COMPARING TWO PLACES
Camden vs Columbia
PLACE A
Camden, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Columbia, Pennsylvania
Camden is 11% smaller than Columbia. Camden earns more, with a median household income $9,139 higher. Camden has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs -2%).
CAMDENCOLUMBIADIFFERENCE
Total population9,20110,314−11% vs Columbia
Population density8284,273−3,444
Population growth13.9%-1.9%+15.7 pts
Median age42.441.8+0.6
Male44.4%54.6%−10.2 pts
Female55.6%45.4%+10.2 pts
Foreign-born4.9%3.4%+1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic59.4%66.1%−6.6 pts
Black31.0%7.7%+23.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.5%22.9%−16.4 pts
Asian0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Other2.5%3.4%−0.8 pts
Median household income$63,576$54,437+$9,139
Per capita income$41,218$33,896+$7,322
Poverty rate13.2%21.4%−8.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4990.450+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher39.1%17.4%+21.7 pts
Graduate degree17.7%5.4%+12.3 pts
Unemployment rate8.2%3.2%+5.1 pts
Labor force participation60.4%60.4%Even
Median home value$265,300$196,500+$68,800
Median gross rent$956$1,075−$119
Owner-occupied69.0%52.8%+16.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.1%7.5%+3.7 pts
Rent-burdened households54.9%56.9%−2.1 pts
Average commute30.623.7+6.8
Worked from home3.6%5.9%−2.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured9.4%5.3%+4.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025