Richland County, SC Demographic Data
Richland County, SC Summary
Richland County is located in South Carolina
- Population: 393,830
- Area: 771.71 sq. miles
- Land Area: 757.07 sq. miles
- Water Area: 14.64 sq. miles
- Population Density: 510.33 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 284.78 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Richland County, SC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
211,118
52%
50.8
Male
198,431
49%
49.2
Total Population
409,549
323,128,000
Richland County, SC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
23,896
5.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
26,670
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
23,001
5.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
37,599
9.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
43,031
10.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
60,653
14.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
50,514
12.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
48,615
11.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
22,931
5.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
23,084
5.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
30,970
7.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
12,630
3.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
5,955
1.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
320,613
78.3%
77.2
Female
167,110
52.1%
51.3
Male
153,503
47.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
290,598
71.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
63,917
15.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
49,555
12.1%
15.2
Female
28,623
57.8%
55.8
Male
20,932
42.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
33
0.0%
0.0
Richland County, SC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
397,642
97.1%
96.8
White
186,850
45.6%
72.6
Black or African American
190,887
46.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
695
0.2%
0.8
Asian
10,198
2.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
2,145
0.5%
1.2
Chinese
1,431
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
1,243
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
292
0.1%
0.2
Korean
2,616
0.6%
0.4
Vietnamese
1,642
0.4%
0.6
Other Asian
829
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
545
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
8,467
2.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
11,907
2.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
20,770
5.1%
17.8
Mexican
8,756
2.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
4,963
1.2%
1.7
Cuban
1,628
0.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
5,423
1.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
388,779
94.9%
82.2
Richland County, SC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
8,270
3.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
15,745
6.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
56,513
22.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
54,926
21.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
20,705
8.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
58,924
23.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
40,269
15.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
24,015
9.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
231,337
90.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
99,193
38.9%
31.2
Richland County, SC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
146,384
43.6%
33.7%
Now Married
125,628
37.4%
47.5
Divorced
35,827
10.7%
11.0%
Separated
10,465
3.1%
2.0
Widowed
17,678
5.3
5.8%
Richland County, SC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
351,042
91.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
34,611
9.0%
21.6%
Spanish
17,218
4.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
7,253
1.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
7,816
2.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
2,324
0.6%
1.1%
Richland County, SC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
12,237
8.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
7,582
4.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
13,550
8.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
16,470
10.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
21,947
14.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
30,621
20.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
20,662
13.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
17,648
11.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
6,446
4.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
6,213
4.1%
6.4
Median household income
52,030
57,617
Per capita income
28,041
31,128
Richland County, SC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
696
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
20,291
10.6%
9.8
Construction
9,199
4.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
45,823
23.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
17,899
9.3%
6.6
Information
2,989
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
12,613
6.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
9,509
5.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
18,125
9.5%
11.4
Public administration
14,177
7.4%
4.6
Retail trade
26,062
13.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
10,207
5.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
4,004
2.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
12,467
6.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
76,183
39.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
21,863
11.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
49,911
26.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
31,170
16.3%
18.1%
Richland County, SC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
197,953
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
150,782
76.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
16,636
8.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,758
0.9%
5.1
Walked
15,987
8.1%
2.7
Other means
6,145
3.1%
1.8
Worked at home
6,645
3.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.8
26.6
Richland County, SC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
9,822
6.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
56,109
36.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
59,023
38.5%
37.1
3 or more
28,422
18.5%
21.0
Richland County, SC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
153,376
89.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
89,421
58.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
63,955
41.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
17,725
10.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Richland County, SC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
171,101
1 room
3,000
1.8%
2.4
2 rooms
2,428
1.4%
2.7
3 rooms
12,068
7.1%
9.1
4 rooms
24,824
14.5%
16.5
5 rooms
34,867
20.4%
19.8
6 rooms
28,313
16.5%
17.8
7 rooms
24,094
14.1%
12.0
8 rooms
18,971
11.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
22,536
13.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Richland County, SC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
171,101
1-unit, detached
110,805
64.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
3,943
2.3%
5.9
2-units
4,566
2.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
6,723
3.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
10,989
6.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
11,558
6.8%
4.4
20 or more units
12,929
7.6%
9.0
Mobile home
9,512
5.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
76
0.0%
0.1
Richland County, SC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
7,579
4.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
7,449
4.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
13,833
8.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
17,766
10.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
25,144
14.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
23,583
13.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
27,699
16.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
39,188
22.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
6,746
3.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
2,114
1.2%
1.4%
Richland County, SC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
37,669
24.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,277
1.5%
4.7
Electricity
112,179
73.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
375
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
300
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
75
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
105
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
396
0.3%
1.1
Richland County, SC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
62,136
47295100.0
Less than $500
836
1.3%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
2,469
4.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
2,501
4.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
5,152
8.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
10,063
16.2%
20.1%
$500 to $999
16,865
27.1%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
24,250
39.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
27,601
44.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
11,590
18.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
6,961
11.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
4,653
7.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
10,993
17.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
338
0.0%
0.0%
Richland County, SC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
61,622
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
47
0.1%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
836
1.4%
4.4%
Less than $500
4,182
6.8%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
5,071
8.2%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
17,824
28.9%
28.3%
$500 to $999
33,662
54.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
2,333
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
917
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
7,226
12.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
8,547
14.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
7,530
12.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
7,205
12.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
5,738
9.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
23,656
39.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
4,053
0.0%
0.0%
Richland County, SC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
89,421
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
5,588
6.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
15,301
17.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
22,169
24.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
15,917
17.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
14,980
16.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
10,823
12.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
4,186
4.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
457
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
154,400
205,000