COMPARING TWO PLACES
Blackwater vs Columbia
PLACE A
Blackwater, Arizona
VS
PLACE B
Columbia, Pennsylvania
Blackwater is 81% smaller than Columbia. Columbia earns more, with a median household income $28,520 higher. Blackwater has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -2%).
BLACKWATERCOLUMBIADIFFERENCE
Total population1,95810,314−81% vs Columbia
Population density1094,273−4,163
Population growth12.1%-1.9%+13.9 pts
Median age27.241.8−14.6
Male38.5%54.6%−16.1 pts
Female61.5%45.4%+16.1 pts
Foreign-born1.1%3.4%−2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic1.9%66.1%−64.1 pts
Black0.0%7.7%−7.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino41.2%22.9%+18.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other56.8%3.4%+53.5 pts
Median household income$25,917$54,437−$28,520
Per capita income$20,483$33,896−$13,413
Poverty rate31.9%21.4%+10.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5230.450+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher3.9%17.4%−13.5 pts
Graduate degree2.5%5.4%−2.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.5%3.2%+2.4 pts
Labor force participation51.3%60.4%−9.1 pts
Median home value$256,000$196,500+$59,500
Median gross rent$636$1,075−$439
Owner-occupied70.5%52.8%+17.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%7.5%−7.5 pts
Rent-burdened households17.6%56.9%−39.4 pts
Average commute21.023.7−2.7
Worked from home2.2%5.9%−3.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured24.8%5.3%+19.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024