1% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 4.2% 4.0% 4.2% 4.0%
Household size 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5
Rent over 30% of income 54.3% 50.4% 46.3% 47.6%
Demographics
Total population 422,117 849,181 5,296,225 334,922,499
Adults over 25 268,711 567,254 3,677,078 230,807,303
Total households 167,961 339,601 2,117,989 129,227,496
Household size 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5
Income & Poverty
Household income $63,784 $68,359 $69,324 $80,734
Per capita income $37,859 $37,960 $39,236 $44,673
Poverty rate 17.2% 14.5% 14.1% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 4.2% 4.0% 4.2% 4.0%
Rent over 30% of income 54.3% 50.4% 46.3% 47.6%
Housing
Rent $1,228 $1,193 $1,180 $1,413
Year built 1989 1991 1992 1980
Households that rent 39.7% 30.6% 28.1% 34.8%
Households that own 60.3% 69.4% 71.9% 65.2%
Rooms per home (all homes) 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.5
Race
White 40.4% 54.5% 63.3% 61%
Black 47.4% 33.4% 24.8% 12.2%
Asian 3% 2.4% 1.8% 6%
Two or more races 6% 6.5% 6.8% 12.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 6.4% 7% 7.4% 19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 93.6% 93% 92.6% 80.7%
Commute
Commute rate 87.5% 88.2% 88.5% 84.9%
Commute time to work 23.0 min 25.0 min 26.0 min 26.0 min
Work from home 12.5% 11.8% 11.5% 15.1%
Education
Less than high school 27.5% 27.8% 27.8% 27.5%
High school graduate or GED 21.6% 25.6% 28.2% 26%
Some college or associate degree 10.2% 11.2% 11.9% 10.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 40.7% 35.4% 32.1% 35.7%