2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Columbia, MD vs Laurens, SC

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Highlights
- Household income in Laurens, is 57% less than it is in Columbia and is 42% below the National Average.
- Columbia unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- Laurens unemployment rate is 5.1%.
 Columbia, MDLaurens, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.5%5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.7%0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.2%29.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$54,634$25,771$37,638
 Household Income$113,592$48,574$69,021
 Family Median Income$132,940$55,209$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Columbia, MDLaurens, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.2%15.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.1%5.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.7%13.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.7%10.4%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.4%6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.0%14.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.4%10.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.0%6.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K22.5%10.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.8%3.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K20.1%2.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Columbia, MDLaurens, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.1%9.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science18.0%1.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%0.7%1.8%
 Legal2.1%0.3%1.2%
 Education, library9.2%5.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.6%2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.1%4.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.1%8.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%3.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.0%7.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.0%4.6%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.3%12.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.8%10.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.7%26.4%13.1%
Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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