Allenwood vs New Columbia

A side-by-side comparison of Allenwood and New Columbia: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New Columbia has the higher population (914 vs 354 in Allenwood). New Columbia has the higher median household income ($92,250 vs $86,111 in Allenwood). Allenwood has the higher median home value ($195,000 vs $175,000 in New Columbia).

Population, income & housing

	Allenwood	New Columbia
Population	354	914
Median age	46.1 yrs	56.4 yrs
Median household income	$86,111	$92,250
Median home value	$195,000	$175,000
Median gross rent	$1,000	—
Housing units	143	409
Homeownership rate	74.6%	99.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allenwood	New Columbia
Population	271 → 354 (+30.6%)	1,077 → 914 (-15.1%)
Median household income	$62,500 → $86,111 (+37.8%)	$56,108 → $92,250 (+64.4%)
Median home value	$155,700 → $195,000 (+25.2%)	$146,500 → $175,000 (+19.5%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $1,000 (+6.6%)	—

Allenwood

Population

271354

Median household income

$62,500$86,111

Median home value

$155,700$195,000

Median gross rent

$938$1,000

New Columbia

Population

1,077914

Median household income

$56,108$92,250

Median home value

$146,500$175,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allenwood	New Columbia
Under 5	6.8%	5.3%
5 to 17	20.3%	4.7%
18 to 24	3.1%	5.1%
25 to 34	13.3%	11.8%
35 to 44	6.2%	9.7%
45 to 54	11.6%	8.0%
55 to 64	17.5%	33.2%
65 to 74	17.2%	20.2%
75 and over	4.0%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allenwood	New Columbia
White (non-Hispanic)	99.2%	99.3%
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	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allenwood	New Columbia
No high school diploma	7.7%	12.1%
High school graduate	57.9%	53.1%
Some college or associate's	18.6%	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allenwood	New Columbia
Drove alone	69.2%	92.8%
Carpooled	24.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allenwood	New Columbia
1-unit, detached	79.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	12.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Allenwood	New Columbia
Poverty rate	0.9%	3.0%
Average household size	2.81	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	24	15
Median year structure built	1964	1977