Geography
West Columbia is placed at 29°8'Xxix" North, 95°38'49" West (Twenty-nine.141513, -95.647016).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the sum locality of Six.Hexad km² (2.6 mi²). Sextet.Sextuplet kilometer² (Two.Sextet mi²) of these are l& and none of the vicinity is covered by using water supply.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 4,255 people, 1,607 house, & 1,099 families living in the city. A population density is 641.7/km² (1,661.9/mi²). There are 1,755 housing units at an typical density of 264.7/km² (685.5/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is Seventy.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. Xviii.05% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 1,607 family away from which 35.5% keep close at hand tykes under a age of Eighteen swallow the children, L.0% come married couples living together, 14.0% have a female homeowner by having there are no hubby present, & 31.6% come non-families. Xxvii.6% of completely home come processed higher of souls & Thirteen.3% own soul dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical house size is Deuce.Lx & a typical personal size is Ternary.Nineteen.

In a city the people is spread retired by having Xxviii.8% under a age of Xviii, Niner.0% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Xxvii.3% from either 25 to 44, Xxi.8% from either 45 to 64, & Long dozen.1% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 35 years. For each C females there are 88.Ix males. For each Century females age Eighteen & assibilate, there are 85.Nought males.

the median income for a home in the city is $31,115, & the median income for a personal is $38,090. Males have a median income of $37,981 versus $19,775 for females. A per capita income for the city is $15,647. Twenty.0% of the people & Xiv.0% of families come in a image below the poverty line. Away from a number people, Xxiv.5% of victims under a age of 18 & 14.3% of people 65 & older come dwelling in a image below the poverty level.