West Columbia, South Carolina Neighborhood Info

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West Columbia, South Carolina QuickFacts

	West Columbia, South Carolina	United States
Total population	13,064	281,421,906
State	South Carolina
City	west columbia

West Columbia, South Carolina Population

	West Columbia, South Carolina	%, West Columbia, South Carolina	United States
Male	6,135	46.96%	49.06%
Female	6,929	53.04%	50.94%
Median age (years)	38.7		35.3

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	West Columbia, South Carolina	%, West Columbia, South Carolina	United States
18 years and over	10,610	81.22%	74.31%
21 years and over	10,144	77.65%	69.97%
62 years and over	2,814	21.54%	14.66%
65 years and over	2,483	19.01%	12.43%

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	West Columbia, South Carolina	%, West Columbia, South Carolina	United States
White	9,738	74.54%	75.14%
Black or African American	2,588	19.81%	12.32%
Asian	223	1.71%	3.64%
Some other race	305	2.33%	5.46%
Two or more races	210	1.61%	2.43%

West Columbia, South Carolina Housing

	West Columbia, South Carolina	%, West Columbia, South Carolina	United States
Total households	5,968		105,480,101
Family households (families)	3,302	55.33%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	2,666	44.67%	31.94%

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	West Columbia, South Carolina	%, West Columbia, South Carolina	United States
Total housing units	6,540		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	468	7.16%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	5,968	91.25%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	3,239	49.53%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	2,729	41.73%	30.77%

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	West Columbia, South Carolina	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	353	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,640	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	639	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	113	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	77	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	0	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	81,600	119,600

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	West Columbia, South Carolina	%, West Columbia, South Carolina	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,342	22.49%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	1,721	28.84%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	720	12.06%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	613	10.27%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	648	10.86%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,015	17.01%	9.65%

West Columbia, South Carolina Education

	West Columbia, South Carolina	%, West Columbia, South Carolina	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	2,562		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	138	5.39%	6.47%
Kindergarten	160	6.25%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,054	41.14%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	480	18.74%	21.38%
College or graduate school	730	28.49%	22.81%

West Columbia, South Carolina Economy

	West Columbia, South Carolina	%, West Columbia, South Carolina	United States
Population 16 years and over	10,997		217,168,077
In labor force	6,814	61.96%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	6,802	61.85%	63.39%
- - Employed	6,491	59.03%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	311	2.83%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.6		5.8
- Armed Forces	12	0.11%	0.53%
Not in labor force	4,183	38.04%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	6,002	54.58%	51.66%
In labor force	3,298	29.99%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	3,298	29.99%	29.65%
- - Employed	3,105	28.23%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	925	8.41%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	491		12,787,501

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	West Columbia, South Carolina	%, West Columbia, South Carolina	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	6,133		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	850	13.86%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	565	9.21%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,067	17.4%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	926	15.1%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,103	17.98%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	922	15.03%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	438	7.14%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	177	2.89%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	64	1.04%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	21	0.34%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	30,999		41,994

	West Columbia, South Carolina	%, West Columbia, South Carolina	United States
With earnings	4,639	42.18%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	39,351		56,604
With Social Security income	1,867	16.98%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,766		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	217	1.97%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,445		6,320
With public assistance income	216	1.96%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,472		3,032
With retirement income	956	8.69%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	14,735		17,376

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