COMPARING TWO PLACES
Latham vs Columbia
PLACE A
Latham, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Columbia, Pennsylvania
Latham is 99% smaller than Columbia. Columbia earns more, with a median household income $31,520 higher. Columbia has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -31%).
LATHAMCOLUMBIADIFFERENCE
Total population9910,314−99% vs Columbia
Population density4564,273−3,816
Population growth-30.9%-1.9%−29.1 pts
Median age23.741.8−18.1
Male39.7%54.6%−14.9 pts
Female60.3%45.4%+14.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.0%66.1%+28.9 pts
Black2.0%7.7%−5.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.5%22.9%−22.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.5%3.4%−0.8 pts
Median household income$22,917$54,437−$31,520
Per capita income$14,882$33,896−$19,014
Poverty rate68.8%21.4%+47.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6760.450+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher8.6%17.4%−8.8 pts
Graduate degree4.3%5.4%−1.1 pts
Unemployment rate76.5%3.2%+73.4 pts
Labor force participation73.7%60.4%+13.3 pts
Median home value$38,900$196,500−$157,600
Median gross rent$576$1,075−$499
Owner-occupied26.8%52.8%−26.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.5%7.5%+0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%56.9%+43.1 pts
Average commute48.523.7+24.8
Worked from home0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured1.5%5.3%−3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025