Brazoria vs West Columbia

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

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

West Columbia has the higher population (3,631 vs 2,859 in Brazoria). Brazoria has the higher median household income ($51,354 vs $41,985 in West Columbia). Brazoria has the higher median home value ($168,800 vs $138,200 in West Columbia).

Population, income & housing

	Brazoria	West Columbia
Population	2,859	3,631
Median age	34.6 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$51,354	$41,985
Median home value	$168,800	$138,200
Median gross rent	$961	$1,011
Housing units	1,289	1,470
Homeownership rate	60.1%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brazoria	West Columbia
Population	3,078 → 2,859 (-7.1%)	3,878 → 3,631 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$53,516 → $51,354 (-4.0%)	$68,651 → $41,985 (-38.8%)
Median home value	$110,800 → $168,800 (+52.3%)	$107,500 → $138,200 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$798 → $961 (+20.4%)	$940 → $1,011 (+7.6%)

Brazoria

Population

3,0782,859

Median household income

$53,516$51,354

Median home value

$110,800$168,800

Median gross rent

$798$961

West Columbia

Population

3,8783,631

Median household income

$68,651$41,985

Median home value

$107,500$138,200

Median gross rent

$940$1,011

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brazoria	West Columbia
Under 5	7.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	20.5%	16.2%
18 to 24	1.9%	13.2%
25 to 34	21.8%	14.4%
35 to 44	10.6%	8.3%
45 to 54	10.4%	11.0%
55 to 64	11.3%	15.5%
65 to 74	12.6%	11.8%
75 and over	4.1%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brazoria	West Columbia
White (non-Hispanic)	66.8%	44.8%
Black or African American	10.7%	19.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.1%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	14.9%	31.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brazoria	West Columbia
No high school diploma	17.0%	16.2%
High school graduate	34.5%	16.6%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	50.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brazoria	West Columbia
Drove alone	88.4%	87.6%
Carpooled	5.1%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	7.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brazoria	West Columbia
1-unit, detached	68.2%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	12.9%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	1.3%
20 or more units	4.1%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	19.7%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Brazoria	West Columbia
Poverty rate	15.1%	11.1%
Average household size	2.38	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1975	1974