COMPARING TWO PLACES
Columbia vs Suffolk
PLACE A
Columbia, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Suffolk, Virginia
Columbia is 90% smaller than Suffolk. Suffolk earns more, with a median household income $38,229 higher. Suffolk has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -2%).
COLUMBIASUFFOLKDIFFERENCE
Total population10,314104,699−90% vs Suffolk
Population density4,273262+4,010
Population growth-1.9%11.5%−13.4 pts
Median age41.838.7+3.1
Male54.6%48.6%+6.0 pts
Female45.4%51.4%−6.0 pts
Foreign-born3.4%4.4%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.1%45.8%+20.3 pts
Black7.7%41.6%−33.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.9%5.2%+17.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Other3.4%5.6%−2.2 pts
Median household income$54,437$92,666−$38,229
Per capita income$33,896$45,819−$11,923
Poverty rate21.4%9.4%+12.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.434+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%33.3%−16.0 pts
Graduate degree5.4%13.1%−7.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%5.0%−1.8 pts
Labor force participation60.4%65.3%−4.9 pts
Median home value$196,500$347,400−$150,900
Median gross rent$1,075$1,563−$488
Owner-occupied52.8%70.7%−18.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.5%6.4%+1.1 pts
Rent-burdened households56.9%53.1%+3.9 pts
Average commute23.730.2−6.5
Worked from home5.9%10.7%−4.7 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.2%+0.4 pts
Uninsured5.3%6.4%−1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025