COMPARING TWO PLACES
Conestoga vs Columbia
PLACE A
Conestoga, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Columbia, Pennsylvania
Conestoga is 88% smaller than Columbia. Conestoga earns more, with a median household income $36,472 higher. Columbia has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -8%).
CONESTOGACOLUMBIADIFFERENCE
Total population1,24310,314−88% vs Columbia
Population density5994,273−3,674
Population growth-7.6%-1.9%−5.7 pts
Median age53.041.8+11.2
Male43.2%54.6%−11.4 pts
Female56.8%45.4%+11.4 pts
Foreign-born2.9%3.4%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.8%66.1%+19.7 pts
Black0.0%7.7%−7.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.2%22.9%−16.7 pts
Asian6.3%0.0%+6.3 pts
Other1.8%3.4%−1.6 pts
Median household income$90,909$54,437+$36,472
Per capita income$42,774$33,896+$8,878
Poverty rate12.6%21.4%−8.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3850.450−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher30.9%17.4%+13.5 pts
Graduate degree19.0%5.4%+13.6 pts
Unemployment rate1.9%3.2%−1.3 pts
Labor force participation63.1%60.4%+2.7 pts
Median home value$261,400$196,500+$64,900
Median gross rent$1,033$1,075−$42
Owner-occupied94.9%52.8%+42.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%7.5%−7.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%56.9%−56.9 pts
Average commute28.023.7+4.3
Worked from home13.7%5.9%+7.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured5.9%5.3%+0.6 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024