COMPARING TWO PLACES
Salunga vs Columbia
PLACE A
Salunga, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Columbia, Pennsylvania
Salunga is 67% smaller than Columbia. Salunga earns more, with a median household income $7,005 higher. Salunga has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -2%).
SALUNGACOLUMBIADIFFERENCE
Total population3,35510,314−67% vs Columbia
Population density1,8654,273−2,408
Population growth9.9%-1.9%+11.8 pts
Median age47.841.8+6.0
Male44.3%54.6%−10.3 pts
Female55.7%45.4%+10.3 pts
Foreign-born1.0%3.4%−2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.5%66.1%+27.5 pts
Black0.0%7.7%−7.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%22.9%−21.7 pts
Asian3.2%0.0%+3.2 pts
Other2.1%3.4%−1.2 pts
Median household income$61,442$54,437+$7,005
Per capita income$40,073$33,896+$6,177
Poverty rate12.3%21.4%−9.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4460.450Even
Bachelor's degree or higher38.3%17.4%+21.0 pts
Graduate degree14.4%5.4%+9.0 pts
Unemployment rate1.5%3.2%−1.6 pts
Labor force participation58.8%60.4%−1.6 pts
Median home value$280,900$196,500+$84,400
Median gross rent$980$1,075−$95
Owner-occupied84.0%52.8%+31.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%7.5%−7.5 pts
Rent-burdened households87.5%56.9%+30.6 pts
Average commute25.523.7+1.8
Worked from home11.0%5.9%+5.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured2.8%5.3%−2.5 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024