COMPARING TWO PLACES
Columbia vs Ilchester
PLACE A
Columbia, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Ilchester, Maryland
Columbia is 64% smaller than Ilchester. Ilchester earns more, with a median household income $97,666 higher. Ilchester has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs -2%).
COLUMBIAILCHESTERDIFFERENCE
Total population10,31428,364−64% vs Ilchester
Population density4,2732,637+1,635
Population growth-1.9%14.3%−16.1 pts
Median age41.836.8+5.0
Male54.6%51.0%+3.6 pts
Female45.4%49.0%−3.6 pts
Foreign-born3.4%20.6%−17.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.1%48.7%+17.3 pts
Black7.7%11.9%−4.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.9%12.9%+10.0 pts
Asian0.0%19.1%−19.1 pts
Other3.4%7.4%−4.0 pts
Median household income$54,437$152,103−$97,666
Per capita income$33,896$63,266−$29,370
Poverty rate21.4%5.1%+16.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.385+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%62.9%−45.5 pts
Graduate degree5.4%32.6%−27.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%3.0%+0.1 pts
Labor force participation60.4%74.3%−14.0 pts
Median home value$196,500$532,400−$335,900
Median gross rent$1,075$2,115−$1,040
Owner-occupied52.8%76.4%−23.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.5%2.2%+5.2 pts
Rent-burdened households56.9%46.4%+10.5 pts
Average commute23.727.6−3.8
Worked from home5.9%27.7%−21.8 pts
Public transit to work0.6%2.0%−1.4 pts
Uninsured5.3%3.4%+1.9 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024