Moving to New Columbia, Pennsylvania

Population: 215. Estimated population in July 2024: 207 (-3.7% change)
Males: 100 (46.5%), Females: 115 (53.5%)

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $38,594
Median house value: $82,900

Population by Race

Races in New Columbus:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)

Ancestries: German (28.8%), English (18.1%), Dutch (12.6%), Irish (11.6%), Polish (9.3%), United States (7.4%).

Land area: 3.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in New Columbus

  • High school or higher: 73.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
  • Unemployed: 7.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 42.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in New Columbus borough

  • Never married: 12.5%
  • Now married: 66.5%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 10.2%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

1.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -13 (-5.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near New Columbus:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to New Columbus:

  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 41 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; Abbreviation: AVP)
  • WILLIAMSPORT RGNL (about 44 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Abbreviation: IPT)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 60 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)

Other public-use airports nearest to New Columbus:

  • BLOOMSBURG MUNI (about 17 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: N13)
  • HAZLETON MUNI (about 25 miles; HAZLETON, PA; Abbreviation: HZL)
  • DANVILLE (about 29 miles; DANVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: 8N8)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to New Columbus:

  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 16 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,582)
  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
  • BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; LEWISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,534)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 48 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,093)
  • MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
  • PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 51 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,666)