Columbiana is a somewhat small city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 6,713 people and two associated neighborhoods, Columbiana is the 230th largest community in Ohio. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Columbiana, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Columbiana, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Columbiana’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Columbiana does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $45,833.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Columbiana is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Columbiana is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Columbiana who work in management occupations (16.30%), sales jobs (12.85%), and teaching (10.19%). Also of interest is that Columbiana has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Columbiana telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.87% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The overall crime rate in Columbiana is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. As is often the case in a small city, Columbiana doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The population of Columbiana is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.52% of adults in Columbiana have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Columbiana in 2022 was $41,254, which is wealthy relative to Ohio, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $165,016 for a family of four. However, Columbiana contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Columbiana home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Columbiana residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Columbiana include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Slovak. The most common language spoken in Columbiana is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
