Columbiana vs Westover

A side-by-side comparison of Columbiana and Westover: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Columbiana has the higher population (4,640 vs 2,298 in Westover). Westover has the higher median household income ($90,125 vs $68,125 in Columbiana). Westover has the higher median home value ($279,600 vs $237,800 in Columbiana).

Population, income & housing

	Columbiana	Westover
Population	4,640	2,298
Median age	44.3 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$68,125	$90,125
Median home value	$237,800	$279,600
Median gross rent	$890	$986
Housing units	1,570	790
Homeownership rate	63.4%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	42.1%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbiana	Westover
Population	4,481 → 4,640 (+3.5%)	1,660 → 2,298 (+38.4%)
Median household income	$36,583 → $68,125 (+86.2%)	$69,219 → $90,125 (+30.2%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $237,800 (+90.2%)	$193,800 → $279,600 (+44.3%)
Median gross rent	$593 → $890 (+50.1%)	$867 → $986 (+13.7%)

Columbiana

Population

4,4814,640

Median household income

$36,583$68,125

Median home value

$125,000$237,800

Median gross rent

$593$890

Westover

Population

1,6602,298

Median household income

$69,219$90,125

Median home value

$193,800$279,600

Median gross rent

$867$986

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbiana	Westover
Under 5	2.5%	10.6%
5 to 17	14.1%	21.5%
18 to 24	3.8%	7.7%
25 to 34	15.6%	11.8%
35 to 44	15.6%	13.8%
45 to 54	12.8%	14.1%
55 to 64	19.1%	7.7%
65 to 74	9.7%	6.1%
75 and over	6.8%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbiana	Westover
White (non-Hispanic)	64.5%	85.0%
Black or African American	24.2%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbiana	Westover
No high school diploma	17.6%	5.8%
High school graduate	37.9%	21.6%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	29.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbiana	Westover
Drove alone	86.2%	75.9%
Carpooled	9.3%	10.9%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	12.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbiana	Westover
1-unit, detached	59.7%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	13.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	16.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	Columbiana	Westover
Poverty rate	14.7%	4.5%
Average household size	2.40	3.10
Mean commute (minutes)	32	33
Median year structure built	1982	2002