Hickory Hills vs New Columbus

A side-by-side comparison of Hickory Hills and New Columbus: population, income, housing, and more.

Hickory Hills and New Columbus are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hickory Hills has the higher population (328 vs 273 in New Columbus). Hickory Hills has the higher median household income ($49,125 vs $36,071 in New Columbus). New Columbus has the higher median home value ($176,100 vs $119,400 in Hickory Hills).

Population, income & housing

	Hickory Hills	New Columbus
Population	328	273
Median age	58.6 yrs	52.8 yrs
Median household income	$49,125	$36,071
Median home value	$119,400	$176,100
Housing units	386	123
Homeownership rate	68.2%	88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hickory Hills	New Columbus
Population	369 → 328 (-11.1%)	182 → 273 (+50.0%)
Median household income	$42,800 → $49,125 (+14.8%)	$51,250 → $36,071 (-29.6%)
Median home value	$93,800 → $119,400 (+27.3%)	$140,000 → $176,100 (+25.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$975 → $1,219 (+25.0%)

Hickory Hills

Population

369328

Median household income

$42,800$49,125

Median home value

$93,800$119,400

New Columbus

Population

182273

Median household income

$51,250$36,071

Median home value

$140,000$176,100

Median gross rent

$975$1,219

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hickory Hills	New Columbus
Under 5	2.1%	3.7%
5 to 17	6.1%	12.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.9%
25 to 34	6.4%	10.6%
35 to 44	19.2%	5.1%
45 to 54	11.0%	9.9%
55 to 64	24.7%	16.1%
65 to 74	24.1%	5.5%
75 and over	6.4%	26.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hickory Hills	New Columbus
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	98.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.5%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hickory Hills	New Columbus
No high school diploma	0.0%	6.4%
High school graduate	72.8%	63.9%
Some college or associate's	12.6%	16.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hickory Hills	New Columbus
Drove alone	100.0%	58.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	1.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	35.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hickory Hills	New Columbus
1-unit, detached	96.9%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	13.0%

Poverty & households

	Hickory Hills	New Columbus
Poverty rate	16.5%	16.8%
Average household size	1.63	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	42	41
Median year structure built	1986	1969