City profile · Mid-size City
Columbia, South Carolina
Verified Oct 11, 2026Who leads Columbia, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Daniel Rickenmann
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Party
- Democrat
- Population
- 137,541
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 11, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 11, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcecolumbiasc.gov/mayor-unveils-2023-babcock-center-christmas-ornament ↗
- Official leadership pagecolumbiasc.gov/mayor-unveils-2023-babcock-center-christmas-ornament ↗
- City websitecolumbiasc.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Daniel Rickenmann CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 11, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 137,541
- Median household income
- $54,095
- Median age
- 28.3
- Land area
- 138.5 sq mi
- Population density
- 993.1 per sq mi
- County
- Lexington County
- Metro area
- Columbia, SC
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$481M
- City hall phone
- (803) 799-1970
- Official website
- columbiasc.gov ↗
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