COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lancaster vs Columbia
PLACE A
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Columbia, Pennsylvania
Lancaster is 466% larger than Columbia. Lancaster earns more, with a median household income $9,253 higher.
LANCASTERCOLUMBIADIFFERENCE
Total population58,36610,314+466% vs Columbia
Population density8,0764,273+3,804
Population growth-2.2%-1.9%−0.3 pts
Median age32.241.8−9.6
Male48.3%54.6%−6.3 pts
Female51.7%45.4%+6.3 pts
Foreign-born13.4%3.4%+10.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic39.7%66.1%−26.4 pts
Black12.0%7.7%+4.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.6%22.9%+17.7 pts
Asian2.9%0.0%+2.9 pts
Other4.8%3.4%+1.5 pts
Median household income$63,690$54,437+$9,253
Per capita income$31,159$33,896−$2,737
Poverty rate20.3%21.4%−1.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.450Even
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%17.4%+12.0 pts
Graduate degree10.2%5.4%+4.8 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%3.2%+4.9 pts
Labor force participation68.6%60.4%+8.2 pts
Median home value$219,500$196,500+$23,000
Median gross rent$1,240$1,075+$165
Owner-occupied48.6%52.8%−4.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.7%7.5%−2.8 pts
Rent-burdened households45.4%56.9%−11.6 pts
Average commute23.623.7−0.1
Worked from home10.3%5.9%+4.4 pts
Public transit to work4.3%0.6%+3.7 pts
Uninsured7.3%5.3%+2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025