347 Zimalcrest Dr
Columbia, SC 29210

ABOUT COLUMBIA Columbia is the capital and second largest city of the U.S. state of South Carolina, with a population estimate of 133,451 as of 2018. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. It is the center of the Columbia metropolitan statistical area, which had a population of 767,598 as of the 2010 United States Census, growing to 832,666 by July 1, 2018, according to 2018 U.S. Census estimates. This makes it the 70th largest metropolitan statistical area in the nation, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau as of July 1, 2018. Columbia is home to the University of South Carolina, the state’s flagship university and the largest in the state. Columbia is the site of Fort Jackson, the largest United States Army installation for Basic Combat Training. Columbia is also located 20 miles west of the site of McEntire Joint National Guard Base, which is operated by the U.S. Air Force and is used as a training base for the 169th Fighter Wing of The South Carolina Air National Guard. Columbia is also the location of the South Carolina State House, which is the center of government for the state. DEMOGRAPHICS According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Columbia was: White: 52.84%, Black or African American: 40.44%, Two or more races: 2.77%, Asian: 2.68%, Other race: 0.96%, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.21% and Native American: 0.11%. COLUMBIA’S TOP EMPLOYERS Blue Cross Blue Shield, the University of South Carolina and the Palmetto Health hospital system. The economy of Columbia, SC employs 59.4k people. The largest industries in Columbia, SC are Educational Services (8,440 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (7,486 people), and Retail Trade (7,205 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($55,260), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($51,314), and Utilities ($49,375).