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Richland County

South Carolina · 384,504 residents · 757 sq mi
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With 384,504 people, Richland County is a county in South Carolina. The median age is 32.6, younger than the US median of 37.2. 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $146,300. The foreign-born share is 5%. The population is up 20% since 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $52,703
Younger
median age 32.6
US median: 37.2
More educated
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
384,504
+20%since 2000
from 320,677 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
32.6
Unchangedsince 2000
from 32.6 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
757 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
272K313K354K395K436K19902000201020202024Richland County
2024422K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 56.4%(24,463)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 96.3%(24,038)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 146.2%(23,746)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 198.7%(33,358)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 2410.6%(40,822)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3415.1%(57,978)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4413%(49,845)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5413.4%(51,568)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6410.7%(41,145)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 745.5%(21,097)
US avg: 7%
75 to 843.1%(11,782)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.2%(4,662)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$47,922
−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,961 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$25,805
+24%since 2000
from $20,794 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
29.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 29.7% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
14.5%
+0.8 ptssince 2000
from 13.7% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.462
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information11%
US avg: 11.5%
Other services9%
US avg: 7%
Retail trade7.5%
US avg: 10.9%
Public administration7.1%
US avg: 4.9%
Wholesale trade5.5%
US avg: 7.2%
Finance & insurance3.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical2.7%
US avg: 4.2%
Arts, entertainment, food2.6%
US avg: 2.4%
Transportation & warehousing2.5%
US avg: 3.1%
Education & health services1.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$146,300
+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $95,000 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$776
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $570 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
61.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2000
from 61.4% in 2000
38.7% rent
Vacancy rate
10.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.3% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.43 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.41 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
25.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 24.9% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
46.3%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 44.2% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
3.1
+2%since 2009
from 3.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic49.2%(157,843)
Black44.8%(143,773)
Hispanic / Latino2.7%(8,713)
Asian1.7%(5,441)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic45.3%(174,267)
Black45.4%(174,549)
Hispanic / Latino4.8%(18,637)
Asian2.2%(8,433)
Other2%(7,567)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2%(7,563)
Puerto Rican1.3%(4,910)
Central American0.5%(1,820)
South American0.3%(1,017)
Panamanian0.1%(531)
Honduran0.1%(471)
Colombian0.1%(442)
Guatemalan0.1%(428)
Cuban0.1%(394)
Spaniard0.1%(323)
Dominican0.1%(205)
Ecuadorian0%(155)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0%(143)
Salvadoran0%(135)
Bolivian0%(91)
Peruvian0%(91)
Argentine0%(56)
Chilean0%(44)
Ancestry
German9.6%(35,653)
English8.6%(32,004)
Irish7.6%(28,198)
American7.1%(26,531)
Scotch-Irish3.2%(11,933)
Scottish2.1%(7,947)
Italian2.1%(7,720)
French1.9%(7,036)
Polish1.1%(4,124)
Dutch0.8%(2,830)
West Indian0.6%(2,287)
+ 48 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.5%(1,849)
British0.5%(1,787)
Swedish0.5%(1,765)
Welsh0.4%(1,602)
Greek0.4%(1,468)
Russian0.4%(1,415)
Arab0.4%(1,357)
French Canadian0.3%(1,286)
Hungarian0.3%(1,056)
Jamaican0.2%(817)
Lebanese0.2%(643)
Canadian0.2%(624)
Swiss0.2%(622)
Danish0.2%(584)
Czech0.1%(544)
Haitian0.1%(482)
Austrian0.1%(476)
Ukrainian0.1%(459)
Portuguese0.1%(347)
Finnish0.1%(344)
Romanian0.1%(301)
Belgian0.1%(250)
Croatian0.1%(234)
Lithuanian0.1%(202)
Slovak0.1%(193)
Turkish0%(186)
Egyptian0%(184)
Guyanese0%(173)
Brazilian0%(113)
Iranian0%(112)
Serbian0%(104)
Slovene0%(101)
Syrian0%(97)
Ethiopian0%(97)
Kenyan0%(86)
Nigerian0%(73)
Bulgarian0%(57)
Moroccan0%(54)
Latvian0%(42)
Ghanaian0%(40)
Jordanian0%(39)
Armenian0%(34)
Iraqi0%(23)
Barbadian0%(23)
Israeli0%(19)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
36.5%
+4.0 ptssince 2000
from 32.5% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
88.4%
+3.2 ptssince 2000
from 85.2% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
14.4%
+2.5 ptssince 2000
from 11.9% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.5 min
+60%since 2000
from 13.5 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
77.1%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 76.4% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
9.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
1.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
7.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.0% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
2.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
7.2%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
16.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 16.2% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
39.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 39.8% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.6%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 48.2% in 2009
Female
51.4%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 51.8% in 2009
Foreign born
5.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.1% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
12.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 12.8% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married45.3%(74,710)
Married44%(72,530)
Widowed2.5%(4,052)
Divorced8.2%(13,536)
Women 15+
Never married41.2%(75,460)
Married38.8%(71,064)
Widowed7.5%(13,665)
Divorced12.4%(22,779)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
8.7%
−4.8 ptssince 2013
from 13.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
53.6%
−2.2 ptssince 2020
from 55.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.3%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 13.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.4%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 14.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
20.3%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 18.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 4.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
69.7%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 71.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
35.9%
+3.6 ptssince 2020
from 32.3% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)40.5%(12,658)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.5%(10,463)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.7%(7,395)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.1%(659)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(115)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 31,245 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Richland County, South Carolina?

Richland County, South Carolina has about 384,504 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Richland County, South Carolina?

The typical household in Richland County, South Carolina earns about $47,922 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Richland County, South Carolina expensive?

In Richland County, South Carolina, the median home is worth about $146,300, and the typical rent is about $776 a month.

How educated are people in Richland County, South Carolina?

About 36.5% of adults age 25 and over in Richland County, South Carolina hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Richland County, South Carolina?

About 14.5% of people in Richland County, South Carolina live below the federal poverty line.

Has Richland County, South Carolina grown since 1990?

Yes, Richland County, South Carolina has grown since 1990. The population has added about 98,784 residents, a change of about 35 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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