COMPARING TWO PLACES
Columbia vs Savage
PLACE A
Columbia, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Savage, Maryland
Columbia is 25% larger than Savage. Savage earns more, with a median household income $62,458 higher. Savage has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -2%).
COLUMBIASAVAGEDIFFERENCE
Total population10,3148,239+25% vs Savage
Population density4,2733,011+1,261
Population growth-1.9%6.9%−8.8 pts
Median age41.837.1+4.7
Male54.6%53.8%+0.8 pts
Female45.4%46.2%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born3.4%15.8%−12.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.1%35.9%+30.1 pts
Black7.7%36.1%−28.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.9%14.6%+8.3 pts
Asian0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
Other3.4%5.4%−2.1 pts
Median household income$54,437$116,895−$62,458
Per capita income$33,896$54,134−$20,238
Poverty rate21.4%5.6%+15.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.394+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%51.8%−34.4 pts
Graduate degree5.4%24.9%−19.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%4.8%−1.7 pts
Labor force participation60.4%81.0%−20.6 pts
Median home value$196,500$424,300−$227,800
Median gross rent$1,075$2,053−$978
Owner-occupied52.8%58.6%−5.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.5%2.7%+4.7 pts
Rent-burdened households56.9%41.6%+15.4 pts
Average commute23.724.2−0.5
Worked from home5.9%17.8%−11.8 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.8%−0.1 pts
Uninsured5.3%2.5%+2.8 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024