Richland County, South Carolina (SC)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 20,356
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 73,759
Renter-occupied apartments: 56,171 (it was 46,342 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 39% |
| State: | 31% |
Land area: 756 sq. mi.
Water area: 15.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 553 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (25.1%), Retail trade (11.2%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.8%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 72%
- Government: 24%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 3%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 196,99647.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 168,30640.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 23,4935.6%Hispanic or Latino
- 14,8053.5%Two or more races
- 12,1932.9%Asian alone
- 2,0330.5%Some other race alone
- 3860.09%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 950.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 34.2 years |
| South Carolina median age: | 40.2 years |
| Males: 203,018 |  (48.5%) |
| Females: 215,289 |  (51.5%) |
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| Richland County: | 2.0 people |
| South Carolina: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $56,439 ($39,961 in 1999)
| This county: | $56,439 |
| South Carolina: | $59,318 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $847 (lower quartile is $662, upper quartile is $1,169)
| This county: | $847 |
| State: | $802 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $200,800 (it was $95,000 in 2000)
| Richland: | $200,800 |
| South Carolina: | $213,500 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,337Detached houses: $253,602
Here: $253,602 State: $305,381 Townhouses or other attached units: $145,978
Here: $145,978 State: $247,985 In 2-unit structures: $160,630
Here: $160,630 State: $307,068 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $118,592
Here: $118,592 State: $198,724 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $153,665
Here: $153,665 State: $242,911 Mobile homes: $312,642
Here: $312,642 State: $88,052
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $463
Institutionalized population: 9,551
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 33
- Rapes: 94
- Robberies: 201
- Assaults: 1796
- Burglaries: 958
- Thefts: 5592
- Auto thefts: 1049
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 19
- Rapes: 110
- Robberies: 248
- Assaults: 1738
- Burglaries: 1262
- Thefts: 6384
- Auto thefts: 1082
Health of residents in Richland County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.71.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
42.0% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
49.2% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
66.9% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 200 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 169 pounds. This is more than average.
Health of residents in Richland County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.74.6% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
43.3% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
67.6% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
67.9% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 195 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 169 pounds. This is more than average.
31.2% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 2367 buildings, average cost: $194,500
- 2020: 1777 buildings, average cost: $191,300
- 2019: 1677 buildings, average cost: $192,000
- 2018: 2205 buildings, average cost: $139,100
- 2017: 2004 buildings, average cost: $141,300
- 2016: 1760 buildings, average cost: $138,600
- 2015: 1628 buildings, average cost: $131,000
- 2014: 1511 buildings, average cost: $137,200
- 2013: 1392 buildings, average cost: $135,800
- 2012: 1178 buildings, average cost: $122,100
- 2011: 981 buildings, average cost: $130,900
- 2010: 1009 buildings, average cost: $117,300
- 2009: 1074 buildings, average cost: $114,700
- 2008: 1467 buildings, average cost: $125,700
- 2007: 2463 buildings, average cost: $121,400
- 2006: 3232 buildings, average cost: $124,000
- 2005: 3568 buildings, average cost: $121,600
- 2004: 3246 buildings, average cost: $120,700
- 2003: 2896 buildings, average cost: $120,800
- 2002: 2611 buildings, average cost: $91,600
- 2001: 2463 buildings, average cost: $91,600
- 2000: 2494 buildings, average cost: $84,600
- 1999: 2560 buildings, average cost: $96,700
- 1998: 2289 buildings, average cost: $81,600
- 1997: 1991 buildings, average cost: $75,800
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,529 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,276 (0.7%)
| Richland County: | 17.0% |
| South Carolina: | 14.6% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 34.2 years old
(Males: 32.2 years old, Females: 35.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 37.6 years old, Black residents: 33.3 years old, American Indian residents: 18.8 years old, Asian residents: 32.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.9 years old, Other race residents: 28.6 years old)
Area name: Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Richland County is $567 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $632 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $781 a month.
Cities in this county include: Columbia, Dutch Fork, Pontiac, St. Andrews, Dentsville, Horrell Hill, Forest Acres, Woodfield, Hopkins, Camp Ground.
2019 air pollution in Richland County:
Carbon Monoxide: 0.093 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.00 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.024 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 6.9 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Local government website: www.richlandonline.com/bancitizens.htm
Neighboring counties: Aiken County 
, Roosevelt County, New Mexico 
, Hempstead County, Arkansas , Cottle County, Texas , Wilkes County, Georgia , Wichita County, Texas .
| Here: | 3.4% |
| South Carolina: | 3.4% |
Current college students: 31,645
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 40.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 23,827 (54.2% naturalized citizens)
| Richland County: | 5.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 11,1842010 or later
- 4,5892000 to 2009
- 4,4381990 to 1999
- 2,8111980 to 1989
- 1,8631970 to 1979
- 2,161Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 118,412
- One, attached: 6,527
- Two: 7,766
- 3 or 4: 8,060
- 5 to 9: 10,417
- 10 to 19: 11,321
- 20 to 49: 5,662
- 50 or more: 9,080
- Mobile homes: 7,088
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 41
Housing units in Richland County with a mortgage: 67,362 (7,342 second mortgage, 409 home equity loan, 5,933 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,344
| Here: | 98.5% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Richland County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 93,739 | 263 |
| Mainline Protestant | 47,813 | 98 |
| Black Protestant | 28,502 | 56 |
| Catholic | 16,300 | 8 |
| Other | 10,136 | 32 |
| Orthodox | 700 | 1 |
| None | 187,314 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 53
| Richland County: | 1.48 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
| Here: | 0.08 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 14
| This county: | 0.39 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 145
| Richland County: | 4.05 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 252
| This county: | 7.04 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Richland County: | 10.1% |
| South Carolina: | 10.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Richland County: | 30.0% |
| State: | 29.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 9.3% |
| State: | 13.4% |
Agriculture in Richland County:
Average size of farms: 148 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $15,631
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 26.90%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $21,031
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.30%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.51%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $37,741
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.92%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.38
Corn for grain: 3749 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2101 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 4002 harvested acres
Vegetables: 61 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 162 acres
Earthquake activity:
Richland County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Carolina state average. It is 27% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 87.6 miles away from Richland County center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 168.9 miles away from the county center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 92.0 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 317.3 miles away from the county center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 84.2 miles away from Richland County center
On 2/15/2014 at 03:23:38, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 65.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- South Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4492, Natural disaster type: Other
- South Carolina Hurricane Irma, Incident Period: September 6, 2017 - September 13, 2017, FEMA Id: 4346, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- South Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 30, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3378: October 06, 2016, FEMA Id: 3378, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- South Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 30, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4286: October 11, 2016, FEMA Id: 4286, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- South Carolina Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 01, 2015 to October 23, 2015, Emergency Declared EM-3373: October 03, 2015, FEMA Id: 3373, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- South Carolina Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 01, 2015 to October 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4241: October 05, 2015, FEMA Id: 4241, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- South Carolina Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 19, 2014, Emergency Declared EM-3369: February 12, 2014, FEMA Id: 3369, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- South Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3233: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3233, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- South Carolina Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 06, 2004 to October 11, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1566: October 07, 2004, FEMA Id: 1566, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- South Carolina Severe Ice Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2004 to January 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1509: February 13, 2004, FEMA Id: 1509, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
- 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Richland County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 173,404 (74.7%)
- Carpooled: 14,913 (6.4%)
- Bus: 900 (0.4%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 218 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 4,305 (1.9%)
- Bicycle: 282 (0.1%)
- Walked: 13,353 (5.7%)
- Worked at home: 24,854 (10.7%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Health care and social assistance (21%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (5%)
- Material moving occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)
- Mexico (10%)
- India (9%)
- Jamaica (8%)
- Philippines (6%)
- Germany (5%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
- Honduras (4%)
- English (7%)
- American (6%)
- German (5%)
- Irish (3%)
- African (2%)
- European (2%)
- Italian (2%)
People in group quarters in Richland County, South Carolina in 2010:
- 11,567 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
- 9,884 people in college/university student housing
- 6,028 people in state prisons
- 1,700 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 919 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 379 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 255 people in correctional residential facilities
- 223 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 211 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 205 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 197 people in group homes intended for adults
- 170 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 159 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 55 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 31 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 12 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 7 people in in-patient hospice facilities
People in group quarters in Richland County, South Carolina in 2000:
- 8,827 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 7,074 people in military barracks, etc.
- 5,277 people in state prisons
- 1,706 people in nursing homes
- 1,191 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 947 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 793 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 684 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 627 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 337 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 162 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 132 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 71 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 54 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 48 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 33 people in halfway houses
- 15 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 10 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 10 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 9 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 8 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 5 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
- 2 people in religious group quarters
9.04% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($52,630 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.04% |
| South Carolina average: | 8.89% |
0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($735 average AGI)
Richland County: 0.11% South Carolina average: 0.04%
4.48% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($21,741 average AGI)
4.45% relocated from other states ($30,155 average AGI)
Richland County: 4.45% South Carolina average: 4.96%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Lexington County, SC |  1.87% ($48,080 average AGI) |
| from Kershaw County, SC | 0.29% ($45,213) |
| from Sumter County, SC | 0.24% ($40,357) |
| from Mecklenburg County, NC | 0.23% ($53,392) |
| from Charleston County, SC | 0.18% ($55,122) |
| from Greenville County, SC | 0.16% ($44,108) |
| from York County, SC | 0.16% ($42,506) |
9.17% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($60,065 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.17% |
| South Carolina average: | 7.46% |
0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($494 average AGI)
Richland County: 0.07% South Carolina average: 0.03%
4.91% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($33,543 average AGI)
4.18% relocated to other states ($26,028 average AGI)
Richland County: 4.18% South Carolina average: 3.47%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Lexington County, SC | 2.37% ($65,777 average AGI) |
| to Kershaw County, SC | 0.44% ($54,505) |
| to Mecklenburg County, NC | 0.30% ($47,416) |
| to Greenville County, SC | 0.24% ($58,828) |
| to Charleston County, SC | 0.21% ($74,778) |
| to Sumter County, SC | 0.16% ($38,285) |
| to Fairfield County, SC | 0.12% ($60,607) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2018: 8.1
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.1%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 41,779 (33,523 aged, 8,256 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 9,578 (11%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Richland County, South Carolina in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (3,390)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (2,718)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (2,453)
- Unspecified dementia (2,314)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (2,230)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,682)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,630)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (1,146)
- Other forms of acute ischaemic heart disease (1,132)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,102)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 22,594
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 458
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 46,891
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,351
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 767
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 52
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 98
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 103.3. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 67.2
- Cut/Pierce - 11.1
- Other - 25.1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 80.8. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 48.5
- Suffocation - 15.3
- Poisoning - 11.5
- Other - 5.5
Household type by relationship:
Households: 418,307- Male householders: 78,278 (24,016 living alone), Female householders: 88,237 (31,699 living alone)
65,076 spouses (64,202 opposite-sex spouses), 8,729 unmarried partners, (7,813 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 111,972 children (105,859 natural, 2,576 adopted, 3,537 stepchildren), 9,460 grandchildren, 3,937 brothers or sisters, 3,690 parents, 509 foster children, 7,664 other relatives, 16,405 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 24,350
Size of family households: 44,475 2-persons, 24,609 3-persons, 17,795 4-persons, 7,128 5-persons, 2,313 6-persons, 568 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 55,715 1-person, 9,835 2-persons, 2,253 3-persons, 1,824 4-persons.
46,287 married couples with children.
31,417 single-parent households (4,433 men, 26,984 women).
91.0% of residents of Richland speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $3,450,346,000 ($10,312 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,012,972,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $932,269,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $349,161,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,946,000
Federal grants: $979,171,000
Federal procurement contracts: $348,634,000 ($215,480,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $836,165,000 ($589,714,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $41,231,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $239,394,000
Federal Government insurance: $224,663,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 23,992| Here: | 71 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 69 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 13,698
| Here: | 40 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 46 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +3,504
| Here: | +10 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +9 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +5,895
| Here: | +17 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +27 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 31.97 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 7.0 |
| State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 |
| State: | 4.5 |
- Year house built in Richland County, South Carolina
- 2,4392020 or later
- 23,5802010 to 2019
- 39,0222000 to 2009
- 22,5771990 to 1999
- 26,2761980 to 1989
- 23,4891970 to 1979
- 17,5571960 to 1969
- 13,0511950 to 1959
- 7,5361940 to 1949
- 8,8471939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Richland County, South Carolina
- 4631 room
- 02 rooms
- 2,0853 rooms
- 6,3074 rooms
- 12,8905 rooms
- 19,3176 rooms
- 17,8987 rooms
- 16,5698 rooms
- 25,8339+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Richland County, South Carolina
- 3,0991 room
- 2,7682 rooms
- 9,3983 rooms
- 18,7914 rooms
- 14,2185 rooms
- 9,1786 rooms
- 3,7437 rooms
- 2,2908 rooms
- 1,6689+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Richland County, South Carolina
- 533no bedroom
- 6661 bedroom
- 10,2252 bedrooms
- 53,0783 bedrooms
- 28,2824 bedrooms
- 8,5785+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Richland County, South Carolina
- 3,099no bedroom
- 12,2591 bedroom
- 25,8962 bedrooms
- 17,2583 bedrooms
- 5,9684 bedrooms
- 6735+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Richland County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 2,597no vehicle
- 27,1331 vehicle
- 42,9142 vehicles
- 18,5223 vehicles
- 6,8474 vehicles
- 3,3495+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Richland County in renter-occupied apartments
- 8,487no vehicle
- 34,8131 vehicle
- 15,2502 vehicles
- 4,8503 vehicles
- 1,5834 vehicles
- 1705+ vehicles
77.6% of Richland County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in South Carolina.
| Richland County: | 77.6% |
| State average: | 86.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 238,631
- Other state: 148,599
- Northeast: 36,578
- Midwest: 26,425
- South: 71,152
- West: 14,444
- 63.0%Electricity
- 33.5%Utility gas
- 2.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.2%Wood
- 0.2%Solar energy
- 87.5%Electricity
- 9.9%Utility gas
- 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.8%No fuel used
- 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.3%Wood
- 0.2%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5,182
| Here: | 13.3% |
| South Carolina: | 12.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,055
| Here: | 9.3% |
| South Carolina: | 11.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4,742
| Here: | 14.0% |
| South Carolina: | 20.7% |
Richland County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $130,482,000
Cash and Securities: $46,380,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $25,925,000
Solid Waste Management: $23,294,000
Sewerage: $10,003,000
Sewerage: $7,020,000
Other: $6,348,000
Regular Highways: $6,151,000
Regular Highways: $6,005,000
Other: $5,893,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,820,000
Air Transportation: $282,000
Air Transportation: $272,000
Parking Facilities: $103,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $73,762,000
Regular Highways: $36,992,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,484,000
General Public Buildings: $2,520,000
General Public Buildings: $1,872,000
Police Protection: $1,064,000
Natural Resources - Other: $766,000
Natural Resources - Other: $733,000
Housing and Community Development: $456,000
Correctional Institutions: $201,000
Parking Facilities: $26,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $51,714,000
Police Protection: $45,760,000
Libraries: $36,850,000
General - Other: $36,629,000
Solid Waste Management: $35,298,000
Libraries: $33,512,000
Solid Waste Management: $32,333,000
General - Other: $30,333,000
Regular Highways: $22,915,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,905,000
Correctional Institutions: $22,848,000
Parks and Recreation: $22,726,000
Correctional Institutions: $21,350,000
Central Staff Services: $20,619,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $20,613,000
Central Staff Services: $20,212,000
Parks and Recreation: $18,421,000
Health - Other: $16,413,000
Health - Other: $15,097,000
Financial Administration: $8,224,000
Financial Administration: $7,694,000
Sewerage: $7,590,000
Sewerage: $7,480,000
General Public Buildings: $7,441,000
Regular Highways: $6,323,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,017,000
General Public Buildings: $4,875,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,296,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,018,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,760,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,279,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,789,000
Air Transportation: $1,283,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $1,148,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $1,087,000
Air Transportation: $1,079,000
Public Welfare - Other: $863,000
Public Welfare - Other: $755,000
Natural Resources - Other: $684,000
Natural Resources - Other: $669,000
Water Utilities: $608,000
Water Utilities: $438,000
Parking Facilities: $122,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $10,023,000
Housing and Community Development: $4,658,000
Other: $487,000
Other: $391,000
Air Transportation: $224,000
Water Utilities: $150,000
Air Transportation: $129,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $6,868,000
Interest on Debt: $5,841,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $21,302,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $20,377,000
Other - Transit Utilities: $19,671,000
Other - Transit Utilities: $17,925,000
Other - Libraries: $10,265,000
Other - Libraries: $3,516,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,100,000,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $817,000,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $384,413,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $283,000,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $250,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $149,905,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $143,467,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $127,285,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,645,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,492,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,463,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,400,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,400,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $10,098,000
Interest Earnings: $6,860,000
Interest Earnings: $5,234,000
General Revenue - Other: $4,809,000
Sale of Property: $3,914,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,960,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,171,000
Sale of Property: $927,000
Rents: $23,000
Rents: $22,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $26,695,000
General Public Building: $12,152,000
Regular Highways: $7,164,000
General - Other: $6,115,000
Regular Highways: $1,108,000
General Public Building: $1,095,000
Police Protection: $676,000
Housing and Community Development: $337,000
Correctional Institutions: $291,000
Police Protection: $251,000
Solid Waste Management: $104,000
Sewerage: $57,000
Natural Resources - Other: $54,000
Central Staff Services: $53,000
Correctional Institutions: $15,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $318,443,000
Cash and Securities: $208,372,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $313,000
Water Utilities: $201,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $825,354,000
Cash and Securities: $13,463,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,448,000
Highways: $4,487,000
Other: $1,950,000
General Local Government Support: $1,727,000
General Local Government Support: $1,520,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,273,000
Other: $950,000
Housing and Community Development: $300,000
- Tax - Property: $165,163,000
Property: $150,293,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $69,927,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $65,171,000
Other Selective Sales: $8,078,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $7,565,000
Other Selective Sales: $7,416,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $7,189,000
Other License: $4,464,000
Other License: $4,285,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $764,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $102,562,000
: $95,599,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $71,000
Interest on Debt: $46,000
Richland County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $130,482,000
Cash and Securities: $46,380,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $25,925,000
Solid Waste Management: $23,294,000
Sewerage: $10,003,000
Sewerage: $7,020,000
Other: $6,348,000
Regular Highways: $6,151,000
Regular Highways: $6,005,000
Other: $5,893,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,820,000
Air Transportation: $282,000
Air Transportation: $272,000
Parking Facilities: $103,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $73,762,000
Regular Highways: $36,992,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,484,000
General Public Buildings: $2,520,000
General Public Buildings: $1,872,000
Police Protection: $1,064,000
Natural Resources - Other: $766,000
Natural Resources - Other: $733,000
Housing and Community Development: $456,000
Correctional Institutions: $201,000
Parking Facilities: $26,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $51,714,000
Police Protection: $45,760,000
Libraries: $36,850,000
General - Other: $36,629,000
Solid Waste Management: $35,298,000
Libraries: $33,512,000
Solid Waste Management: $32,333,000
General - Other: $30,333,000
Regular Highways: $22,915,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,905,000
Correctional Institutions: $22,848,000
Parks and Recreation: $22,726,000
Correctional Institutions: $21,350,000
Central Staff Services: $20,619,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $20,613,000
Central Staff Services: $20,212,000
Parks and Recreation: $18,421,000
Health - Other: $16,413,000
Health - Other: $15,097,000
Financial Administration: $8,224,000
Financial Administration: $7,694,000
Sewerage: $7,590,000
Sewerage: $7,480,000
General Public Buildings: $7,441,000
Regular Highways: $6,323,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,017,000
General Public Buildings: $4,875,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,296,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,018,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,760,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,279,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,789,000
Air Transportation: $1,283,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $1,148,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $1,087,000
Air Transportation: $1,079,000
Public Welfare - Other: $863,000
Public Welfare - Other: $755,000
Natural Resources - Other: $684,000
Natural Resources - Other: $669,000
Water Utilities: $608,000
Water Utilities: $438,000
Parking Facilities: $122,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $10,023,000
Housing and Community Development: $4,658,000
Other: $487,000
Other: $391,000
Air Transportation: $224,000
Water Utilities: $150,000
Air Transportation: $129,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $6,868,000
Interest on Debt: $5,841,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $21,302,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $20,377,000
Other - Transit Utilities: $19,671,000
Other - Transit Utilities: $17,925,000
Other - Libraries: $10,265,000
Other - Libraries: $3,516,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,100,000,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $817,000,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $384,413,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $283,000,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $250,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $149,905,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $143,467,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $127,285,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,645,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,492,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,463,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,400,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,400,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $10,098,000
Interest Earnings: $6,860,000
Interest Earnings: $5,234,000
General Revenue - Other: $4,809,000
Sale of Property: $3,914,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,960,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,171,000
Sale of Property: $927,000
Rents: $23,000
Rents: $22,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $26,695,000
General Public Building: $12,152,000
Regular Highways: $7,164,000
General - Other: $6,115,000
Regular Highways: $1,108,000
General Public Building: $1,095,000
Police Protection: $676,000
Housing and Community Development: $337,000
Correctional Institutions: $291,000
Police Protection: $251,000
Solid Waste Management: $104,000
Sewerage: $57,000
Natural Resources - Other: $54,000
Central Staff Services: $53,000
Correctional Institutions: $15,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $318,443,000
Cash and Securities: $208,372,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $313,000
Water Utilities: $201,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $825,354,000
Cash and Securities: $13,463,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,448,000
Highways: $4,487,000
Other: $1,950,000
General Local Government Support: $1,727,000
General Local Government Support: $1,520,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,273,000
Other: $950,000
Housing and Community Development: $300,000
- Tax - Property: $165,163,000
Property: $150,293,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $69,927,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $65,171,000
Other Selective Sales: $8,078,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $7,565,000
Other Selective Sales: $7,416,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $7,189,000
Other License: $4,464,000
Other License: $4,285,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $764,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $102,562,000
: $95,599,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $71,000
Interest on Debt: $46,000
Richland County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $130,482,000
Cash and Securities: $46,380,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $25,925,000
Solid Waste Management: $23,294,000
Sewerage: $10,003,000
Sewerage: $7,020,000
Other: $6,348,000
Regular Highways: $6,151,000
Regular Highways: $6,005,000
Other: $5,893,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,820,000
Air Transportation: $282,000
Air Transportation: $272,000
Parking Facilities: $103,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $73,762,000
Regular Highways: $36,992,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,484,000
General Public Buildings: $2,520,000
General Public Buildings: $1,872,000
Police Protection: $1,064,000
Natural Resources - Other: $766,000
Natural Resources - Other: $733,000
Housing and Community Development: $456,000
Correctional Institutions: $201,000
Parking Facilities: $26,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $51,714,000
Police Protection: $45,760,000
Libraries: $36,850,000
General - Other: $36,629,000
Solid Waste Management: $35,298,000
Libraries: $33,512,000
Solid Waste Management: $32,333,000
General - Other: $30,333,000
Regular Highways: $22,915,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,905,000
Correctional Institutions: $22,848,000
Parks and Recreation: $22,726,000
Correctional Institutions: $21,350,000
Central Staff Services: $20,619,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $20,613,000
Central Staff Services: $20,212,000
Parks and Recreation: $18,421,000
Health - Other: $16,413,000
Health - Other: $15,097,000
Financial Administration: $8,224,000
Financial Administration: $7,694,000
Sewerage: $7,590,000
Sewerage: $7,480,000
General Public Buildings: $7,441,000
Regular Highways: $6,323,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,017,000
General Public Buildings: $4,875,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,296,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,018,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,760,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,279,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,789,000
Air Transportation: $1,283,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $1,148,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $1,087,000
Air Transportation: $1,079,000
Public Welfare - Other: $863,000
Public Welfare - Other: $755,000
Natural Resources - Other: $684,000
Natural Resources - Other: $669,000
Water Utilities: $608,000
Water Utilities: $438,000
Parking Facilities: $122,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $10,023,000
Housing and Community Development: $4,658,000
Other: $487,000
Other: $391,000
Air Transportation: $224,000
Water Utilities: $150,000
Air Transportation: $129,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $6,868,000
Interest on Debt: $5,841,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $21,302,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $20,377,000
Other - Transit Utilities: $19,671,000
Other - Transit Utilities: $17,925,000
Other - Libraries: $10,265,000
Other - Libraries: $3,516,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,100,000,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $817,000,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $384,413,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $283,000,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $250,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $149,905,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $143,467,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $127,285,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,645,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,492,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,463,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,400,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,400,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $10,098,000
Interest Earnings: $6,860,000
Interest Earnings: $5,234,000
General Revenue - Other: $4,809,000
Sale of Property: $3,914,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,960,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,171,000
Sale of Property: $927,000
Rents: $23,000
Rents: $22,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $26,695,000
General Public Building: $12,152,000
Regular Highways: $7,164,000
General - Other: $6,115,000
Regular Highways: $1,108,000
General Public Building: $1,095,000
Police Protection: $676,000
Housing and Community Development: $337,000
Correctional Institutions: $291,000
Police Protection: $251,000
Solid Waste Management: $104,000
Sewerage: $57,000
Natural Resources - Other: $54,000
Central Staff Services: $53,000
Correctional Institutions: $15,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $318,443,000
Cash and Securities: $208,372,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $313,000
Water Utilities: $201,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $825,354,000
Cash and Securities: $13,463,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,448,000
Highways: $4,487,000
Other: $1,950,000
General Local Government Support: $1,727,000
General Local Government Support: $1,520,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,273,000
Other: $950,000
Housing and Community Development: $300,000
- Tax - Property: $165,163,000
Property: $150,293,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $69,927,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $65,171,000
Other Selective Sales: $8,078,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $7,565,000
Other Selective Sales: $7,416,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $7,189,000
Other License: $4,464,000
Other License: $4,285,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $764,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $102,562,000
: $95,599,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $71,000
Interest on Debt: $46,000
Richland County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $130,482,000
Cash and Securities: $46,380,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $25,925,000
Solid Waste Management: $23,294,000
Sewerage: $10,003,000
Sewerage: $7,020,000
Other: $6,348,000
Regular Highways: $6,151,000
Regular Highways: $6,005,000
Other: $5,893,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,820,000
Air Transportation: $282,000
Air Transportation: $272,000
Parking Facilities: $103,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $73,762,000
Regular Highways: $36,992,000
Housing and Community Development: $5,484,000
General Public Buildings: $2,520,000
General Public Buildings: $1,872,000
Police Protection: $1,064,000
Natural Resources - Other: $766,000
Natural Resources - Other: $733,000
Housing and Community Development: $456,000
Correctional Institutions: $201,000
Parking Facilities: $26,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $51,714,000
Police Protection: $45,760,000
Libraries: $36,850,000
General - Other: $36,629,000
Solid Waste Management: $35,298,000
Libraries: $33,512,000
Solid Waste Management: $32,333,000
General - Other: $30,333,000
Regular Highways: $22,915,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,905,000
Correctional Institutions: $22,848,000
Parks and Recreation: $22,726,000
Correctional Institutions: $21,350,000
Central Staff Services: $20,619,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $20,613,000
Central Staff Services: $20,212,000
Parks and Recreation: $18,421,000
Health - Other: $16,413,000
Health - Other: $15,097,000
Financial Administration: $8,224,000
Financial Administration: $7,694,000
Sewerage: $7,590,000
Sewerage: $7,480,000
General Public Buildings: $7,441,000
Regular Highways: $6,323,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,017,000
General Public Buildings: $4,875,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,296,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,018,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,760,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,279,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,789,000
Air Transportation: $1,283,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $1,148,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $1,087,000
Air Transportation: $1,079,000
Public Welfare - Other: $863,000
Public Welfare - Other: $755,000
Natural Resources - Other: $684,000
Natural Resources - Other: $669,000
Water Utilities: $608,000
Water Utilities: $438,000
Parking Facilities: $122,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $10,023,000
Housing and Community Development: $4,658,000
Other: $487,000
Other: $391,000
Air Transportation: $224,000
Water Utilities: $150,000
Air Transportation: $129,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $6,868,000
Interest on Debt: $5,841,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $21,302,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $20,377,000
Other - Transit Utilities: $19,671,000
Other - Transit Utilities: $17,925,000
Other - Libraries: $10,265,000
Other - Libraries: $3,516,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,100,000,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $817,000,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $384,413,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $283,000,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $250,000,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $149,905,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $143,467,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $127,285,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,645,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,492,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,463,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,400,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,400,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $10,098,000
Interest Earnings: $6,860,000
Interest Earnings: $5,234,000
General Revenue - Other: $4,809,000
Sale of Property: $3,914,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,960,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,171,000
Sale of Property: $927,000
Rents: $23,000
Rents: $22,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $26,695,000
General Public Building: $12,152,000
Regular Highways: $7,164,000
General - Other: $6,115,000
Regular Highways: $1,108,000
General Public Building: $1,095,000
Police Protection: $676,000
Housing and Community Development: $337,000
Correctional Institutions: $291,000
Police Protection: $251,000
Solid Waste Management: $104,000
Sewerage: $57,000
Natural Resources - Other: $54,000
Central Staff Services: $53,000
Correctional Institutions: $15,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $318,443,000
Cash and Securities: $208,372,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $313,000
Water Utilities: $201,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $825,354,000
Cash and Securities: $13,463,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,448,000
Highways: $4,487,000
Other: $1,950,000
General Local Government Support: $1,727,000
General Local Government Support: $1,520,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,273,000
Other: $950,000
Housing and Community Development: $300,000
- Tax - Property: $165,163,000
Property: $150,293,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $69,927,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $65,171,000
Other Selective Sales: $8,078,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $7,565,000
Other Selective Sales: $7,416,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $7,189,000
Other License: $4,464,000
Other License: $4,285,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $764,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $102,562,000
: $95,599,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $71,000
Interest on Debt: $46,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 7,067
- Number of aged recipients: 655
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 6,412
- Number of recipients under 18: 1,567
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 4,144
- Number of recipients older than 64: 1,356
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,308
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 3,008
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 78 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2,496 | $150,229 | 1,776 | $174,730 | 7,372 | $186,568 | 191 | $112,335 | 23 | $1,437,826 | 709 | $137,602 | 36 | $69,694 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 75 | $167,453 | 106 | $177,123 | 753 | $159,754 | 53 | $60,000 | 0 | $0 | 69 | $111,420 | 9 | $55,222 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 455 | $139,736 | 385 | $134,296 | 2,869 | $152,464 | 219 | $60,799 | 0 | $0 | 283 | $111,848 | 67 | $68,388 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 249 | $144,072 | 229 | $179,873 | 1,801 | $162,862 | 61 | $79,525 | 3 | $13,622,667 | 119 | $100,681 | 17 | $87,706 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 103 | $120,816 | 80 | $179,513 | 473 | $178,173 | 13 | $63,846 | 0 | $0 | 41 | $131,488 | 4 | $95,000 |
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 67 full tracts) | ||||||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 329 | $198,119 | 305 | $201,200 | 4 | $100,750 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 100 | $224,980 | 95 | $193,337 | 22 | $124,409 | 2 | $68,000 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 34 | $227,735 | 45 | $200,511 | 3 | $85,000 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 26 | $165,577 | 32 | $178,438 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 10 | $183,700 | 8 | $218,750 | 2 | $85,500 | 0 | $0 |
| Most common first names in Richland County, SC among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 2,073 | 70.2 years |
| John | 1,786 | 71.9 years |
| Mary | 1,724 | 76.9 years |
| William | 1,631 | 72.1 years |
| Robert | 1,189 | 69.6 years |
| Willie | 874 | 70.5 years |
| George | 792 | 71.4 years |
| Charles | 752 | 71.0 years |
| Thomas | 675 | 70.8 years |
| Annie | 655 | 78.9 years |
| Most common last names in Richland County, SC among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 845 | 73.1 years |
| Williams | 834 | 70.5 years |
| Brown | 818 | 71.5 years |
| Johnson | 708 | 71.3 years |
| Davis | 667 | 72.6 years |
| Jones | 581 | 71.2 years |
| Taylor | 428 | 72.0 years |
| Wilson | 414 | 71.7 years |
| Martin | 381 | 73.6 years |
| Jackson | 378 | 70.3 years |
| Businesses in Richland County, SC | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDI | 1 | KFC | 4 | |
| AT&T | 8 | Kmart | 2 | |
| Abercrombie & Fitch | 1 | Kohl's | 2 | |
| Abercrombie Kids | 1 | Kroger | 3 | |
| Academy Sports + Outdoors | 1 | La Quinta | 1 | |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 4 | Lane Bryant | 2 | |
| Aeropostale | 2 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
| American Eagle Outfitters | 2 | LensCrafters | 3 | |
| Ann Taylor | 2 | Little Caesars Pizza | 4 | |
| Applebee's | 4 | Lowe's | 3 | |
| Arby's | 3 | Macy's | 1 | |
| Ashley Furniture | 1 | Marriott | 5 | |
| Audi | 1 | Marshalls | 2 | |
| AutoZone | 7 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 7 | |
| Avenue | 2 | McDonald's | 12 | |
| BMW | 1 | Men's Wearhouse | 4 | |
| Bakers | 1 | Microtel | 1 | |
| Banana Republic | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
| Barnes & Noble | 2 | Motherhood Maternity | 4 | |
| Baskin-Robbins | 2 | New Balance | 5 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 4 | New York & Co | 2 | |
| Bebe | 1 | Nike | 27 | |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | 2 | Office Depot | 3 | |
| Blockbuster | 3 | Old Navy | 2 | |
| Buffalo Wild Wings | 2 | Olive Garden | 2 | |
| Burger King | 12 | Outback | 2 | |
| Buybuy BABY | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 2 | |
| CVS | 11 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
| Cache | 1 | Panera Bread | 2 | |
| Casual Male XL | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 3 | |
| Catherines | 1 | Payless | 3 | |
| Charlotte Russe | 2 | Penske | 2 | |
| Chevrolet | 2 | PetSmart | 2 | |
| Chick-Fil-A | 9 | Pier 1 Imports | 2 | |
| Chico's | 1 | Pizza Hut | 8 | |
| Chipotle | 1 | Plato's Closet | 1 | |
| Church's Chicken | 4 | Publix Super Markets | 7 | |
| Cinnabon | 1 | Qdoba Mexican Grill | 1 | |
| Circle K | 4 | Quality | 1 | |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Quiznos | 2 | |
| Coldwater Creek | 2 | RadioShack | 5 | |
| Comfort Suites | 2 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
| Cracker Barrel | 3 | Red Robin | 1 | |
| Curves | 2 | Red Roof Inn | 1 | |
| DHL | 2 | Rite Aid | 10 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | Rodeway Inn | 1 | |
| Days Inn | 2 | Rooms To Go | 4 | |
| Dennys | 2 | Ruby Tuesday | 2 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 2 | Rue21 | 1 | |
| DressBarn | 1 | Ryan's Grill | 2 | |
| Dressbarn | 1 | SAS Shoes | 2 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 4 | SONIC Drive-In | 6 | |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | Sam's Club | 2 | |
| Express | 2 | Sears | 5 | |
| Extended Stay America | 1 | Shoe Carnival | 2 | |
| Extended Stay Deluxe | 1 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
| FedEx | 37 | Sprint Nextel | 6 | |
| Finish Line | 1 | Staples | 3 | |
| Firestone Complete Auto Care | 5 | Starbucks | 8 | |
| Foot Locker | 4 | Subaru | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | Subway | 23 | |
| Forever 21 | 1 | Super 8 | 2 | |
| GNC | 9 | T-Mobile | 13 | |
| GameStop | 9 | T.G.I. Driday's | 1 | |
| Gap | 1 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
| Goodwill | 1 | Taco Bell | 3 | |
| Gymboree | 3 | Talbots | 2 | |
| H&R Block | 12 | Target | 2 | |
| Hardee's | 4 | The Limited | 1 | |
| Havertys Furniture | 1 | The Room Place | 1 | |
| Haworth | 1 | Tire Kingdom | 3 | |
| Hilton | 4 | Toyota | 2 | |
| Hobby Lobby | 1 | Toys"R"Us | 2 | |
| Holiday Inn | 3 | True Value | 2 | |
| Hollister Co. | 1 | U-Haul | 12 | |
| Home Depot | 3 | UPS | 56 | |
| Honda | 1 | Value City Furniture | 1 | |
| Hot Topic | 1 | Vans | 5 | |
| Hyatt | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 3 | |
| Hyundai | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 3 | |
| IHOP | 1 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
| InTown Suites | 2 | Waffle House | 7 | |
| JCPenney | 2 | Walgreens | 9 | |
| JoS. A. Bank | 3 | Walmart | 5 | |
| Jones New York | 5 | Wendy's | 9 | |
| Journeys | 3 | Wet Seal | 1 | |
| Just Tires | 3 | Wingate | 2 | |
| Justice | 2 | YMCA | 2 | |
Richland County on our top lists:
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest lead air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations"
- #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
- #76 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents"
- #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
