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People QuickFacts |
Richland County |
South Carolina |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
348,226 | 4,321,249 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
8.6% | 7.7% |
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Population, 2000 |
320,677 | 4,012,012 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
6.6% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
23.8% | 24.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
9.7% | 12.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
51.8% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
49.3% | 68.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
46.9% | 29.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.4% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
2.2% | 1.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.2% | 0.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
3.3% | 3.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
46.7% | 65.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
49.0% | 55.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
3.9% | 2.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
7.3% | 5.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
85.2% | 76.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
32.5% | 20.4% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
54,193 | 810,857 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
21.7 | 24.3 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
149,833 | 1,975,638 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
61.4% | 72.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
28.3% | 15.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$98,700 | $94,900 |
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Households, 2000 |
120,101 | 1,533,854 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.44 | 2.53 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$40,025 | $39,454 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$20,794 | $18,795 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
15.1% | 15.0% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Richland County |
South Carolina |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
9,411 | 103,4161 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
170,625 | 1,584,9141 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-2.8% | -1.0%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
20,282 | 259,604 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
24,448 | 292,984 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
17.3% | 9.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.4% | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.8% | 1.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.3% | 1.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
27.3% | 26.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
4,780,253 | 81,132,781 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
3,281,967 | 32,988,974 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
3,823,458 | 40,629,089 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$11,663 | $9,895 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
555,062 | 6,104,316 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
4,261 | 50,776 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
3,450,346 | 30,051,1711 |
