Downtown Columbia

capital core · 29201

The state-capital and University of South Carolina core, dense with students.

13,542

singles 22–50

56%

male

$16,767

median income

$1,174

median rent

The data

Downtown Columbia by the numbers

Downtown Columbia runs male-heavy, about 56% men to 44% women.
● Verified · Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
Median individual income in Downtown Columbia is about $16,800.
● Verified · Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
South Carolina doesn’t register by party; by the 2024 presidential vote Richland County leaned strongly Democratic, about 66% Harris to 32% Trump (the Lexington County half of the metro leans Republican).
● Modeled · South Carolina Election Commission certified canvass, Nov 2024
The median renter in Downtown Columbia pays about $1,170 a month.
● Verified · Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
About 13,500 Downtown Columbia residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
● Verified · Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023

On the ground

Real venues in Downtown Columbia, scraped from Google Maps. Ratings and review counts are live Google data — never paid placement.

Class

12 spots across Downtown Columbia