Fort Jackson MEPS
Fort Jackson, SC
The Fort Jackson MEPS was originally called the Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station (AFEES); the name changed on 1 January 1982. In February 1971, the Station moved to a newly constructed $1.139M facility at its present location, replacing an old, six-building complex required to process applicants each day. The facility was specifically designed to be a MEPS; it encompasses 43,275 square feet of space in a two-story structure.
The Fort Jackson MEPS is one of few in USMEPCOM located on a military installation and one of even fewer with lodging, dining and processing capabilities in the same building -- up through 1989. In CY90, construction to close off billeting areas on the 2nd floor was completed and converted to Service Liaisons offices. In addition, the full-service kitchen was closed down and lunch for applicants was contracted.
Living Here
This station is in Richland County, in the Columbia, SC metropolitan area.
People
city139,643
Live in the area
- Median age
- 28.6
- Median household income
- $55,529
- People per household
- 2.16
api.census.gov · Columbia
Housing
city$264,300
Median home value
- Median rent, two bedroom
- $1,205 a month
api.census.gov · Columbia
Work
county4.3%
Unemployment rate
- People in the labour force
- 219,081
- As of
- July 2026
data.bls.gov · Richland
Cost of living
metro94
Where the national average is 100
- Rents
- 79
- Goods
- 96
- Utilities
- 88
apps.bea.gov · Columbia, SC
Schools
county13.1:1
Students to each teacher
- Public schools
- 105
- School districts
- 7
- As of
- 2023
educationdata.urban.org · Richland
Climate
nearby93°F
Warmest month, average high
- Coldest month, average low
- 36°F
- Rain a year
- 45.4 in
ncei.noaa.gov · COLUMBIA OWENS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT, SC US