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Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia is one of the 315 metropolitan areas in the United
States. Its 1996
population of 497,671 ranked 98th in the nation.
PER CAPITA PERSONAL INCOME
In 1996, Columbia had a per capita personal income (PCPI) of $22,529. This
PCPI ranked 137th in the United States and was 92 percent of the national
average, $24,436. The 1996 PCPI reflected an increase of 4.7 percent from
1995. The 1995-96 national change was 4.6 percent.
TOTAL PERSONAL INCOME
In 1996, Columbia had a total personal income (TPI) of $11,212,217*. This
TPI ranked 98th in the United States. The 1996 TPI reflected an increase of
6.2 percent from 1995. The 1995-96 national change was 5.6 percent.
COMPONENTS OF TOTAL PERSONAL INCOME
Total personal income (TPI) includes the earnings (wages and salaries, other
labor income, and proprietors' income); dividends, interest, and rent; and
transfer payments received by the residents of Columbia. In 1996, earnings
were 69.5 percent of TPI; dividends, interest, and rent were 14.4 percent;
and transfer payments were 16.2 percent. From 1995 to 1996, earnings
increased 6.2 percent; dividends, interest, and rent increased 6.0 percent;
and transfer payments increased 6.5 percent.
EARNINGS BY INDUSTRY
Earnings of persons employed in Columbia increased from $8,138,021* in 1995
to $8,662,118* in 1996, an increase of 6.4 percent. The largest industries
in 1996 were services, 24.1 percent of earnings; state and local government,
19.1 percent; and retail trade, 10.0 percent. Of the industries that
accounted for at least 5 percent of earnings in 1996, the slowest growing
from 1995 to 1996 was nondurable goods manufacturing (6.1 percent of
earnings in 1996), which decreased 1.9 percent; the fastest was
construction (5.7 percent of earnings in 1996), which increased 14.3
percent.
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