COMPARING TWO PLACES
Salisbury vs Columbia
PLACE A
Salisbury, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Columbia, Pennsylvania
Salisbury is 93% smaller than Columbia. Salisbury earns more, with a median household income $15,904 higher.
SALISBURYCOLUMBIADIFFERENCE
Total population68110,314−93% vs Columbia
Population density1,7784,273−2,495
Population growth-2.9%-1.9%−1.0 pts
Median age39.741.8−2.1
Male41.7%54.6%−12.9 pts
Female58.3%45.4%+12.9 pts
Foreign-born0.5%3.4%−2.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.6%66.1%+31.6 pts
Black0.0%7.7%−7.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%22.9%−21.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.2%3.4%−2.2 pts
Median household income$70,341$54,437+$15,904
Per capita income$31,745$33,896−$2,151
Poverty rate9.4%21.4%−12.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3880.450−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%17.4%+2.3 pts
Graduate degree4.9%5.4%−0.5 pts
Unemployment rate9.8%3.2%+6.7 pts
Labor force participation66.7%60.4%+6.4 pts
Median home value$162,000$196,500−$34,500
Median gross rent$753$1,075−$322
Owner-occupied80.9%52.8%+28.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate34.1%7.5%+26.7 pts
Rent-burdened households54.2%56.9%−2.8 pts
Average commute26.523.7+2.8
Worked from home17.2%5.9%+11.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured5.3%5.3%Even
Population, 1990 – 2025