Columbia vs Webb

A side-by-side comparison of Columbia and Webb: population, income, housing, and more.

Columbia and Webb are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Webb has the higher population (1,398 vs 769 in Columbia). Columbia has the higher median household income ($55,417 vs $48,102 in Webb). Columbia has the higher median home value ($151,300 vs $109,000 in Webb).

Population, income & housing

	Columbia	Webb
Population	769	1,398
Median age	32.1 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$55,417	$48,102
Median home value	$151,300	$109,000
Median gross rent	$777	$846
Housing units	358	627
Homeownership rate	79.1%	81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	6.4%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbia	Webb
Population	678 → 769 (+13.4%)	1,427 → 1,398 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$35,417 → $55,417 (+56.5%)	$41,719 → $48,102 (+15.3%)
Median home value	$66,700 → $151,300 (+126.8%)	$77,900 → $109,000 (+39.9%)
Median gross rent	$768 → $777 (+1.2%)	$760 → $846 (+11.3%)

Columbia

Population

678769

Median household income

$35,417$55,417

Median home value

$66,700$151,300

Median gross rent

$768$777

Webb

Population

1,4271,398

Median household income

$41,719$48,102

Median home value

$77,900$109,000

Median gross rent

$760$846

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbia	Webb
Under 5	3.4%	11.4%
5 to 17	31.7%	13.3%
18 to 24	3.5%	3.4%
25 to 34	18.5%	20.3%
35 to 44	7.2%	11.2%
45 to 54	5.5%	10.1%
55 to 64	12.2%	13.9%
65 to 74	7.4%	7.7%
75 and over	10.7%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbia	Webb
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	81.8%
Black or African American	6.4%	16.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbia	Webb
No high school diploma	16.3%	11.7%
High school graduate	53.8%	49.9%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	3.0%	3.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbia	Webb
Drove alone	88.2%	95.1%
Carpooled	7.5%	1.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	1.8%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.7%	1.0%
Other means	1.8%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbia	Webb
1-unit, detached	66.8%	56.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.1%	44.0%

Poverty & households

	Columbia	Webb
Poverty rate	11.7%	16.1%
Average household size	2.55	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	32	36
Median year structure built	1970	1985