City Of Columbia's Livability
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C+
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Diversity -
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Amenities
About City Of Columbia, SC
City Of Columbia, SC is located in Richland County in the state of South Carolina.
The total population for Richland County is about 37,865.
The Average Home Value is $132,202 for Richland County, which is roughly 100% lower than the Average Home Value of $157,464 for the state of South Carolina, and roughly 100% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $0, which is roughly 100% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $52,553 for the state of South Carolina, and roughly 100% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
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Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 30.09%
Libertarian: 1.05%
Green: 0.38%
Other: 0.09%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of City Of Columbia specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Richland County: About 11.1914 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Richland County: About 796.201 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Richland County is about 65% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 64% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for City Of Columbia is about 7.3%.
South Carolina is ranked #48 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 12.12 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 1.13The average living wage for the state of South Carolina is $33.18/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives South Carolina a minimum wage score of 0 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives South Carolina a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for South Carolina is $145.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 0.04 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ South Carolina does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ South Carolina does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X South Carolina does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X South Carolina does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X South Carolina does provide some form of paid family leave.
X South Carolina does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X South Carolina does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X South Carolina does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X South Carolina does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X South Carolina does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ South Carolina does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X South Carolina does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X South Carolina does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X South Carolina does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X South Carolina does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
X South Carolina does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
X South Carolina does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X South Carolina does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
- Baptist Medical Center, SC ( 0.00 mi. )
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- Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Sc, SC ( 0.00 mi. )
- Sc Dept Of Motor Vehicles, SC ( 0.00 mi. )
- Sc Electric And Gas, SC ( 0.00 mi. )
- Sc Tax Comm, SC ( 0.00 mi. )
- Univ Of Sc Students Mail, SC ( 0.00 mi. )
- Wells Fargo, SC ( 0.00 mi. )
- University of SC, SC ( 0.45 mi. )
- USC, SC ( 0.45 mi. )
- Market Center, SC ( 1.15 mi. )
- State Hospital, SC ( 1.15 mi. )
- Olympia, SC ( 1.66 mi. )
- Bayview, SC ( 2.83 mi. )
- Edgewood, SC ( 2.83 mi. )
- Cayce W Cola, SC ( 3.18 mi. )
- West Columbia, SC ( 3.38 mi. )
- Cayce, SC ( 3.82 mi. )
- Pineridge, SC ( 3.82 mi. )
- Saluda Gardens, SC ( 3.82 mi. )
- Saluda Terrace, SC ( 3.82 mi. )
- Westover Acres, SC ( 3.82 mi. )
- Forest Acres, SC ( 4.24 mi. )
- Denny Terrace, SC ( 4.73 mi. )
- Dutch Fork, SC ( 5.15 mi. )
- Springdale, SC ( 5.16 mi. )
- Ravenwood, SC ( 5.22 mi. )
- Sandwood, SC ( 5.22 mi. )
- Fort Jackson, SC ( 5.42 mi. )
- Hollywood Hills, SC ( 5.52 mi. )
- Arcadia Lakes, SC ( 5.57 mi. )
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- Crane Forest, SC ( 6.27 mi. )
- Cedar Terrace, SC ( 6.45 mi. )
- Eastmont, SC ( 6.45 mi. )
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- Hazelwood Acres, SC ( 6.45 mi. )
- Mountain Brook, SC ( 6.45 mi. )
- Twin Lake Hill, SC ( 6.45 mi. )
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- Crafts Farrow, SC ( 6.92 mi. )
- Eau Claire, SC ( 6.92 mi. )
- Fairfield Terrace, SC ( 6.92 mi. )
- Farrow Terrace, SC ( 6.92 mi. )
- Greenview, SC ( 6.92 mi. )
- Lincolnshire, SC ( 6.92 mi. )
- Ridgewood, SC ( 6.92 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 29217Latitude: 34.000900
Longitude: -81.035300
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 288.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 803