The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, New Columbia has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes New Columbia a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One of the benefits of New Columbia is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.04 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small town, New Columbia doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of New Columbia rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.59% of adults 25 and older in New Columbia have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in New Columbia in 2022 was $39,713, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $158,852 for a family of four.
The people who call New Columbia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Columbia residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in New Columbia include German, Norwegian, European, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in New Columbia is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.
