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| Columbia |
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| Population 2002: | 117,394 |
| Population 2000: | 116,278 |
| Area codes: | 803 |
| Elevation: | 314 feet |
| Land area: | 125.2 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 4.1% (1.5% Asia, 1.3% Latin America, 0.9% Europe) |
| Population growth: | +1,116 (+0.96%) |
| County: | Richland |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (27.6%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.7%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (10.3%), Retail trade (10.0%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 48.2% |
| Black: | 46.0% |
| Hispanic: | 3.0% |
| Other race: | 1.4% |
| Two or more races: | 1.4% |
| American Indian: | 0.6% |
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| Marital Status |
| Never married: | 41.6% |
| Now married: | 40.5% |
| Divorced: | 8.2% |
| Widowed: | 6.5% |
| Separated: | 3.3% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $98,500 |
| Household income: | $31,141 |
| Resident age: | 28.6 years |
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| Columbia Compared to South Carolina State Average |
| Number of college students: | above |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Length of stay since moving in: | below |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Unemployed percentage: | above |
| Institutionalized population percentage: | much above |
| Median age: | much below |
| Renting percentage: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 82.3% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 35.7% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 14.3% |
| Unemployed: | 10.2% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 assaults: | 949 (797.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 916 (769.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 704.0 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 robberies: | 497 (417.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 83 (69.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 10 (8.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 6,213 (5219.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 1,639 (1376.9 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 8.3% |
| English: | 7.7% |
| Irish: | 6.2% |
| United States: | 5.2% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 3.3% |
| Scottish: | 2.2% |