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General Demographics

Homeless Demographics

Indicators South Carolina Columbia  Populations Total population 4,407,709[1] 114,654[2] Families 497,769[3] 8,642[4] Children 1,267,654[5] 19,926[6]  Households Average family size 3.06[7] 2.93[8]  Family Composition One parent (female) 29.52%[9] 39.47%[10] One parent (male) 6.40%[11] 13.02%[12] Two-parent 64.08%[13] 47.51%[14]  Income Median family income $52,913[15] $51,755[16] Mean family income $67,871[17] $78,854[18] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $672[19] $692[20] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $26,874[21] $27,680[22]  Employment Unemployed 6.87%[23] 6.95%[24]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 17.78%[25] 16.90%[26] Children under 5 25.50%[27] n/a Children 5-17 18.70%[28] n/a  Education No high school diploma 17.94%[29] 15.71%[30] High school and above 82.06%[31] 84.29%[32] Bachelor’s degree and above 23.45%[33] 40.24%[34] High school dropout rate 3.30%[35] n/a  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 13.20%[36] n/a Birth rate ranking 45[37]