West Columbia is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 3,597 people and two associated neighborhoods, West Columbia is the 465th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, West Columbia is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, West Columbia is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in West Columbia who work in office and administrative support (17.40%), food service (11.06%), and healthcare suport services (9.33%). A relatively large number of people in West Columbia telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.28% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. In West Columbia, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.56 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. 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 citizens of West Columbia are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.16% of adults in West Columbia having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in West Columbia in 2022 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.
