Red Bank vs West Columbia

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

Red Bank 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 10,950 in Red Bank). Red Bank has the higher median household income ($60,348 vs $54,152 in West Columbia). West Columbia has the higher median home value ($186,200 vs $176,200 in Red Bank).

Population, income & housing

	Red Bank	West Columbia
Population	10,950	17,723
Median age	38.0 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,348	$54,152
Median home value	$176,200	$186,200
Median gross rent	$1,141	$1,092
Housing units	4,414	8,818
Homeownership rate	75.4%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	38.1%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Red Bank	West Columbia
Population	10,106 → 10,950 (+8.4%)	17,641 → 17,723 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$53,693 → $60,348 (+12.4%)	$46,623 → $54,152 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$127,800 → $176,200 (+37.9%)	$142,800 → $186,200 (+30.4%)
Median gross rent	$744 → $1,141 (+53.4%)	$865 → $1,092 (+26.2%)

Red Bank

Population

10,10610,950

Median household income

$53,693$60,348

Median home value

$127,800$176,200

Median gross rent

$744$1,141

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)

	Red Bank	West Columbia
Under 5	6.6%	7.4%
5 to 17	16.8%	10.2%
18 to 24	9.8%	11.7%
25 to 34	12.4%	17.5%
35 to 44	12.4%	11.8%
45 to 54	14.8%	10.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	11.7%
65 to 74	8.6%	10.2%
75 and over	3.7%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Red Bank	West Columbia
White (non-Hispanic)	77.2%	64.7%
Black or African American	12.7%	16.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.8%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Red Bank	West Columbia
No high school diploma	11.8%	10.7%
High school graduate	28.4%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	13.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Red Bank	West Columbia
Drove alone	82.1%	79.8%
Carpooled	9.1%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	8.1%	8.1%
Other means	0.1%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Red Bank	West Columbia
1-unit, detached	75.4%	61.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	7.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	22.5%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Red Bank	West Columbia
Poverty rate	12.6%	14.1%
Average household size	2.58	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	24	18
Median year structure built	1990	1974