Columbia metropolitan area (South Carolina)
As defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, and used by the U.S. Census Bureau for statistical purposes only,[1] the Columbia Metropolitan Statistical Area, is an area consisting of six counties in central South Carolina, anchored by the city of Columbia. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 767,598; as of the 2015 census estimates, the population is 810,068. It is the second-largest metropolitan statistical area in the state of South Carolina, since the Anderson metropolitan statistical area was combined with Greenville's following the 2010 census.
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Counties[edit]
Communities[edit]
Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants[edit]
- Columbia (Principal city)
Places with 10,000 to 25,000 inhabitants[edit]
- Cayce
- Dentsville (census-designated place)
- Forest Acres
- Irmo
- Lexington
- Seven Oaks (census-designated place)
- St. Andrews (census-designated place)
- West Columbia
Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants[edit]
- Batesburg-Leesville
- Camden
- Lugoff (census-designated place)
- Oak Grove (census-designated place)
- Red Bank (census-designated place)
- Woodfield (census-designated place)
Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants[edit]
- Elgin
- Gaston
- Lake Murray of Richland (census-designated place)
- Pine Ridge
- St. Matthews
- South Congaree
- Springdale
- Winnsboro Mills (census-designated place)
- Winnsboro
Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants[edit]
Unincorporated places[edit]
Demographics[edit]
As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 767,598 people, 294,881 households, and 193,598 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 60.40% White, 33.20% African American, 0.40% Native American, 1.70% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 2.30% from other races, and 2.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.10% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $49,238, and the median income for a family was $61,972. Males had a median income of $43,658 versus $35,891 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $25,615.
Combined Statistical Area[edit]
The Columbia-Combined statistical Area is made up of eight counties in central South Carolina. The statistical area includes one metropolitan area As of the 2015 Census estimates, the CSA had a population of 937,288 and is the second-largest CSA in the state
- Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
- Columbia (Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Richland and Saluda counties)
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