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.

8.47% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Columbia. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Education and Healthcare industries respectively employ 15.23% and 12.42% of the civilian workforce.

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.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Columbia is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Columbia, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

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.