West Columbia, Texas

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Population (year 2000): 4,255. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,221 (-0.8% change)

Males: 2,003	(47.1%)
Females: 2,252	(52.9%)

Brazoria County

Median resident age:	34.9 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 77486.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,800 (it was $31,115 in 2000)

West Columbia	$31,800
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $72,000 (it was $53,500 in 2000)

West Columbia	$72,000
Texas:	$106,000

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Races in West Columbia:

White Non-Hispanic (60.6%)
Black (19.5%)
Hispanic (18.0%)
Other race (7.8%)
Two or more races (1.7%)
American Indian (1.1%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (9.7%), Irish (8.8%), English (7.1%), United States (5.6%), Scotch-Irish (3.9%), French (3.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 33 feet

Land area: 2.56 square miles.

Population density: 1654 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in West Columbia

High school or higher: 73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
Unemployed: 6.3%
Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Columbia city

Never married: 25.0%
Now married: 54.6%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 8.6%
Divorced: 9.7%

404 residents are foreign born (8.0% Latin America, 1.2% Asia).

This city:	9.5%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were 15 registered sex offenders living in West Columbia, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in West Columbia to the number of sex offenders is 282 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

West Columbia:	1.5% ($801)
Texas:	1.7% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Brazosport, TX (21.2 miles , pop. 59,653).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Houston, TX (46.6 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Wild Peach Village, TX (4.7 miles ), Sweeny, TX (7.7 miles ), Brazoria, TX (8.5 miles ), Holiday Lakes, TX (10.0 miles ), Bailey's Prairie, TX (10.8 miles ), Damon, TX (12.0 miles ), Angleton-Rosharon, TX (14.7 miles ), Angleton, TX (15.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $107,900
1997: 1 building, cost: $54,000
1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $87,500
1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $74,800
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $127,100
2001: 9 buildings, average cost: $79,900
2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $80,000
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $113,900
2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $73,000
2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $99,700
2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $85,000
2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $65,500

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Latitude: 29.14 N, Longitude: 95.65 W

71 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
71 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill

Area code: 979

West Columbia household income distribution

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West Columbia, Texas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -198 (-4.4%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (20%)
Chemicals (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
Petroleum and coal products (8%)
Public administration (5%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Educational services (16%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Public administration (9%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

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Crime in West Columbia by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	23.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	22.9
Robberies	0	4	4	3	3	0
per 100,000	0.0	90.0	91.4	68.9	68.9	0.0
Assaults	15	9	5	5	8	4
per 100,000	344.7	202.5	114.3	114.8	183.8	91.7
Burglaries	32	38	51	35	24	19
per 100,000	735.3	855.1	1165.7	803.5	551.5	435.8
Thefts	71	71	77	59	75	83
per 100,000	1631.4	1597.7	1760.0	1354.5	1723.3	1903.7
Auto thefts	2	12	7	3	3	5
per 100,000	46.0	270.0	160.0	68.9	68.9	114.7
Arson	1	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	23.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8)	189.3	212.9	215.1	159.6	216.5	152.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 14 (7 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.65
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in West Columbia, Texas

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West Columbia, Texas average temperatures

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West Columbia-area historical tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 84% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1966, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.4 miles away from the West Columbia city center .

On 3/8/1976, a category 3 tornado 21.7 miles away from the city center injured 18 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near West Columbia:

SWEENY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; SWEENY, TX)
ANGLETON-DANBURY MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; ANGLETON, TX)
BRAZOSPORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; LAKE JACKSON, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in West Columbia, TX

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West Columbia:

BRAZORIA COUNTY (about 14 miles; ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON, TX; ID: LBX)
WILLIAM P HOBBY (about 43 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID: HOU)
ELLINGTON FIELD (about 47 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID: EFD)

Other public-use airports nearest to West Columbia:

CAMERON (about 14 miles; ANGLETON, TX; ID: T34)
BAILES (about 18 miles; ANGLETON, TX; ID: 7R9)
BAY CITY MUNI (about 19 miles; BAY CITY, TX; ID: BYY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Columbia:

WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 33 miles; WHARTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,124)
ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; ALVIN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,094)
HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,273)
SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 42 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 3,513)
RICE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 4,158)
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-UNIVERSITY PARK (about 45 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 25,479)
TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,808)

Public high school in West Columbia:

COLUMBIA High School (Students: 846; Location: 521 S 16TH ST; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 62)

Private high school in West Columbia:

COLUMBIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 187; Location: 725 W BRAZOS; Grades: PK - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in West Columbia:

WEST COLUMBIA Elementary (Students: 738; Location: 601 S ST; Grades: PK-4; Our rating: 68)
WEST COLUMBIA Junior High School (Students: 453; Location: 405 E CLAY ST; Grades: 7-8; Our rating: 57)

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Notable location: Columbia Historical Museum Association (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in West Columbia: West Columbia Independent School District Football Stadium (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Chamber of Commerce (Museums; 103 South 16th Street), Columbia Historical Museum (247 East Brazos Avenue).

Hotels: Columbia Lakes Real Estate (188 Freeman Boulevard), Best Western Brazos Inn (714 Columbia Drive).

Drinking water stations with addresses in West Columbia and their reported violations in the past:

BRAZOS RIVER LAKE CLUB (Population served: 20, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between APR-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In DEC-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-21-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from JAN-21-2004 to MAR-07-2004)

Drinking water stations with addresses in West Columbia that have no violations reported:

B & BS RV PARK (Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	68.4%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.2%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	20.0%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	8.9%
Whole state:	6.7%

West Columbia compared to Texas state average:

West Columbia, Texas environmental map by EPA

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Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
House age below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in West Columbia (2007 data):

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: West Columbia Branch at 111 West Brazos Avenue, branch established on 1962-10-20. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
Texas Gulf Bank, National Association: West Columbia at 734 W. Brazos, branch established on 2004-12-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $204.8 mil, Deposits: $182.2 mil, headquarters in Freeport, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Texas Gulf Bancshares, Inc.
Prosperity Bank: West Columbia Branch at 510 East Brazos Avenue, branch established on 1925-07-22. Info updated 2006-05-16: Bank assets: $4,586.5 mil, Deposits: $3,736.6 mil, headquarters in El Campo, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 95 total offices, Holding Company: Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Brazoria County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways	4	$8,626	$25,878	0	$0
Sewerage	3	$6,908	$27,632	0	$0
Other Government Administration	1	$5,187	$62,244	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	1	$1,886	$22,632	1	$715
Police Protection - Officers	8	$24,580	$36,870	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		3	$2,686
Financial Administration	2	$5,243	$31,458	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		2	$1,957
Police - Other	7	$12,137	$20,806	1	$204
Water Supply	6	$12,230	$24,460	0	$0
Totals for Government	32	$76,797	$28,799	7	$5,562

West Columbia government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $517,000
All Other: $195,000
Construction - Fire Protection: $39,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $638,000
Sewerage: $375,000

Financial Administration: $310,000

Regular Highways: $257,000

Water Utilities: $219,000

Solid Waste Management: $167,000

Parks & Recreation: $108,000

Fire Protection: $108,000

General - Other: $87,000

Health Services - Other: $49,000

Libraries: $44,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $40,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $6,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $15,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $960,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $659,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $638,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $831,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $129,000
Other, NEC: $21,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $117,000
Interest Earnings: $18,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $72,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $360,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $437,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $22,000
Tax - Property: $650,000
Total General Sales: $466,000

Public Utilities: $116,000

Other Selective Sales: $51,000

NEC: $10,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,102,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $58,000

9.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,420 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.61%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($288 average AGI)
Brazoria County: 0.07%
Texas average: 0.20%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Harris County, TX	4.14% ($53,300 average AGI)
from Galveston County, TX	0.65% ($49,049)
from Fort Bend County, TX	0.51% ($53,705)

7.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,642 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.34%
Texas average:	7.44%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($528 average AGI)
Brazoria County: 0.07%
Texas average: 0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Harris County, TX	2.63% ($42,309 average AGI)
to Galveston County, TX	0.62% ($45,088)
to Fort Bend County, TX	0.40% ($49,282)

Strongest AM radio stations in West Columbia:

KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KEYH (850 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KRTX (980 AM; 5 kW; ROSENBURG/RICHMOND, TX)
DKFCC (1270 AM; 3 kW; BAY CITY, TX; Owner: CHAMELEON RADIO CORPORATION)
KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
KLAT (1010 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
KKHT (1070 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
KREH (900 AM; 5 kW; PECAN GROVE, TX)
KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
KILT (610 AM; 5 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
KTEK (1110 AM; daytime; 3 kW; ALVIN, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Columbia:

KLDE (107.5 FM; LAKE JACKSON, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KRBE (104.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
KBXX (97.9 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
KHJZ-FM (95.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
KHMX (96.5 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KILT-FM (100.3 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
KKBQ-FM (92.9 FM; PASADENA, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KLOL (101.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KODA (99.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KTBZ-FM (94.5 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KRTS (92.1 FM; SEABROOK, TX; Owner: KRTS, INC.)
KKRW (93.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KUHF (88.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
KHCB-FM (105.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
KJOJ-FM (103.3 FM; FREEPORT, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
KMJQ (102.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
KOVE-FM (106.5 FM; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
KPTY (104.9 FM; MISSOURI CITY, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
K216BX (91.1 FM; LAKE JACKSON, TX; Owner: KSBJ EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
KYBJ (91.1 FM; LAKE JACKSON, TX; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION OF BRAZOSPORT, INC)

TV broadcast stations around West Columbia:

KHOU-TV (Channel 11; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHOU-TV, L.P.)
KPRC-TV (Channel 2; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, HOUSTON, LP)
KAZH (Channel 57; BAYTOWN, TX; Owner: KAZH LICENSE, LLC)
KTBU (Channel 55; CONROE, TX; Owner: HUMANITY INTERESTED MEDIA, INC.)
KTXH (Channel 20; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
KXLN-TV (Channel 45; ROSENBERG, TX; Owner: KXLN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
KNWS-TV (Channel 51; KATY, TX; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
KPXB (Channel 49; CONROE, TX; Owner: PAXSON HOUSTON LICENSE, INC.)
KFTH (Channel 67; ALVIN, TX; Owner: TELEFUTURA HOUSTON LLC)
KZJL (Channel 61; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KZJL LICENSE CORP.)
KETH (Channel 14; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
KHWB (Channel 39; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHWB, INC.)
KRIV (Channel 26; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
KTRK-TV (Channel 13; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KTRK TELEVISION, INC.)
KJIB-LP (Channel 5; CLEAR LAKE CITY, TX; Owner: FAR EASTERN TELECASTERS)
KUHT (Channel 8; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
KVDO-LP (Channel 69; CLEAR LAKE, TX; Owner: FAR EASTERN TELECASTERS)
KBPX-LP (Channel 33; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
KLTJ (Channel 22; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
KTMD (Channel 48; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF TEXAS PARTNERSHIP, LP)
KHMV-LP (Channel 28; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE GULF COAST, A CALIFORNIA LP)
KVIT-LP (Channel 28; VICTORIA, TX; Owner: CLUB COMMUNICATIONS)
K30DN (Channel 30; FREEPORT, TX; Owner: GERALD R. PROCTOR)

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