Richland County, South Carolina

15 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 418,725
Median household income: $61,699
Median home value: $224,200

Richland County, South Carolina counts 418,725 residents. 15 cities and places have their primary county here. At $61,699, its median household income sits below South Carolina's $66,818.

From 2019 to 2023, Richland County's population grew 1.8% from 411,357 to 418,725, while its median household income rose 12.7% from $54,767 to $61,699.

72.4% of workers drive to work alone. 64.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 418,725
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: $61,699
Median home value: $224,200
Median gross rent: $1,185
Housing units: 185,196
Homeownership rate: 60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

411,357418,725

Median household income

$54,767$61,699

Median home value

$163,100$224,200

Median gross rent

$972$1,185

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	411,357	$54,767	$163,100	$972
2020	414,660	$54,441	$167,500	$998
2021	414,719	$56,137	$175,100	$1,042
2022	416,161	$59,850	$201,200	$1,142
2023	418,725	$61,699	$224,200	$1,185

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 2414.8%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	23,473	5.6%
5 to 17	67,340	16.1%
18 to 24	62,006	14.8%
25 to 34	60,388	14.4%
35 to 44	52,692	12.6%
45 to 54	47,769	11.4%
55 to 64	47,656	11.4%
65 to 74	36,241	8.7%
75 and over	21,160	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	166,868	39.9%
Black or African American	196,182	46.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	423	0.1%
Asian	11,995	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	397	0.1%
Some other race	2,411	0.6%
Two or more races	14,110	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	26,339	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate21.0%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree23.6%

Graduate or professional degree17.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	21,358	8.0%
High school graduate	55,886	21.0%
Some college or associate's	79,330	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	62,729	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	46,603	17.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone72.4%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.9%

Walked6.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	147,054	72.4%
Carpooled	16,289	8.0%
Public transit	1,910	0.9%
Walked	12,419	6.1%
Bicycle	272	0.1%
Worked from home	21,252	10.5%
Other means	4,019	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	54,008	29.7%
15 to 29 min	75,380	41.4%
30 to 44 min	35,047	19.3%
45 to 59 min	8,641	4.7%
60+ min	8,887	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 16.9% (65,996 of 390,686)

	Count	Share
Family households	95,871	58.0%
Nonfamily households	69,437	42.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	165,308	89.3%
Vacant	19,888	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	99,798	60.4%
Renter-occupied	65,510	39.6%

1-unit, detached64.1%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units12.0%

20 or more units8.7%

Mobile home & other4.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	118,648	64.1%
1-unit, attached	7,270	3.9%
2 to 4 units	12,167	6.6%
5 to 19 units	22,267	12.0%
20 or more units	16,097	8.7%
Mobile home & other	8,747	4.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 45079
State: South Carolina
Land area: 757 sq mi
Water area: 15 sq mi
Center point: 34.0291, -80.8980