Columbia, SC Profile

Columbia, SC, population 129,333, is located in South Carolina's Richland county, about 65.3 miles from Augusta and 85.5 miles from Charlotte.

Through the 90's Columbia's population has grown by about 19%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Columbia has grown by about 1%. Since 2005 Columbia's population has grown by about 4%.

Columbia's property crime levels tend to be much higher than South Carolina's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Columbia tend to be higher than South Carolina's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	49%
	Females	51%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	49%
	African American	46%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	2%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	3%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	5.00%	Over 60:	8.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	119,272	N/A
2001	122,073	2.35%
2002	121,400	-0.55%
2003	123,257	1.53%
2004	126,529	2.65%
2005	123,856	-2.11%
2006	123,511	-0.28%
2007	125,963	1.99%
2008	127,849	1.50%
2009	129,333	1.16%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$31,141

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	1,104
2002	1,293
2003	1,132
2004	1,277
2005	1,112
2006	1,085
2007	1,279
2008	860
2009	1,046
2010	1,001

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	15	62	442	781
2002	10	83	497	949
2003	15	58	461	808
2004	18	74	464	961
2005	15	56	381	859
2006	7	56	375	852
2007	16	67	345	1114
2008	13	56	334	676
2009	13	68	379	878
2010	16	74	345	871

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	7,876
2002	7,366
2003	6,856
2004	7,805
2005	6,515
2006	5,882
2007	5,776
2008	5,439
2009	6,012
2010	6,052

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	1,426	6,863	985
2002	1,639	6,213	916
2003	1,395	5,907	825
2004	1,703	6,750	819
2005	1,332	5,513	837
2006	1254	5086	654
2007	1267	5066	630
2008	1182	4998	645
2009	1678	5321	690
2010	1699	5528	671