Cayce vs West Columbia

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

Cayce and West Columbia are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Columbia has the higher population (17,723 vs 13,718 in Cayce). Cayce has the higher median household income ($58,095 vs $54,152 in West Columbia). West Columbia has the higher median home value ($186,200 vs $158,900 in Cayce).

Population, income & housing

	Cayce	West Columbia
Population	13,718	17,723
Median age	36.9 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,095	$54,152
Median home value	$158,900	$186,200
Median gross rent	$1,358	$1,092
Housing units	7,106	8,818
Homeownership rate	59.1%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.5%	38.1%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cayce	West Columbia
Population	13,600 → 13,718 (+0.9%)	17,641 → 17,723 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$52,582 → $58,095 (+10.5%)	$46,623 → $54,152 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$129,900 → $158,900 (+22.3%)	$142,800 → $186,200 (+30.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,001 → $1,358 (+35.7%)	$865 → $1,092 (+26.2%)

Cayce

Population

13,60013,718

Median household income

$52,582$58,095

Median home value

$129,900$158,900

Median gross rent

$1,001$1,358

West Columbia

Population

17,64117,723

Median household income

$46,623$54,152

Median home value

$142,800$186,200

Median gross rent

$865$1,092

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cayce	West Columbia
Under 5	5.3%	7.4%
5 to 17	11.9%	10.2%
18 to 24	16.6%	11.7%
25 to 34	13.9%	17.5%
35 to 44	12.0%	11.8%
45 to 54	8.1%	10.1%
55 to 64	15.4%	11.7%
65 to 74	9.0%	10.2%
75 and over	7.7%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cayce	West Columbia
White (non-Hispanic)	58.0%	64.7%
Black or African American	26.7%	16.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	3.2%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cayce	West Columbia
No high school diploma	5.6%	10.7%
High school graduate	31.6%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	13.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cayce	West Columbia
Drove alone	86.1%	79.8%
Carpooled	6.3%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.6%	8.1%
Other means	0.5%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cayce	West Columbia
1-unit, detached	69.2%	61.7%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	7.7%
20 or more units	8.1%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Cayce	West Columbia
Poverty rate	17.8%	14.1%
Average household size	2.07	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1970	1974