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.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of New Columbia spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.04 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
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.
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.
