West Columbia is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 3,616 people and two associated neighborhoods, West Columbia is the 465th largest community in Texas.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.48% 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.
As is often the case in a small city, West Columbia doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of West Columbia rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.57% of adults 25 and older in West Columbia have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in West Columbia in 2022 was $29,141, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,564 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. West Columbia also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.92% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in West Columbia include German, English, Irish, Czech, and European.
The most common language spoken in West Columbia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.