COMPARING TWO PLACES
Jacksonville vs Columbia
PLACE A
Jacksonville, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Columbia, Pennsylvania
Jacksonville is 71% smaller than Columbia. Jacksonville earns more, with a median household income $35,904 higher. Jacksonville has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -2%).
JACKSONVILLECOLUMBIADIFFERENCE
Total population2,97210,314−71% vs Columbia
Population density1,5714,273−2,702
Population growth8.4%-1.9%+10.3 pts
Median age55.041.8+13.2
Male46.3%54.6%−8.3 pts
Female53.7%45.4%+8.3 pts
Foreign-born6.1%3.4%+2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.7%66.1%+28.6 pts
Black0.1%7.7%−7.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.5%22.9%−19.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.7%3.4%−1.7 pts
Median household income$90,341$54,437+$35,904
Per capita income$58,277$33,896+$24,381
Poverty rate9.2%21.4%−12.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5020.450+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher45.4%17.4%+28.0 pts
Graduate degree24.5%5.4%+19.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%3.2%+2.1 pts
Labor force participation52.3%60.4%−8.1 pts
Median home value$649,200$196,500+$452,700
Median gross rent$1,615$1,075+$540
Owner-occupied64.3%52.8%+11.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.7%7.5%+6.2 pts
Rent-burdened households66.0%56.9%+9.1 pts
Average commute16.923.7−6.8
Worked from home13.2%5.9%+7.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured6.5%5.3%+1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025