It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) New Columbia has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. New Columbia has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in New Columbia than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, New Columbia may be for you.
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.
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.
