West Columbia, TX Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call West Columbia home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

3,830
Population Estimate
$118,593
Median Home Value
88.0%
Employment Rate
15.2%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$156
Median Listing Price$312,500
Median Days on Market63
Active Listings86
New Listings12
Total Listings (Active + Pending)93
Avg Listing Price$307,679
Avg Listing Price Change MoM2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-9%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.54
Family Dual Income54.8
Median Household Income$68,651
Median Individual Income$29,471
Home Ownership66.8%
Home Value$118,593
Median Rent$940
Rent Burden20.6%
Poverty7.2%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED17.5%
  • Highschool Education28.2%
  • Some College39.0%
  • Bachelors Degree9.8%
  • Graduate Degree5.4%
  • Total College or Above15.2%
  • Stem Degree42.8%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male46.2%
  • Female53.8%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married58.2%
  • Divorced9.8%
  • Never Married25.2%
  • Widowed6.8%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityWest Columbia
State IDTX
Population3,830

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1828.0%
19–2914.2%
30–3911.0%
40–4912.4%
Age Group% of Population
50–5915.6%
60–699.9%
70–796.4%
80+2.6%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation60.9%
Unemployment Rate12.0%
Disabled9.7%

ETHNICITY

White73.3%
Black11.1%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.6%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other13.9%
Multiple1.1%

OTHER

Hispanic41.7%
Limited English7.4%
Health Uninsured30.5%
Veteran5.6%

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Neighborhoods in West Columbia, TX

Get to know neighborhoods in West Columbia, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Green Meadows Amenity Center

    Green Meadow ↗

    Median asking price
    $206,375
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    37
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Stratton Ridge Sportsplex

    Stratton Ridge ↗

    Median asking price
    $163,700
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    29
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Alamo Heights

    Alamo Heights ↗

    Median asking price
    $86,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    20
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Lincoln Heights

    Lincoln Heights ↗

    Median asking price
    $98,500
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    18
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Briarmeadow Park

    Briarmeadow ↗

    Median asking price
    $161,500
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    17
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.