Mifflinburg vs New Columbia

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

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

Mifflinburg has the higher population (3,464 vs 914 in New Columbia). New Columbia has the higher median household income ($92,250 vs $65,643 in Mifflinburg). Mifflinburg has the higher median home value ($182,200 vs $175,000 in New Columbia).

Population, income & housing

	Mifflinburg	New Columbia
Population	3,464	914
Median age	37.9 yrs	56.4 yrs
Median household income	$65,643	$92,250
Median home value	$182,200	$175,000
Median gross rent	$892	—
Housing units	1,623	409
Homeownership rate	66.1%	99.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.6%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mifflinburg	New Columbia
Population	3,497 → 3,464 (-0.9%)	1,077 → 914 (-15.1%)
Median household income	$52,286 → $65,643 (+25.5%)	$56,108 → $92,250 (+64.4%)
Median home value	$150,500 → $182,200 (+21.1%)	$146,500 → $175,000 (+19.5%)
Median gross rent	$749 → $892 (+19.1%)	—

Mifflinburg

Population

3,4973,464

Median household income

$52,286$65,643

Median home value

$150,500$182,200

Median gross rent

$749$892

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)

	Mifflinburg	New Columbia
Under 5	4.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	19.5%	4.7%
18 to 24	7.9%	5.1%
25 to 34	15.1%	11.8%
35 to 44	8.6%	9.7%
45 to 54	9.6%	8.0%
55 to 64	13.3%	33.2%
65 to 74	12.8%	20.2%
75 and over	9.2%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mifflinburg	New Columbia
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	99.3%
Black or African American	0.1%	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	2.4%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mifflinburg	New Columbia
No high school diploma	10.7%	12.1%
High school graduate	39.1%	53.1%
Some college or associate's	21.6%	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mifflinburg	New Columbia
Drove alone	67.1%	92.8%
Carpooled	22.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	5.2%
Other means	0.7%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mifflinburg	New Columbia
1-unit, detached	63.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mifflinburg	New Columbia
Poverty rate	3.5%	3.0%
Average household size	2.36	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	18	15
Median year structure built	1963	1977