COMPARING TWO PLACES
Barnett vs Columbia
PLACE A
Barnett, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Columbia, Pennsylvania
Barnett is 98% smaller than Columbia. Columbia earns more, with a median household income $17,687 higher. Columbia has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -22%).
BARNETTCOLUMBIADIFFERENCE
Total population16510,314−98% vs Columbia
Population density6044,273−3,668
Population growth-22.2%-1.9%−20.3 pts
Median age39.841.8−2.0
Male53.5%54.6%−1.1 pts
Female46.5%45.4%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.2%66.1%+26.2 pts
Black0.0%7.7%−7.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%22.9%−22.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other7.8%3.4%+4.4 pts
Median household income$36,750$54,437−$17,687
Per capita income$25,526$33,896−$8,370
Poverty rate20.2%21.4%−1.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4320.450−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.8%17.4%−5.6 pts
Graduate degree3.5%5.4%−1.8 pts
Unemployment rate6.9%3.2%+3.7 pts
Labor force participation53.2%60.4%−7.2 pts
Median home value$67,500$196,500−$129,000
Median gross rent$1,250$1,075+$175
Owner-occupied92.7%52.8%+39.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.9%7.5%+10.5 pts
Rent-burdened households50.0%56.9%−6.9 pts
Average commute19.623.7−4.1
Worked from home5.9%5.9%−0.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured23.3%5.3%+18.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025