New Berlin vs New Columbia

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

New Berlin 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 720 in New Berlin). New Columbia has the higher median household income ($92,250 vs $85,250 in New Berlin). New Berlin has the higher median home value ($194,500 vs $175,000 in New Columbia).

Population, income & housing

	New Berlin	New Columbia
Population	720	914
Median age	42.7 yrs	56.4 yrs
Median household income	$85,250	$92,250
Median home value	$194,500	$175,000
Median gross rent	$1,111	—
Housing units	295	409
Homeownership rate	84.9%	99.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.6%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Berlin	New Columbia
Population	879 → 720 (-18.1%)	1,077 → 914 (-15.1%)
Median household income	$61,250 → $85,250 (+39.2%)	$56,108 → $92,250 (+64.4%)
Median home value	$140,400 → $194,500 (+38.5%)	$146,500 → $175,000 (+19.5%)
Median gross rent	$972 → $1,111 (+14.3%)	—

New Berlin

Population

879720

Median household income

$61,250$85,250

Median home value

$140,400$194,500

Median gross rent

$972$1,111

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)

	New Berlin	New Columbia
Under 5	2.2%	5.3%
5 to 17	18.5%	4.7%
18 to 24	6.0%	5.1%
25 to 34	12.9%	11.8%
35 to 44	15.7%	9.7%
45 to 54	16.0%	8.0%
55 to 64	10.1%	33.2%
65 to 74	11.7%	20.2%
75 and over	6.9%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Berlin	New Columbia
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	99.3%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Berlin	New Columbia
No high school diploma	3.6%	12.1%
High school graduate	45.1%	53.1%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Berlin	New Columbia
Drove alone	85.3%	92.8%
Carpooled	2.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.5%	5.2%
Other means	0.8%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Berlin	New Columbia
1-unit, detached	84.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	New Berlin	New Columbia
Poverty rate	9.4%	3.0%
Average household size	2.53	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	21	15
Median year structure built	1963	1977