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 five counties in central South Carolina, anchored by the city of Columbia. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 747,487; as of the 2014 census estimates, the population is 747,723. 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.
Counties
Communities
Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants
- Columbia (Principal city)
Places with 10,000 to 25,000 inhabitants
- 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
- 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
- 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
Unincorporated places
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Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 647,158 people, 245,347 households, and 167,105 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 63.40% White, 32.90% African American, 0.27% Native American, 1.24% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.01% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.41% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $37,051, and the median income for a family was $44,051. Males had a median income of $32,119 versus $23,312 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $18,150.
Combined Statistical Area
The Columbia-Combined statistical Area is made up of five counties in central South Carolina. The statistical area includes one metropolitan area As of the 2012 Census estimates, the CSA had a population of 747,723 and is the second-largest CSA in the state
- Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
- Columbia (Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, and Richland counties)
