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West Columbia, SC
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West Columbia profile


Living in West Columbia



West Columbia is a medium-sized city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 17,618 people and 15 constituent neighborhoods, West Columbia is the 30th largest community in South Carolina.

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

The education level of West Columbia citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.80% of adults in West Columbia have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in West Columbia in 2018 was $33,580, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $134,320 for a family of four. However, West Columbia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

West Columbia is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call West Columbia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Columbia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in West Columbia include German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and French.

The most common language spoken in West Columbia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.