2020 census As of the
2020 census, West Columbia had a population of 3,644 people, 1,433 households, and 984 families residing in the city. The median age was 38.0 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.9 males. There were 1,433 households in West Columbia, of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.6% were married-couple households, 16.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 32.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,684 housing units, of which 14.9% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 17.5%.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 4,255 people, 1,607 households, and 1,099 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,755 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 70.15%
White, 19.51%
African American, 0.40%
Native American, 0.38%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 7.83% from
other races, and 1.72% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 18.05% of the population. There were 1,607 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were
married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.19. In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,115, and the median income for a family was $38,090. Males had a median income of $37,981 versus $19,775 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $15,647. About 14.0% of families and 20.0% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 24.5% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over. ==History==