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Columbia, SC

City
Population 2005: 88,450
Square miles: 125.22
Metro area: Columbia


2000 CENSUS DATA
COLUMBIA SC US
POPULATION
Number Number Number
Total population 116,278
Square miles (land) 125.22
Population per square mile 928.56 133.25 79.56
GENDER
Number Pct Pct Pct
Male 56,999 49.0 48.6 49.1
Female 59,279 51.0 51.4 50.9
AGE
Number Pct Pct Pct
15 or younger 19,168 16.5 20.9 21.4
16-24 30,804 26.5 14.4 13.9
25-44 35,007 30.1 29.6 30.2
45-64 19,317 16.6 23.0 22.0
65+ 11,982 10.3 12.1 12.4
Number Number Number
Average age (years) 33.57 36.29 36.22
RACE AND ETHNICITY
Number Pct Pct Pct
White 57,236 49.2 67.2 75.1
Black or African American 53,465 46.0 29.5 12.3
American Indian and Alaska native 296 0.3 0.3 0.9
Asian 2,008 1.7 0.9 3.6
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 104 0.1 0.0 0.1
Some other race 1,582 1.4 1.0 5.5
Two or more races 1,587 1.4 1.0 2.4
Hispanic or Latino 3,520 3.0 2.4 12.5
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census; ePodunk

Note: Hispanic ethnicity is a separate data category from race. This number should not be added to race totals.

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