COMPARING TWO PLACES
Columbia vs Charlottesville
PLACE A
Columbia, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Charlottesville, Virginia
Columbia is 77% smaller than Charlottesville. Charlottesville earns more, with a median household income $20,387 higher. Charlottesville has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -2%).
COLUMBIACHARLOTTESVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population10,31444,388−77% vs Charlottesville
Population density4,2734,333−60
Population growth-1.9%7.1%−8.9 pts
Median age41.833.1+8.7
Male54.6%48.1%+6.5 pts
Female45.4%51.9%−6.5 pts
Foreign-born3.4%10.6%−7.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.1%64.2%+1.9 pts
Black7.7%15.5%−7.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.9%6.9%+16.0 pts
Asian0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Other3.4%6.4%−3.1 pts
Median household income$54,437$74,824−$20,387
Per capita income$33,896$51,540−$17,644
Poverty rate21.4%19.6%+1.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.531−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%62.5%−45.1 pts
Graduate degree5.4%35.6%−30.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%3.7%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation60.4%64.7%−4.3 pts
Median home value$196,500$486,700−$290,200
Median gross rent$1,075$1,540−$465
Owner-occupied52.8%44.2%+8.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.5%8.3%−0.9 pts
Rent-burdened households56.9%52.8%+4.1 pts
Average commute23.717.0+6.7
Worked from home5.9%21.4%−15.4 pts
Public transit to work0.6%5.6%−5.0 pts
Uninsured5.3%4.5%+0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025