COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pierpont vs Columbia
PLACE A
Pierpont, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Columbia, Pennsylvania
Pierpont is 99% smaller than Columbia. Pierpont earns more, with a median household income $38,063 higher.
PIERPONTCOLUMBIADIFFERENCE
Total population12510,314−99% vs Columbia
Population density8224,273−3,450
Population growth-4.4%-1.9%−2.6 pts
Median age40.741.8−1.1
Male44.1%54.6%−10.5 pts
Female55.9%45.4%+10.5 pts
Foreign-born0.6%3.4%−2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.9%66.1%+12.8 pts
Black0.0%7.7%−7.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%22.9%−19.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other17.4%3.4%+14.0 pts
Median household income$92,500$54,437+$38,063
Per capita income$35,198$33,896+$1,302
Poverty rate13.8%21.4%−7.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5610.450+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.9%17.4%+4.6 pts
Graduate degree6.1%5.4%+0.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation74.4%60.4%+14.0 pts
Median home value$75,000$196,500−$121,500
Median gross rent$1,031$1,075−$44
Owner-occupied82.4%52.8%+29.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate34.6%7.5%+27.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%56.9%−56.9 pts
Average commute25.923.7+2.2
Worked from home26.4%5.9%+20.5 pts
Public transit to work4.6%0.6%+4.0 pts
Uninsured3.7%5.3%−1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025