COMPARING TWO PLACES
California vs Columbia
PLACE A
California, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Columbia, Pennsylvania
California is 55% smaller than Columbia. Columbia earns more, with a median household income $5,831 higher. Columbia has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -21%).
CALIFORNIACOLUMBIADIFFERENCE
Total population4,61510,314−55% vs Columbia
Population density4194,273−3,853
Population growth-21.1%-1.9%−19.2 pts
Median age21.741.8−20.1
Male48.4%54.6%−6.2 pts
Female51.6%45.4%+6.2 pts
Foreign-born1.8%3.4%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.3%66.1%+13.2 pts
Black10.6%7.7%+2.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.9%22.9%−21.0 pts
Asian1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Other7.1%3.4%+3.8 pts
Median household income$48,606$54,437−$5,831
Per capita income$21,215$33,896−$12,681
Poverty rate28.9%21.4%+7.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4470.450Even
Bachelor's degree or higher29.3%17.4%+12.0 pts
Graduate degree12.5%5.4%+7.2 pts
Unemployment rate10.8%3.2%+7.7 pts
Labor force participation57.9%60.4%−2.5 pts
Median home value$152,200$196,500−$44,300
Median gross rent$806$1,075−$269
Owner-occupied49.0%52.8%−3.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.3%7.5%+11.9 pts
Rent-burdened households48.7%56.9%−8.3 pts
Average commute21.123.7−2.6
Worked from home14.5%5.9%+8.5 pts
Public transit to work1.9%0.6%+1.2 pts
Uninsured2.8%5.3%−2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025