COMPARING TWO PLACES
Columbia vs Aberdeen
PLACE A
Columbia, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Aberdeen, South Dakota
Columbia is 63% smaller than Aberdeen. Aberdeen earns more, with a median household income $9,968 higher. Aberdeen has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -2%).
COLUMBIAABERDEENDIFFERENCE
Total population10,31427,961−63% vs Aberdeen
Population density4,2731,693+2,580
Population growth-1.9%9.2%−11.1 pts
Median age41.836.4+5.4
Male54.6%48.8%+5.8 pts
Female45.4%51.2%−5.8 pts
Foreign-born3.4%5.3%−1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.1%81.5%−15.4 pts
Black7.7%1.8%+5.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.9%5.5%+17.4 pts
Asian0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Other3.4%7.9%−4.5 pts
Median household income$54,437$64,405−$9,968
Per capita income$33,896$38,258−$4,362
Poverty rate21.4%13.8%+7.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.451Even
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%35.0%−17.6 pts
Graduate degree5.4%10.7%−5.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%3.7%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation60.4%68.3%−7.9 pts
Median home value$196,500$217,300−$20,800
Median gross rent$1,075$762+$313
Owner-occupied52.8%61.7%−8.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.5%8.7%−1.3 pts
Rent-burdened households56.9%44.4%+12.5 pts
Average commute23.711.9+11.8
Worked from home5.9%5.4%+0.6 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.7%−0.1 pts
Uninsured5.3%5.5%−0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025