Capitol ViewSC
A town of 4,374.
Is Capitol View a good place to live?
Capitol View is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, 115th of 167 graded towns in South Carolina, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is cost of living: homes are within reach, about $188K for a typical one, or 2.7 years of the Columbia metro’s $68K median household income. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $47K, and 11% of residents live below the poverty line. On walkability, just 5 of South Carolina’s 262 towns do better.
What makes Capitol View stand out
Where Capitol View beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Capitol View for work
Where Capitol View’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Capitol View grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Capitol View is from typical.
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Moving to Capitol View: who provides what
Capitol View is unincorporated, so Richland County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Capitol View.
Capitol View is healthier than towns with similar incomes, sends most of its workers to Columbia and beyond and is mostly renters.
About one in three of Capitol View’s working residents commute to Columbia
Capitol View has 461 jobs for its 1,661 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Jobs based in Capitol View grew to 461 in 2023, 47 more than in 2013. Only 1% of working residents stay in Capitol View for work; the rest commute out. Its average trip to work is 20 minutes, where South Carolina’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Half commute less than 9 miles.
| Capitol View | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $47,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Capitol View’s schools rank behind 71% of South Carolina districts
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Richland 01 school district. Enrollment at Capitol View’s public school: 353 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Creek ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 353 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within SC on state tests and graduation
On CDC estimates, Capitol View is less healthy than 70% of U.S. towns
Against the 4,532 U.S. towns with household incomes like Capitol View’s, it is healthier than 72%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
The share of adults in Capitol View who have diabetes is 16%, above both the South Carolina town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). Of 32 CDC measures, Capitol View beats the South Carolina average on 1 and trails it on 11. Also worth knowing: for adults in the town, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 45%.
| Capitol View | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 12% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 21% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 33% | 33% |
| What stands out | Capitol View | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.6% | 8.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 14.2% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Capitol View, expect mild winters and hot summers
For Capitol View, the typical July afternoon high is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More young adults than South Carolina overall
Only 46.2% of households own their home, against 71.9% across South Carolina.
Here, just over a quarter of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 32% in South Carolina as a whole. Adults 18 to 34 are just over a quarter of residents (22% statewide). 15% of residents are 65 or older in Capitol View.
| Capitol View | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37.2 years | 38.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.3 points. Across South Carolina, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Capitol View | SC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.6% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.4% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 17.4% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.9% | 12.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 19.9% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.4% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.1% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.1% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.4% | 28.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.7% | 19.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.4% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.4% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,400, single groups can be off by several points
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Capitol View, mostly inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 58% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 51% of Capitol View’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Williams-Brice Stadium and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Capitol View. Close and well known come first.
6 mi Stadium & arenaWilliams-Brice Stadium
9 mi National ParkCongaree National Park288K visitors a year9 mi LakeAlcohol and Drug Abuse Lake
24 mi LakeLake Murray
7 mi Stadium & arenaColonial Life Arena
9 mi Zoo & aquariumRiverbanks ZooPhoto credits
Williams-Brice Stadium: SRA MARVIN PRESTON, Public domain · Congaree National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Lake Murray: Greygh0st at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Colonial Life Arena: Dfscgt21, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Riverbanks Zoo: Carlo Giovannetti (Thief12), CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Capitol View
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Capitol View
About 6 of every 100 Capitol View residents are enrolled in college, about the same as South Carolina.
About Capitol View
Unincorporated community and Census designated place in South Carolina, United States
Capitol View is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Richland County, South Carolina, United States, consisting of several neighborhoods that are next to the city of Columbia, the state capital. The area was first listed as a census-designated place (CDP) prior to the 2020 census. In 2020 its population was 4,653.
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- Area
- 1.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 256 ft
Capitol View’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Capitol View.
| Town | SC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol View | #115 | C− | C+ | — | C | C |
| Columbia | #124 | C− | C | D | B | B− |
Capitol View reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Capitol View with a neighbor →
Questions about Capitol View
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Capitol View, SC a good place to live?
Capitol View grades C− overall, better than 22% of U.S. towns and #115 of 167 in South Carolina. It grades C for health and C for schools.
Is Capitol View, SC expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.