Richland County is located in central South Carolina. The County Seat is Columbia and the largest city is Columbia. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.richlandonline.com/. The 2014 population estimate is 401,566 and the 2010 census population was 384,507. The land area is 757.07 square miles and there are 507.9 persons per square mile.
48.1% of the population is White, 46.8% is Black or African American, 5% is Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% is Asian, 0.4% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 2% is two or more races. 89.7% have a high school degree or higher, and 36.1% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $149,800, there are 143,874 households, an average of 2.50 persons per household. The per capita income is $25,763, the median household income is $48,359, and 17.2% of the persons in Richland County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 27,370. Retail sales (in $1000) were $4,367,658, and sales per capita were $12,127. The percentage of black-owned firms is 23.1%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 27.5%.
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| Richland County Richland County home page, news, events, government and services directories, Boards, Commissions, community calendar, helpful information for residents, businesses, and visitors. |
| Business | BBB Central South Carolina and Charleston BBB accredited businesses. |
| Business | Licenses Scroll down the Richland County business services page and click on the "Currently Licensed Businesses" link to view a list of currently registered businesses. |
| Cemeteries & Burials List of cemeteries in Richland County, including lists of volunteer reported interments, inscriptions, photographs. |
| Child Support Inquiry Child Support Family Court Payemnt information in Richland County by County Case Number and partial social security number. |
| Code Searchable database of Richland County Code of Ordinances. |
| Genealogy Genealogy resources for Richland County from US GenWeb, including lists of former slaves, county history, census records, churches, settlers, maps, early settlers, Will index, and more. |
| GIS Maps GIS interactive maps of the county, now available for Android, IPhone, or Blackberry devices. |
| Marriage Records Richland County database for marriages recorded since 1911. |
| Missing Persons Sheriff Department list of missing persons. |
| Most Wanted | Child Support Sheriff Department list of wanted deadbeat parents (non-payment of child support) in Richland County. |
| Most Wanted | Sheriff Sheriff Department most wanted fugitives. |
| Payments | Hospitality Tax Enter your Hospitality Tax Number to lookup and pay your food and beverage tax. |
| Property | GIS Richland County GIS property database searchable by map or address. |
| Property | Tax Records Search Richland County Treasurer Office records for and pay real property, vehicle, business, and personal property taxes. |
| Property | Value & Tax Enter a Richland County street address or partial tax map number to view the current tax estimate and property value. |
| Recorded Documents Pay Site Richland County Register of Deeds recorded document database. Subscription required. |
| Unsolved Homicides Unsolved homicides from the Sheriff department. |
| Voters Richland County voter registration records from the South Carolina State Election Commission. |
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