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.
Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.04 minutes getting to work every day.
Being a small town, New Columbia does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in New Columbia with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.59% of adults in New Columbia have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
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.
