COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mulberry vs Columbia
PLACE A
Mulberry, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Columbia, Pennsylvania
Mulberry is 80% smaller than Columbia. Columbia earns more, with a median household income $2,518 higher.
MULBERRYCOLUMBIADIFFERENCE
Total population2,03710,314−80% vs Columbia
Population density4004,273−3,873
Population growth-2.4%-1.9%−0.6 pts
Median age47.941.8+6.1
Male52.3%54.6%−2.3 pts
Female47.7%45.4%+2.3 pts
Foreign-born5.4%3.4%+2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.8%66.1%+26.7 pts
Black0.0%7.7%−7.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.4%22.9%−17.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.8%3.4%−1.6 pts
Median household income$51,919$54,437−$2,518
Per capita income$31,993$33,896−$1,903
Poverty rate11.7%21.4%−9.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3980.450−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%17.4%+1.7 pts
Graduate degree11.4%5.4%+6.1 pts
Unemployment rate13.0%3.2%+9.9 pts
Labor force participation43.2%60.4%−17.2 pts
Median home value$172,400$196,500−$24,100
Median gross rent$604$1,075−$471
Owner-occupied80.6%52.8%+27.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.8%7.5%+2.3 pts
Rent-burdened households20.3%56.9%−36.6 pts
Average commute21.823.7−1.9
Worked from home8.6%5.9%+2.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured7.5%5.3%+2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024