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Quality of Life - How does the Midlands stack up? An analysis of Richland & Lexington counties, compared with similar regions across the Southeast June 25, 2020

In your opinion, what factors are most important when thinking about “ Quality of Life ?” Type in Code: 56 13 54 2 Parker Poe Consulting

Quality of Life is tricky to measure! It means different things to different people. 3 Parker Poe Consulting

– Population Trends & Diversity – Housing & Households – Health & Safety – Traffic Fatalities Quality of Life – – Perceived Health of Population – Violent Crime What We Studied – Disconnected Youth – Access to Businesses & Amenities – Disposable Income – Business Access 4 Parker Poe Consulting

– MSA à Metropolitan Statistical Area – Federal designation outlining a region with 50,000+ – Linked by “social and economic factors” – Commuting patterns, work locations, spending, etc. – Columbia, SC MSA à MSAs or – Calhoun Counties? – Fairfield – Kershaw – Lexington – Richland – Saluda – Counties 5 Parker Poe Consulting

Metro Area “Primary County” “Secondary County” “Additional County” Raleigh, NC Wake Johnston 1,294,980 1,092,305 population 202,675 population 1275 people per sq. mile 255 people per sq. mile Quality of Life – Greenville, SC Greenville Anderson Pickens (Secondary) 839,632 514,213 200,482 124,937 647 people per sq. mile 265 people per sq. mile 244 people per sq. mile Where We Charleston, SC Charleston Berkeley Dorchester (Secondary) 787,643 404,905 221,091 160,647 299 people per sq. mile 180 people per sq. mile 279 people per sq. mile Studied Columbia, SC Richland Lexington 704,608 414,576 295,032 Mirrors Midlands 537 people per sq. mile 389 people per sq. mile Greensboro, NC Guilford Randolph Competitiveness Report 677,021 533,670 143,351 811 people per sq. mile 182 people per sq. mile Knoxville, TN Knox Blount 596,638 465,289 131,349 885 people per sq. mile 232 people per sq. mile Includes Metro Area, Counties, Winston Salem, NC Forsyth Davidson Total Population and Population 545,713 379,099 166,614 918 people per sq. mile 294 people per sq. mile Density (people per square mile) Augusta, GA Richmond Aiken (SC) Columbia (Primary) 525,246 201,554 169,401 154,291 613 people per sq. mile 157 people per sq. mile 501 people per sq. mile Lexington, KY Fayette Jessamine 377,700 323,780 53,920 1132 people per sq. mile 308 people per sq. mile Tallahassee, FL Leon 292,502 292,502 417 people per sq. mile 6 Parker Poe Consulting

Population Stats & Diversity 7 Parker Poe Consulting

Population – Primary County Secondary County Net Migration 1 Wake (Raleigh, NC) +127,891 Overall Migration 2 Greenville (Greenville, SC) +45,048 3 Charleston (Charleston, SC) +40,437 4 Berkeley (Charleston, SC) +31,654 Trends 5 Guilford (Greensboro, NC) +29,141 6 Johnston (Raleigh, NC) +26,017 7 Knox (Knoxville, TN) +24,936 Richland County Rank – 8/11 8 Lexington (Columbia, SC) +24,879 Lexington County Rank – 3/11 9 Columbia (Augusta, GA) +22,917 About : Data taken from April 1, 2010 to July 10 Dorchester (Charleston, SC) +17,735 1, 2018. T otal Net Migration for time period 11 Forsyth (Winston Salem, NC) +17,545 per county. Number indicates total number of new residents moving to a particular county. 12 Richland (Columbia, SC) +14,761 13 Fayette (Lexington, KY) +13,113 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey “Estimates of the Components of Resident 14 Anderson (Greenville, SC) +12,111 Population Change” 15 Blount (Knoxville, TN) +8,878 16 Aiken, SC (Augusta, GA) +7,416 17 Leon (Tallahassee, FL) +6,602 18 Pickens (Greenville, SC) +4,971 19 Davidson (Winston Salem, NC) +3,709 20 Jessamine (Lexington, KY) +3,317 21 Randolph (Greensboro, NC) +347 8 Parker Poe Consulting 22 Richmond (Augusta, GA) -7,181

Population – Primary County Secondary County Net Migration 1 Wake (Raleigh, NC) +97,063 Domestic 2 Charleston (Charleston, SC) +37,443 3 Greenville (Greenville, SC) +36,326 4 Berkeley (Charleston, SC) +31,654 Migration Trends 5 Johnston (Raleigh, NC) +25,087 6 Lexington (Columbia, SC) +21,255 7 Columbia (Augusta, GA) +21,016 Richland County Rank – 8/11 8 Knox (Knoxville, TN) +20,704 Lexington County Rank – 3/11 9 Dorchester (Charleston, SC) +16,628 About : Data taken from April 1, 2010 to July 10 Guilford (Greensboro, NC) +15,671 1, 2018. T otal Net Migration for time period 11 Forsyth (Winston Salem, NC) +13,845 per county. Number indicates total number of new residents moving to a particular county. 12 Anderson (Greenville, SC) +11,089 13 Blount (Knoxville, TN) +8,396 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey “Estimates of the Components of Resident 14 Richland (Columbia, SC) +7,090 Population Change” 15 Aiken, SC (Augusta, GA) +6,497 16 Davidson (Winston Salem, NC) +3,279 17 Pickens (Greenville, SC) +3,131 18 Jessamine (Lexington, KY) +2,525 19 Fayette (Lexington, KY) +1,983 20 Leon (Tallahassee, FL) +451 21 Randolph (Greensboro, NC) -87 9 Parker Poe Consulting 22 Richmond (Augusta, GA) -9,736

Population – Primary County Secondary County Net Migration 1 Wake (Raleigh, NC) +30,828 International 2 Guilford (Greensboro, NC) +13,470 3 Fayette (Lexington, KY) +11,130 4 Greenville (Greenville, SC) +8,722 Migration Trends 5 Richland (Columbia, SC) +7,671 6 Leon (Tallahassee, FL) +6,151 7 Knox (Knoxville, TN) +4,232 Richland County Rank – 8/11 8 Forsyth (Winston Salem, NC) +3,700 Lexington County Rank – 3/11 9 Lexington (Columbia, SC) +3,624 About : Data taken from April 1, 2010 to July 10 Berkeley (Charleston, SC) +3,100 1, 2018. T otal Net Migration for time period 11 Charleston (Charleston, SC) +2,994 per county. Number indicates total number of new residents moving to a particular county. 12 Richmond (Augusta, GA) +2,555 13 Columbia (Augusta, GA) +1,901 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey “Estimates of the Components of Resident 14 Pickens (Greenville, SC) +1,840 Population Change” 15 Dorchester (Charleston, SC) +1,107 16 Anderson (Greenville, SC) +1,022 17 Johnston (Raleigh, NC) +930 18 Aiken, SC (Augusta, GA) +919 19 Jessamine (Lexington, KY) +792 20 Blount (Knoxville, TN) +482 21 Randolph (Greensboro, NC) +434 10 Parker Poe Consulting 22 Davidson (Winston Salem) +430

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Housing & Households 12 Parker Poe Consulting