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Columbia South Carolina Real Estate By Jennifer Hershey

Columbia South Carolina Real Estate

Columbia, South Carolina, is located in Richland County, of , and 83 miles S of Charlotte, North Carolina. Columbia has a population of 116,278.

Columbia Homes

Columbia properties pool is 42,077 residential properties including Columbia new homes. Median age of real estate in Columbia is 1964. Average Household size is 2.97 people. 2% are one bedroom homes, 23% are 2 bedroom homes, 52% are 3 bedroom homes, 19% are 4 bedroom homes, and 4% are 5+ bedroom homes.

Columbia Mortgage Statistics

Columbia mortgages vs. USA median statistics

Homes Columbia USA
Homes With No Mortgage 32%
30%
Homes With Mortgage 68%
70%
First Mortgage Only 50%
54%
First & Second Mortgage or HELOC 18%
16%

Columbia Area Real Estate Tax

Columbia Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $800 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 39,589. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).

Columbia School District: Children make up 20.1% of Columbia population. Columbia has 23,370 under 18 years old residents, or 0.43 kids per one worker, or 0.56 kids per one household.

Columbia Real Estate & Columbia Homeownership

There are 15568.49 or 37% one person households, 13464.64 or 32% two person households, and 5890.78 or 14% three person households in Columbia, South Carolina. Median residents age is 28.6, Senior citizens (65+) make up 11,982 or 10.3%% of Columbia population.

There are 54,288 workers (over 16 years of age) in Columbia. Of these, 76.7% drive to work. Approximately 4.15% of workers in Columbia take public transportation. An estimated 13.41% walk to work.

Median Columbia homeowner's housing expences are 18.2%

Crime in Columbia (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year

Type of Crime Columbia USA, 2003
Violent Crimes
115.41
47.5
Robberies
39.65
14.2
Aggravated Assaults
69.49
29.5
Property Crimes
698.93
358.8
Burglaries
119.97
74.0
Larceny-Thefts
508.01
241.5
Motor Vehicle Thefts
70.95
43.3

Invest in Columbia Properties

When making a decision about buying real estate in Columbia South Carolina area, you should consider following statistical data:

Category Columbia USA
Near Medium City
-
Near Large City
Charlotte, North Carolina
-
Columbia Zip Codes
29201, 29203, 29204, 29205, 29206, 29209, 29210, 29212, 29222, 29223, 29229
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Columbia Area Codes
803
-
White population
49.22%
75.1%
African-American population
45.98%
12.3%
Asian
1.73%
3.6%
American Indian & Alaskan
0.25%
0.9%
Hispanic (of any race)
3.03%
12.5%
Median Family Income (1999)
$ 39,589%
$42,000
Population Below Poverty Level
17.87%
12.4%

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