COMPARING TWO PLACES
Highland vs Columbia
PLACE A
Highland, Utah
VS
PLACE B
Columbia, Pennsylvania
Highland is 109% larger than Columbia. Highland earns more, with a median household income $131,638 higher. Highland has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -2%).
HIGHLANDCOLUMBIADIFFERENCE
Total population21,57110,314+109% vs Columbia
Population density2,4844,273−1,789
Population growth24.6%-1.9%+26.5 pts
Median age28.041.8−13.8
Male52.7%54.6%−1.9 pts
Female47.3%45.4%+1.9 pts
Foreign-born3.4%3.4%−0.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.8%66.1%+19.7 pts
Black1.5%7.7%−6.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.1%22.9%−18.8 pts
Asian1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Other7.0%3.4%+3.6 pts
Median household income$186,075$54,437+$131,638
Per capita income$62,900$33,896+$29,004
Poverty rate1.9%21.4%−19.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4220.450−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher64.4%17.4%+47.0 pts
Graduate degree20.6%5.4%+15.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%3.2%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation63.6%60.4%+3.3 pts
Median home value$928,300$196,500+$731,800
Median gross rent$2,166$1,075+$1,091
Owner-occupied91.7%52.8%+38.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.0%7.5%−4.5 pts
Rent-burdened households37.1%56.9%−19.9 pts
Average commute23.123.7−0.6
Worked from home23.3%5.9%+17.3 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.6%−0.4 pts
Uninsured4.4%5.3%−0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025