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The Columbia metro drives the growth; that is, Columbia drives the growth. Lexington County, partly West Columbia and Cayce just across the river from a more expensive downtown Columbia, is where most of the metro growth is occurring right now. That said, the estimates indicate that the metro itself has seen less growth than the year before and that it has been on a downward trend the last few years.
I just thought of all the young non student food and beverage workers in the Charleston metro and city who surely have had to leave and go stay with their parents all across SC and nearby states who won’t be asked on the Census Bureau’s website where they normally live as a student. If their name is on a lease in Charleston it’s one thing. If not, they’ll be counted at their parents’ house. I don’t see how the count can give an accurate picture of where the people are without a big asterisk. COVID-19.
Very sadly, I just read that hotels and restaurants in Charleston are going to be scrambling in a major way to try to re-staff after COVID-19, and that many in the hospitality industry will break away and find other work. I fear the city and metro area are going to take a huge hit on our population because of the number of young people who were in the field who have had no choice but to move back to their parents’ homes in the towns where they came from, where they will be counted in the census.
Not surprising about Columbia. Greenville and Charleston just appeal to people more in today’s age for various different reasons.
And regarding Myrtle Beach: Retired people move there due to all of the golf courses. Sad but true. I personally would never want to live there though.
24 people every day moved to Greenville County based off of this figure from 2018 to 2019.
I guess you can look at it that way, but these numbers are net. It includes births and deaths, so some of those 24 people are babies.
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Not surprising about Columbia. Greenville and Charleston just appeal to people more in today’s age for various different reasons.
I'd say Columbia/Richland is surprising because it still has job growth and livability. The fact that counties like Pickens County grew faster is baffling.
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I fear the city and metro area are going to take a huge hit on our population because of the number of young people who were in the field who have had no choice but to move back to their parents’ homes in the towns where they came from, where they will be counted in the census.
I don't think it'll be that big a deal. You say where you're counted. And if this were the case it'd be a bigger issue for Myrtle Beach and cities like Orlando.
Not surprising about Columbia. Greenville and Charleston just appeal to people more in today’s age for various different reasons.
Jobs would be the number one reason. Charleston and Greenville have experienced more successful recoveries from the Great Recession, particularly in the manufacturing sector and both metro areas have a mutually beneficial economic relationship due to manufacturing in the Upstate and Charleston's port. Greenville has also done pretty good landing some back office operations and call centers and of course, you've got healthcare in Charleston as well as the addition of smaller tech and pharmaceutical firms.
It will be interesting to see how this current pandemic shakes things up. An analysis from the Brookings Institute shows Columbia as the SC metro least affected by the current economic downturn, at least when it comes to sectors that are initially impacted.
I don't think it'll be that big a deal. You say where you're counted. And if this were the case it'd be a bigger issue for Myrtle Beach and cities like Orlando.
Those, too. I guess anywhere that might lose a good many young non college workers to rural areas where their parents live could be affected.
Those, too. I guess anywhere that might lose a good many young non college workers to rural areas where their parents live could be affected.
In my opinion, I don't think that's going to happen on a significant scale. Charleston will be fine in the census.
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