COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cameron vs Columbia
PLACE A
Cameron, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Columbia, Pennsylvania
Cameron is 96% smaller than Columbia. Cameron earns more, with a median household income $20,449 higher. Columbia has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -11%).
CAMERONCOLUMBIADIFFERENCE
Total population36710,314−96% vs Columbia
Population density1174,273−4,155
Population growth-11.3%-1.9%−9.5 pts
Median age48.241.8+6.4
Male41.7%54.6%−12.9 pts
Female58.3%45.4%+12.9 pts
Foreign-born1.6%3.4%−1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.7%66.1%+19.7 pts
Black9.6%7.7%+1.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%22.9%−21.5 pts
Asian1.2%0.0%+1.2 pts
Other2.1%3.4%−1.2 pts
Median household income$74,886$54,437+$20,449
Per capita income$35,444$33,896+$1,548
Poverty rate15.7%21.4%−5.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4560.450Even
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%17.4%+9.4 pts
Graduate degree8.1%5.4%+2.7 pts
Unemployment rate10.3%3.2%+7.2 pts
Labor force participation64.6%60.4%+4.3 pts
Median home value$215,800$196,500+$19,300
Median gross rent$1,034$1,075−$41
Owner-occupied85.2%52.8%+32.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.3%7.5%+5.9 pts
Rent-burdened households24.0%56.9%−32.9 pts
Average commute16.423.7−7.3
Worked from home24.9%5.9%+18.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured1.4%5.3%−3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025