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Notable locations in West Columbia: West Columbia Volunteer Fire Department (A), West Columbia Fire Marshal's Office (B), West Columbia Police Department (C), Columbia Historical Museum Association (D). Display/hide their locations 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).
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Brazoria County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
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)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 27.4%
(16.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 49.7% for Black residents, 40.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 51.7% for other race residents, 44.3% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.6 people | | Texas: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 69.6% | | Whole state: | 70.3% |
| This city: | 5.2% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Columbia, TX
71 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
71 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
West Columbia compared to Texas state average:
- Black race population percentage 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 (2011 data):
- Texas Gulf Bank, National Association: West Columbia at 109 East Brazos Avenie, branch established on 2004/12/27. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $416.4 mil, Deposits: $369.6 mil, headquarters in Freeport, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Texas Gulf Bancshares, Inc.
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: West Columbia Branch at 111 West Brazos Avenue, branch established on 1962/10/20. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- Prosperity Bank: West Columbia Branch at 510 East Brazos Avenue, branch established on 1925/07/22. Info updated 2012/01/05: Bank assets: $9,816.2 mil, Deposits: $8,064.8 mil, headquarters in El Campo, TX, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 187 total offices, Holding Company: Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in West Columbia, Texas:
- Best Western Brazos Inn, 714 S Columbia Dr, West Columbia, TX 77486
 , Phone: (979) 345-2399, Fax: (979) 345-2720
- Columbia Lakes Resort Hotel, 180 Freeman Blvd, West Columbia, TX 77486 , Phone: (979) 345-5151, Fax: (979) 345-3049
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in West Columbia, Texas
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (47%)
- Utility gas (46%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Brazoria County Texas:
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Religion statistics for West Columbia (based on Brazoria County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 53.15%
| Here | | 53.2% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God | Churches of Christ |
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| Adherents | 37.6% | 34.1% | 9.4% | 2.8% | 2.7% |
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| Congregations | 6.8% | 26.7% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 12.6% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | LDS (Mormon) Church | Episcopal Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 6.8% |
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| Congregations | 4.4% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 24.8% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 29 | Brazoria County: | 0.99 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 6 | Here: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 33 | This county: | 1.13 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 121 | Brazoria County: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 132 | This county: | 4.50 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Brazoria County: | 9.6% | | Texas: | 8.9% |
Adult obesity rate: | Brazoria County: | 29.1% | | State: | 26.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $11,150 | $44,600 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
2 | $3,186 | $19,116 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
8 | $26,763 | $40,145 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
7 | $13,516 | $23,170 | 1 | $248 |
| Streets and Highways |
4 | $10,065 | $30,195 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $8,595 | $34,380 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $1,897 | $22,764 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
5 | $13,198 | $31,675 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $1,395 | $16,740 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
34 | $89,765 | $31,682 | 1 | $248 |
West Columbia government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $517,000 ($131.79)
All Other: $195,000 ($49.71)
- Construction - Fire Protection: $39,000 ($9.94)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $638,000 ($162.63)
Sewerage: $375,000 ($95.59)
Financial Administration: $310,000 ($79.02)
Regular Highways: $257,000 ($65.51)
Water Utilities: $219,000 ($55.82)
Solid Waste Management: $167,000 ($42.57)
Parks & Recreation: $108,000 ($27.53)
Fire Protection: $108,000 ($27.53)
General - Other: $87,000 ($22.18)
Health Services - Other: $49,000 ($12.49)
Libraries: $44,000 ($11.22)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $1,000 ($0.25)
- General - Interest on Debt: $40,000 ($10.20)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $6,000 ($1.53)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $15,000 ($3.82)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $960,000 ($244.71)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $659,000 ($167.98)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $638,000 ($162.63)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $831,000 ($211.83)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $129,000 ($32.88)
Other, NEC: $21,000 ($5.35)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $117,000 ($29.82)
Interest Earnings: $18,000 ($4.59)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $72,000 ($18.35)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $360,000 ($91.77)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $437,000 ($111.39)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $22,000 ($5.61)
- Tax - Property: $650,000 ($165.69)
Total General Sales: $466,000 ($118.79)
Public Utilities: $116,000 ($29.57)
Other Selective Sales: $51,000 ($13.00)
NEC: $10,000 ($2.55)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,102,000 ($280.91)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $58,000 ($14.78)
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:
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:
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"))
- KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
- KREH (900 AM; 5 kW; PECAN GROVE, TX)
- KKHT (1070 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTEK (1110 AM; daytime; 3 kW; ALVIN, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KILT (610 AM; 5 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
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.)
- KRTS (92.1 FM; SEABROOK, TX; Owner: KRTS, 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)
- 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.)
- KOVE-FM (106.5 FM; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KMJQ (102.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- 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)
- KXLN-TV (Channel 45; ROSENBERG, TX; Owner: KXLN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
- KJIB-LP (Channel 5; CLEAR LAKE CITY, TX; Owner: FAR EASTERN TELECASTERS)
- KTBU (Channel 55; CONROE, TX; Owner: HUMANITY INTERESTED MEDIA, INC.)
- KNWS-TV (Channel 51; KATY, TX; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTXH (Channel 20; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, 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.)
- KLTJ (Channel 22; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- KUHT (Channel 8; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
- KVDO-LP (Channel 69; CLEAR LAKE, TX; Owner: FAR EASTERN TELECASTERS)
- KTMD (Channel 48; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF TEXAS PARTNERSHIP, LP)
- KBPX-LP (Channel 33; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
- 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)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
West Columbia, Texas:
- Fatal accident count: 12
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 14
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 13
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 29
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
Texas average:
- Fatal accident count: 170
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 258
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 48
- Fatalities: 187
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 446
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 24
See more detailed statistics of West Columbia fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
| Most common first names in West Columbia, TX among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 54 | 73.2 years |
| James | 44 | 70.0 years |
| William | 39 | 74.4 years |
| Mary | 35 | 72.8 years |
| Robert | 27 | 73.3 years |
| Charles | 22 | 69.9 years |
| Thomas | 19 | 68.9 years |
| Joe | 17 | 78.3 years |
| Dorothy | 15 | 71.9 years |
| George | 15 | 74.5 years |
| Most common last names in West Columbia, TX among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Williams | 29 | 70.7 years |
| Smith | 29 | 67.5 years |
| Johnson | 28 | 70.2 years |
| Jones | 28 | 72.4 years |
| Harris | 18 | 67.4 years |
| Brown | 17 | 71.2 years |
| Phillips | 15 | 70.0 years |
| Davis | 14 | 75.0 years |
| Thomas | 14 | 63.1 years |
| Edwards | 13 | 70.4 years |
| Businesses in West Columbia, TX |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Best Western | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| Church's Chicken | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | T-Mobile | 1 |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | | Walgreens | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
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