Columbia vs Harrisburg

A side-by-side comparison of Columbia and Harrisburg: population, income, housing, and more.

Columbia and Harrisburg are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Columbia has the higher population (127,200 vs 344 in Harrisburg). Columbia has the higher median household income ($64,488 vs $51,250 in Harrisburg). Columbia has the higher median home value ($268,300 vs $176,800 in Harrisburg).

Population, income & housing

	Columbia	Harrisburg
Population	127,200	344
Median age	29.2 yrs	28.9 yrs
Median household income	$64,488	$51,250
Median home value	$268,300	$176,800
Median gross rent	$1,067	$956
Housing units	55,441	186
Homeownership rate	49.4%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.5%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbia	Harrisburg
Population	121,230 → 127,200 (+4.9%)	410 → 344 (-16.1%)
Median household income	$51,276 → $64,488 (+25.8%)	$58,750 → $51,250 (-12.8%)
Median home value	$191,800 → $268,300 (+39.9%)	$133,000 → $176,800 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$887 → $1,067 (+20.3%)	$775 → $956 (+23.4%)

Columbia

Population

121,230127,200

Median household income

$51,276$64,488

Median home value

$191,800$268,300

Median gross rent

$887$1,067

Harrisburg

Population

410344

Median household income

$58,750$51,250

Median home value

$133,000$176,800

Median gross rent

$775$956

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbia	Harrisburg
Under 5	5.4%	11.9%
5 to 17	13.8%	23.8%
18 to 24	24.1%	7.0%
25 to 34	15.3%	12.8%
35 to 44	12.5%	13.1%
45 to 54	8.9%	8.1%
55 to 64	8.8%	8.4%
65 to 74	6.4%	10.8%
75 and over	4.9%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbia	Harrisburg
White (non-Hispanic)	72.5%	82.3%
Black or African American	12.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	6.1%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	6.4%
Two or more races	4.7%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbia	Harrisburg
No high school diploma	4.7%	10.7%
High school graduate	16.9%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	30.1%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	26.3%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbia	Harrisburg
Drove alone	74.1%	73.7%
Carpooled	7.6%	12.8%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	7.7%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	4.5%
Other means	0.9%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbia	Harrisburg
1-unit, detached	53.1%	46.2%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	16.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	10.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	43.0%

Poverty & households

	Columbia	Harrisburg
Poverty rate	20.0%	11.2%
Average household size	2.29	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	17	28
Median year structure built	1993	1992