Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, New Columbia is worth considering.
New Columbia is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in New Columbia with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.19% of adults in New Columbia have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in New Columbia in 2022 was $35,210, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,840 for a family of four. However, New Columbia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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, Irish, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, and English.
The most common language spoken in New Columbia is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.
