COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fulton vs Columbia
PLACE A
Fulton, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Columbia, Pennsylvania
Fulton is 99% smaller than Columbia. Fulton earns more, with a median household income $2,230 higher.
FULTONCOLUMBIADIFFERENCE
Total population8510,314−99% vs Columbia
Population density1004,273−4,173
Population growth-4.4%-1.9%−2.5 pts
Median age39.841.8−2.0
Male60.7%54.6%+6.1 pts
Female39.3%45.4%−6.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.6%66.1%+31.6 pts
Black0.0%7.7%−7.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%22.9%−22.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.4%3.4%−1.0 pts
Median household income$56,667$54,437+$2,230
Per capita income$33,232$33,896−$664
Poverty rate11.9%21.4%−9.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3650.450−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%17.4%+3.0 pts
Graduate degree10.2%5.4%+4.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation62.0%60.4%+1.6 pts
Median home value$154,200$196,500−$42,300
Median gross rent$319$1,075−$756
Owner-occupied79.5%52.8%+26.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.2%7.5%−5.2 pts
Rent-burdened households44.4%56.9%−12.5 pts
Average commute17.423.7−6.3
Worked from home11.4%5.9%+5.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured16.7%5.3%+11.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025