Laurelton vs New Columbia

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

Laurelton 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 369 in Laurelton). New Columbia has the higher median household income ($92,250 vs $56,875 in Laurelton). New Columbia has the higher median home value ($175,000 vs $158,300 in Laurelton).

Population, income & housing

	Laurelton	New Columbia
Population	369	914
Median age	34.6 yrs	56.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,875	$92,250
Median home value	$158,300	$175,000
Median gross rent	$1,150	—
Housing units	128	409
Homeownership rate	66.7%	99.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurelton	New Columbia
Population	415 → 369 (-11.1%)	1,077 → 914 (-15.1%)
Median household income	$71,667 → $56,875 (-20.6%)	$56,108 → $92,250 (+64.4%)
Median home value	$158,300 → $158,300 (+0.0%)	$146,500 → $175,000 (+19.5%)
Median gross rent	$843 → $1,150 (+36.4%)	—

Laurelton

Population

415369

Median household income

$71,667$56,875

Median home value

$158,300$158,300

Median gross rent

$843$1,150

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)

	Laurelton	New Columbia
Under 5	4.9%	5.3%
5 to 17	35.8%	4.7%
18 to 24	3.5%	5.1%
25 to 34	7.0%	11.8%
35 to 44	19.0%	9.7%
45 to 54	11.1%	8.0%
55 to 64	9.5%	33.2%
65 to 74	3.8%	20.2%
75 and over	5.4%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurelton	New Columbia
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurelton	New Columbia
No high school diploma	1.5%	12.1%
High school graduate	48.5%	53.1%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurelton	New Columbia
Drove alone	75.6%	92.8%
Carpooled	8.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.4%	5.2%
Other means	2.5%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurelton	New Columbia
1-unit, detached	90.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Laurelton	New Columbia
Poverty rate	16.8%	3.0%
Average household size	3.15	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	22	15
Median year structure built	1938	1977