Columbiana is a somewhat small city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 6,713 people and two associated neighborhoods, Columbiana is the 230th largest community in Ohio. Columbiana has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Columbiana, where the median household income is $45,833.00.

Also of interest is that Columbiana has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.87% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Columbiana’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

Being a small city, Columbiana does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Columbiana is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.52% of adults in Columbiana have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Columbiana in 2018 was $41,254, which is wealthy relative to Ohio, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $165,016 for a family of four. However, Columbiana contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Columbiana home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Columbiana residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Columbiana include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Slovak.

The most common language spoken in Columbiana is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.