COMPARING TWO PLACES
Columbia vs Watertown
PLACE A
Columbia, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Watertown, South Dakota
Columbia is 57% smaller than Watertown. Watertown earns more, with a median household income $15,163 higher. Watertown has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -2%).
COLUMBIAWATERTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population10,31423,736−57% vs Watertown
Population density4,2731,287+2,985
Population growth-1.9%5.5%−7.3 pts
Median age41.839.5+2.3
Male54.6%51.5%+3.1 pts
Female45.4%48.5%−3.1 pts
Foreign-born3.4%1.3%+2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.1%89.9%−23.9 pts
Black7.7%0.8%+6.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.9%2.9%+20.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other3.4%5.7%−2.3 pts
Median household income$54,437$69,600−$15,163
Per capita income$33,896$39,939−$6,043
Poverty rate21.4%9.0%+12.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.426+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%21.6%−4.2 pts
Graduate degree5.4%6.1%−0.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%1.8%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation60.4%67.5%−7.1 pts
Median home value$196,500$229,400−$32,900
Median gross rent$1,075$942+$133
Owner-occupied52.8%65.3%−12.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.5%6.4%+1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households56.9%34.2%+22.7 pts
Average commute23.712.6+11.1
Worked from home5.9%4.8%+1.2 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.6%+0.0 pts
Uninsured5.3%7.0%−1.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025