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West Columbia city, Texas: commercial real estate data.
West Columbia city is a Census city of 3,621 people across 2.61 square miles of land, in Brazoria County. Median household income is $43,490, 60.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.2 m.
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West Columbia
What West Columbia is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.61 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,388
- County holding the largest share of its areaBrazoria County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Columbia
How many people live in West Columbia
- Population3,621
- Median age39.2
- Population under 18818 plus or minus 262
- Share under 1822.6 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Population 65 and over770 plus or minus 248
- Share 65 and over21.3 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Households1,436
- Family households931
- Share of households that are families64.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Columbia
Income and work in West Columbia
- Median household income$43,490 plus or minus $14,544
- Per capita income$26,456 plus or minus $5,897
- Civilian labor force1,906 plus or minus 402
- Employed1,833 plus or minus 408
- Unemployed73 plus or minus 74
- Unemployment rate3.8 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over2,419
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.6 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.2 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Columbia
Housing in West Columbia
- Housing units1,522
- Occupied units1,436
- Vacant units86 plus or minus 85
- Vacancy rate5.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Owner occupied872
- Renter occupied564 plus or minus 240
- Ownership rate60.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$140,800 plus or minus $61,702
- Median gross rent, monthly$964 plus or minus $525
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.6 percent plus or minus 17.0
- Single family units1,310 plus or minus 278
- Share single family86.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more164 plus or minus 139
- Share in buildings of two or more10.8 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Mobile homes48 plus or minus 60
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Columbia
How West Columbia gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,410 plus or minus 286
- Commuting under 15 minutes447 plus or minus 245
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.7 percent plus or minus 16.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more667 plus or minus 296
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.3 percent plus or minus 18.7
- Drove alone86.1 percent
- Carpooled4.9 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home6.9 percent plus or minus 7.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Columbia
SBA loans in West Columbia (7(a))
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$7,193,500
- Average approval$719,350
- Median approval$500,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,501,000
- Largest approval$2,501,000
- Jobs supported55
- Jobs per approval5.5
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full1
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more30.0 percent
- Share to franchises40.0 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 2 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
West Columbia
SBA loans in West Columbia (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$799,000
- Average approval$799,000
- Median approval$799,000
- Largest approval$799,000
- Jobs supported2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
West Columbia
Flood risk in West Columbia
- Listed NFIP communities1
- Of those, participating1
- NFIP community number480081
- Currently effective map date12/30/20
This community carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
FEMA, National Flood Insurance Program Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
Brazoria County, not West Columbia
Brazoria County context, not West Columbia figures
These are Brazoria County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as West Columbia measurements.
- Establishments in Brazoria County6,650
- Employment at those establishments, Brazoria County98,916
- Covered employment, Brazoria County122,793
- Average annual pay, Brazoria County$68,223
- Average weekly wage, Brazoria County$1,312
- Housing units permitted, Brazoria County3,963
- Of those, single family, Brazoria County3,363
- County product, 2024, Brazoria County$23,375,756,000
- County product change over the prior year, Brazoria County3.9 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Brazoria County$69,560
Every figure in this section is published for Brazoria County as a whole and is not a measurement of West Columbia. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
West Columbia questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in West Columbia, Texas?
3,621, in 1,436 households. West Columbia city covers 2.61 square miles of land, which is 1,388 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is West Columbia in?
Brazoria County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in West Columbia?
$43,490. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $140,800. Median gross rent is $964 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to West Columbia businesses?
10 7(a) approvals totalling $7.2 m, across 10 lenders, median approval $500,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $799,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in West Columbia, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to West Columbia borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for West Columbia. only 2 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
Is West Columbia in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. West Columbia appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as community 480081, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page West Columbia figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Brazoria County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of West Columbia.
Is zoning published for West Columbia?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.