As defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, and used by the U.S. Census Bureau for statistical purposes only,
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/ref> the Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, is an area consisting of six counties in central South Carolina
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, anchored by the city of Columbia. The current population has an estimation of 837,092. It is the second-largest metropolitan statistical area in the state of South Carolina, since the Anderson metropolitan statistical area was combined with Greenville's following the 2010 census.
Counties
* Calhoun
* Fairfield
* Kershaw
* Lexington
* Richland
* Saluda
Communities
Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants
* Columbia (principal city)
Places with 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants
* Pontiac (census county division)
Places with 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants
* Lexington
* St. Andrews (census-designated place)
Places with 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants
* Cayce
* Dentsville (census-designated place)
* Forest Acres
* Horrell Hill (census county division)
* Irmo
* Oak Grove (census-designated place)
* Red Bank (census-designated place)
* Seven Oaks (census-designated place)
* West Columbia
Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
* Batesburg-Leesville
* Camden
* Lugoff (census-designated place)
* Woodfield (census-designated place)
Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants
* Arthurtown (census-designated place)
* Blythewood
* Capitol View (census-designated place)
* Chapin
* Elgin
* Gadsden
* Gaston
* Hopkins (census-designated place)
* Olympia (census-designated place)
* Pelion
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* Pine Ridge
* Saluda
* St. Matthews
* South Congaree
* Springdale
* Winnsboro Mills (census-designated place)
* Winnsboro
Places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants
* Arcadia Lakes
* Bethune
* Cameron
* Eastover
* Gilbert
* Ridge Spring
* Ridgeway
* Summit
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* Swansea
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Unincorporated places
* Antioch
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* Boyden Arbor
* Boykin
* Cassatt
* Creston
* Feasterville
* Fort Motte
* Harbison
* Hilton
* Killian
* Kingville
* Liberty Hill
* Lone Star
* Lykes
* Mitford
* Mount Willing
* Sandy Run
* Spring Hill
* State Park
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* Wateree
* Westville
* Windsor Estates
Demographics
As of the census
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White
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, 33.20% African American
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, 0.40% Native American, 1.70% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander
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, 2.30% from other races, and 2.00% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino of any race were 5.10% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $49,238, and the median income for a family was $61,972. Males had a median income of $43,658 versus $35,891 for females. The per capita income
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for the MSA was $25,615.
Combined statistical area
The Columbia combined statistical area is made up of seven counties in central South Carolina. The statistical area includes one metropolitan area
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. As of the 2015 Census estimates, the CSA had a population of 937,288 and is the second-largest CSA in the state.
* Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs)
** Columbia (Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Richland, and Saluda Counties)
* Micropolitan statistical areas
** Newberry (Newberry County)
** Orangeburg (Orangeburg County)
See also
* South Carolina statistical areas
References
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Metropolitan areas of South Carolina