One downside of living in West Columbia, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.56 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small city, West Columbia doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of West Columbia overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in West Columbia, 22.16% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in West Columbia in 2018 was $28,933, 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 $115,732 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 38.89% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in West Columbia include German, Irish, English, Czech, and European.
The most common language spoken in West Columbia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
