COMPARING TWO PLACES
Columbia vs Huron
PLACE A
Columbia, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Huron, South Dakota
Columbia is 29% smaller than Huron. Huron earns more, with a median household income $7,015 higher. Huron has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -2%).
COLUMBIAHURONDIFFERENCE
Total population10,31414,607−29% vs Huron
Population density4,2731,503+2,770
Population growth-1.9%13.3%−15.1 pts
Median age41.836.1+5.7
Male54.6%50.2%+4.4 pts
Female45.4%49.8%−4.4 pts
Foreign-born3.4%16.0%−12.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.1%59.8%+6.2 pts
Black7.7%1.1%+6.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.9%18.8%+4.1 pts
Asian0.0%13.1%−13.1 pts
Other3.4%7.1%−3.8 pts
Median household income$54,437$61,452−$7,015
Per capita income$33,896$31,193+$2,703
Poverty rate21.4%16.1%+5.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.469−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%27.0%−9.6 pts
Graduate degree5.4%8.2%−2.9 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%2.6%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation60.4%68.4%−8.0 pts
Median home value$196,500$159,000+$37,500
Median gross rent$1,075$888+$187
Owner-occupied52.8%68.3%−15.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.5%10.2%−2.8 pts
Rent-burdened households56.9%39.8%+17.2 pts
Average commute23.711.9+11.8
Worked from home5.9%5.3%+0.6 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.1%+0.5 pts
Uninsured5.3%8.7%−3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025