Population
Wilmington
71,124
Columbia
138,019
Median Income
Wilmington
$55,269
Columbia
$55,653
Home Value
Wilmington
$224,500
Columbia
$243,500
Rent
Wilmington
$1,187
Columbia
$1,158
Crime Rate
Wilmington
11.27
Columbia
7.70
Cost of Living
Wilmington
101.6
Columbia
100.1
Avg Temp
Wilmington
N/A
Columbia
N/A
Unemployment
Wilmington
7.6%
Columbia
7.6%
How Similar Are Wilmington & Columbia?
Columbia is Wilmington's #2 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Wilmington
71,124
Columbia
138,019
Columbia has a 48% larger population than Wilmington.
Violent Crime
Wilmington
11.27
Columbia
7.70
Wilmington has a 32% higher violent crime than Columbia.
Property Crime
Wilmington
31.59
Columbia
32.33
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 2% difference.
Political Leaning
Wilmington
32.9%
Columbia
31.8%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 3% difference.
Unemployment
Wilmington
7.6%
Columbia
7.6%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 0% difference.
Median Income
Wilmington
$55,269
Columbia
$55,653
Both cities have similar median income — just a 1% difference.
Home Values
Wilmington
$224,500
Columbia
$243,500
Both cities have similar home values — just a 8% difference.
Education
Wilmington
23.4%
Columbia
26.5%
Columbia has a 12% higher education than Wilmington.
Demographics
Wilmington
32.4%
Columbia
49.9%
Columbia has a 35% higher demographics than Wilmington.
Cost of Living
Wilmington
101.6
Columbia
100.1
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 1% difference.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Wilmington and Columbia share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Wilmington
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Columbia
Columbia leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Columbia leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDColumbia has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,276 vs $1,810 in Wilmington (42% lower). Columbia has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,164 vs $1,520 in Wilmington (31% lower). Columbia scores 76.5 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 87.0 in Wilmington.
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Housing Market — Columbia leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSWilmington has a vacancy rate of 10.4% compared to 14.5% in Columbia. Columbia has a median property tax of $1,608 vs $1,905 in Wilmington (18% lower). Wilmington has a single-family homes of 63.2% compared to 57.4% in Columbia.
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Jobs & Economy — Columbia leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSColumbia: 76,809 vs Wilmington: 37,759 for labor force. Wilmington has a work from home of 14.5% compared to 9.8% in Columbia. Columbia: 16 min vs Wilmington: 20 min for mean commute.
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Crime & Safety — Columbia leads
Source: FBI UCRColumbia has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.10 compared to 0.35 in Wilmington. Columbia has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 1.09 compared to 2.54 in Wilmington. Wilmington has a violent crime clearance of 50.4% compared to 34.1% in Columbia.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauWilmington has a high school diploma or higher of 46.3% compared to 37.5% in Columbia. Columbia has a bachelor's degree or higher of 26.5% compared to 23.4% in Wilmington.
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High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSColumbia has a population of 138,019, about 1.9x the size of Wilmington (71,124). Columbia skews younger with a median age of 28.7 vs 37.0.
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Wilmington
Columbia
Healthcare — Columbia leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareColumbia: 4 vs Wilmington: 3 for with emergency services. Columbia: 3.8 vs Wilmington: 3.5 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Avg CMS Rating (out of 5)
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Transportation & Commute — Wilmington leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSWilmington has a public transit of 8.4% compared to 1.4% in Columbia. Wilmington has a bicycle of 0.7% compared to 0.3% in Columbia. Wilmington has a work from home of 14.5% compared to 9.8% in Columbia.
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