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==Demographics== {{US Census population |1830= 3310 |1840= 4340 |1850= 6060 |1860= 9052 |1870= 12298 |1880= 10036 |1890= 15353 |1900= 21108 |1910= 26319 |1920= 37524 |1930= 51581 |1940= 62396 |1950= 86914 |1960= 97433 |1970= 112542 |1980= 108208 |1990= 110852 |2000= 116278 |2010= 129272 |2020= 136632 |estyear=2023 |estimate=142416 |estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/columbiacitysouthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Columbia city, South Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 16, 2024}}</ref> |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html |title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 13, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archive-date=April 26, 2015|author-link=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|title=Census Population API |publisher=United States Census Bureau|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:45&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|accessdate=Oct 15, 2022}}</ref> }} ===2020 census=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Columbia city, South Carolina β Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small> !Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small> !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2000: DEC Summary File 1 β Columbia city, South Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4516000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) β Columbia city, South Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4516000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) β Columbia city, South Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4516000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH) |55,993 |64,062 |style='background: #ffffe6; |67,238 |48.15% |49.56% |style='background: #ffffe6; |49.21% |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH) |53,052 |53,948 |style='background: #ffffe6; |52,038 |45.63% |41.73% |style='background: #ffffe6; |38.09% |- |[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH) |260 |363 |style='background: #ffffe6; |301 |0.22% |0.28% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22% |- |[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH) |1,977 |2,846 |style='background: #ffffe6; |4,152 |1.70% |2.20% |style='background: #ffffe6; |3.04% |- |[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) |87 |150 |style='background: #ffffe6; |113 |0.07% |0.12% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.08% |- |[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH) |140 |162 |style='background: #ffffe6; |409 |0.12% |0.13% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30% |- |[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH) |1,249 |2,119 |style='background: #ffffe6; |4,278 |1.07% |1.64% |style='background: #ffffe6; |3.13% |- |[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) |3,520 |5,622 |style='background: #ffffe6; |8,103 |3.03% |4.35% |style='background: #ffffe6; |5.93% |- |'''Total''' |'''116,278''' |'''129,272''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''136,632''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |} As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 136,632 people, 45,474 households, and 22,243 families residing in the city. As of 2023, of the 136,632 people, about 136,045 are in Richland County and about 587 are in Lexington County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://info2.scdot.org/GISMapping/GISMapdl/Lexington_County.pdf|title=General Highway System Lexington County, South Carolina|publisher=[[South Carolina Department of Transportation]]|date=February 2023|access-date=2024-10-25}}</ref> ===2010 census=== At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 129,272 people, 52,471 total households, and 22,638 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|928.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 46,142 housing units at an average density of {{convert|368.5|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the city was 51.27% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|White]], 42.20% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Black]], 2.20% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Asian]], 0.25% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Native American]], 0.30% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Pacific Islander]], 1.50% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|other races]], and 2.00% from two or more races. [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Hispanic]] or [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Latino]] of any race were 4.30% of the population. There were 45,666 households, out of which 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.7% were married couples living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.4% were nonfamilies. 38.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.94. In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.1% under the age of 18, 22.9% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,141, and the [[median income]] for a family was $39,589. Males had a median income of $30,925 versus $24,679 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,853. About 17.0% of families and 22.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.7% of those under the age of 18 and 16.9% ages 65 or older. ===Religion=== The [[Southern Baptist Convention]] has 241 congregations and 115,000 members. The [[United Methodist Church]] has 122 congregations and 51,000 members. The Evangelical Lutheran Church has 71 congregations and 25,400 members. The PC (USA) has 34 congregations and 15,000 members; the [[Presbyterian Church in America]] has 22 congregations and 8,000 members. Columbia is see city of the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina, and Trinity Episcopal Cathedral is located across the street from the state capitol. The Catholic Church has 14 parishes, including the Basilica of Saint Peter, the state's only minor basilica and the 85th church in the U.S. to receive this designation from the Vatican.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wistv.com/story/38502478/columbias-st-peters-catholic-church-named-minor-basilica-by-the-vatican|title=Columbia's St. Peter's Catholic Church named minor basilica by the Vatican|first=Claude|last=Thompson|website=www.wistv.com}}</ref> There are three Jewish synagogues. There are three different Islamic masjids providing places of worship for more than 600 Muslim families living in Columbia. There is one Greek Orthodox Church in Columbia. There are two Hindu Temples in the city, Hindu Temple of South Carolina and BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Columbia.
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