New Columbia is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,024 people and two associated neighborhoods, New Columbia is the 825th largest community in Pennsylvania.New Columbia is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, New Columbia is a town of service providers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in New Columbia who work in food service (18.03%), management occupations (16.80%), and healthcare (11.68%). 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. Being a small town, New Columbia does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of New Columbia are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 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.
