COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mexico vs Columbia
PLACE A
Mexico, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Columbia, Pennsylvania
Mexico is 91% smaller than Columbia. Mexico earns more, with a median household income $33,198 higher. Mexico has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -2%).
MEXICOCOLUMBIADIFFERENCE
Total population90610,314−91% vs Columbia
Population density1654,273−4,108
Population growth9.4%-1.9%+11.3 pts
Median age46.541.8+4.7
Male57.7%54.6%+3.1 pts
Female42.3%45.4%−3.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.6%66.1%+26.6 pts
Black2.4%7.7%−5.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%22.9%−22.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other5.0%3.4%+1.6 pts
Median household income$87,635$54,437+$33,198
Per capita income$44,306$33,896+$10,410
Poverty rate2.1%21.4%−19.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3180.450−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%17.4%+5.5 pts
Graduate degree3.9%5.4%−1.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation45.3%60.4%−15.1 pts
Median home value$108,400$196,500−$88,100
Median gross rent$600$1,075−$475
Owner-occupied85.3%52.8%+32.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.9%7.5%+6.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%56.9%−56.9 pts
Average commute17.423.7−6.3
Worked from home2.6%5.9%−3.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024