2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Utica, NY vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Household income in Columbia, is 161% more than it is in Utica and is 39% above the National Average.
- Utica unemployment rate is 8.3%.
- Columbia unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Utica, NYColumbia, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.3%4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.3%0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth20.0%34.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.2%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,872$54,634$37,638
 Household Income$43,509$113,592$69,021
 Family Median Income$53,333$132,940$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Utica, NYColumbia, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K16.6%6.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.2%2.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.5%3.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.3%2.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.0%3.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%4.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.4%6.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.5%13.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K11.2%22.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.8%15.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.7%20.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Utica, NYColumbia, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.0%22.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.0%18.0%6.5%
 Community, social services3.2%1.9%1.8%
 Legal0.5%2.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.3%9.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.0%2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.9%7.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support7.3%2.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.6%1.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.5%4.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.7%2.0%3.6%
 Personal care5.4%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.1%16.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.4%2.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.0%5.7%13.1%
Reviews for Utica    11 Reviews

Utica has stabilized after a few decades of rather precipitous decline. It reached its peak population of just over 100,000 in 1960 but began a descent in subsequent  More

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I grew up in Utica and it is a great place to live and raise a family. There is a high immigrant population which has helped grow the city and make it very cultural. The  More

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The food is the best in the country, great parks, a zoo, it's own ski hill and great culture with the Stanley and Museum. Plus it's the gateway to the Adirondacks. I  More

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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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