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%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.28% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. 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. West Columbia is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of West Columbia citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.16% of adults in West Columbia have at least a bachelor's 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.
