COMPARING TWO PLACES
Columbia vs Riverbank
PLACE A
Columbia, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Riverbank, California
Columbia is 61% smaller than Riverbank. Riverbank earns more, with a median household income $33,529 higher. Riverbank has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -2%).
COLUMBIARIVERBANKDIFFERENCE
Total population10,31426,557−61% vs Riverbank
Population density4,2735,638−1,366
Population growth-1.9%9.6%−11.5 pts
Median age41.834.4+7.4
Male54.6%49.1%+5.5 pts
Female45.4%50.9%−5.5 pts
Foreign-born3.4%21.1%−17.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.1%29.4%+36.7 pts
Black7.7%1.2%+6.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.9%60.1%−37.2 pts
Asian0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Other3.4%5.1%−1.7 pts
Median household income$54,437$87,966−$33,529
Per capita income$33,896$35,509−$1,613
Poverty rate21.4%12.8%+8.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.434+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%19.6%−2.3 pts
Graduate degree5.4%5.1%+0.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%8.6%−5.5 pts
Labor force participation60.4%61.5%−1.1 pts
Median home value$196,500$463,200−$266,700
Median gross rent$1,075$1,604−$529
Owner-occupied52.8%72.3%−19.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.5%0.9%+6.6 pts
Rent-burdened households56.9%51.1%+5.8 pts
Average commute23.730.0−6.2
Worked from home5.9%8.3%−2.4 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.7%−0.1 pts
Uninsured5.3%5.1%+0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025