Columbia is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 115,994 people and 65 constituent neighborhoods, Columbia is the largest community in South Carolina.

Also of interest is that Columbia has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Columbia is a military town: the armed forces employs 8.47% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Education and Healthcare are prominent in the local economy and are the city's largest civilian employers, employing 15.23% and 12.42% of the civilian workforce respectively.

Columbia is a nice balance between life in a moderately big city and the interesting diversions and culture that come from having a big college student population. The thousands of students who arrive on campus every fall will find that Columbia has plenty of amenities and opportunities for them, while residents of Columbia enjoy the lectures, music, art, and economic trickle-down that colleges typically provide. "Town and Gown" complement each other in Columbia!

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Columbia spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.12 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Columbia is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. The bus helps to get a lot of people to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Columbia area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

Columbia Information and Demographics

The citizens of Columbia are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.67% of adults in Columbia have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Columbia in 2000 was $18,853, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $75,412 for a family of four.

Columbia is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Columbia home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Columbia is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Columbia include English, German, Irish, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Columbia is English. Some people also speak Spanish.