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> Columbia, SC Metro Area
Language Spoken At Home in Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 717,916 | 100% |
English only | 667,835 | 93.0% |
Language other than English | 50,081 | 7.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 21,195 | 3.0% |
Spanish | 30,033 | 4.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 14,896 | 2.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 10,279 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,155 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 8,209 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,715 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 1,560 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 429 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 767,299 | 100% |
American | 94,939 | 12.4% |
Arab | 2,103 | 0.3% |
Czech | 1,059 | 0.1% |
Danish | 1,172 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 6,577 | 0.9% |
English | 67,744 | 8.8% |
French (except Basque) | 13,273 | 1.7% |
French Canadian | 2,290 | 0.3% |
German | 88,465 | 11.5% |
Greek | 2,368 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 1,600 | 0.2% |
Irish | 70,435 | 9.2% |
Italian | 19,715 | 2.6% |
Lithuanian | 550 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 3,669 | 0.5% |
Polish | 8,438 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 727 | 0.1% |
Russian | 2,420 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 18,400 | 2.4% |
Scottish | 15,547 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 329 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 12,161 | 1.6% |
Swedish | 3,359 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 1,457 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 658 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 3,120 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 3,287 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 292,964 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 191,416 | 65.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 86,389 | 29.5% |
Married-couple family | 134,354 | 45.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 53,944 | 18.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 11,286 | 3.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,437 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 45,776 | 15.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 27,008 | 9.2% |
Nonfamily households | 101,548 | 34.7% |
Householder living alone | 84,100 | 28.7% |
65 years and over | 24,026 | 8.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 96,247 | 32.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 63,412 | 21.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 733,826 | 100% |
Householder | 292,964 | 39.9% |
Spouse | 134,176 | 18.3% |
Child | 218,532 | 29.8% |
Other relatives | 46,616 | 6.4% |
Nonrelatives | 41,538 | 5.7% |
Unmarried partner | 14,567 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 298,004 | 100% |
Never married | 111,883 | 37.5% |
Now married, except separated | 144,873 | 48.6% |
Separated | 8,618 | 2.9% |
Widowed | 7,204 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 25,426 | 8.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 320,607 | 100% |
Never married | 100,783 | 31.4% |
Now married, except separated | 142,477 | 44.4% |
Separated | 11,291 | 3.5% |
Widowed | 29,154 | 9.1% |
Divorced | 36,902 | 11.5% |
Fertility in Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 11,015 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 4,845 | 44.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 27 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 101 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 20 | 0% |
Grandparents in Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 14,582 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 7,185 | 49.3% |
Less than 1 year | 1,662 | 11.4% |
1 or 2 years | 1,754 | 12.0% |
3 or 4 years | 1,080 | 7.4% |
5 or more years | 2,689 | 18.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,185 | 100% |
Who are female | 4,741 | 66.0% |
Who are married | 4,689 | 65.3% |
School Enrollment in Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 216,187 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 12,177 | 5.6% |
Kindergarten | 11,033 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 80,893 | 37.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 42,043 | 19.4% |
College or graduate school | 70,041 | 32.4% |
Educational Attainment in Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 496,816 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 19,265 | 3.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 40,953 | 8.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 132,841 | 26.7% |
Some college, no degree | 110,099 | 22.2% |
Associate's degree | 44,261 | 8.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 93,472 | 18.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 55,925 | 11.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 30.1% |
Veteran Status in Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 573,190 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 67,698 | 11.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 739,189 | 100% |
With a disability | 87,736 | 11.9% |
Under 18 years | 178,742 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,189 | 3.5% |
18 to 64 years | 474,645 | 100% |
With a disability | 49,037 | 10.3% |
65 years and over | 85,802 | 100% |
With a disability | 32,510 | 37.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 757,905 | 100% |
Same house | 622,906 | 82.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 131,948 | 17.4% |
Same county | 65,972 | 8.7% |
Different county | 65,976 | 8.7% |
Same state | 34,057 | 4.5% |
Different state | 31,919 | 4.2% |
Abroad | 3,051 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 767,299 | 100% |
Native | 730,417 | 95.2% |
Born in United States | 718,588 | 93.7% |
State of residence | 467,483 | 60.9% |
Different state | 251,105 | 32.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 11,829 | 1.5% |
Foreign born | 36,882 | 4.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 36,882 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 12,040 | 32.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 24,842 | 67.4% |
Year of Entry in Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 48,711 | 100% |
Native | 11,829 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 116 | 1.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 11,713 | 99.0% |
Foreign born | 36,882 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,675 | 4.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 35,207 | 95.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Columbia
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 36,882 | 100% |
Europe | 5,365 | 14.5% |
Asia | 10,086 | 27.3% |
Africa | 1,474 | 4.0% |
Oceania | 150 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 18,843 | 51.1% |
Northern America | 964 | 2.6% |