Iowa Colony vs West Columbia

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

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

Iowa Colony has the higher population (11,028 vs 3,631 in West Columbia). Iowa Colony has the higher median household income ($126,167 vs $41,985 in West Columbia). Iowa Colony has the higher median home value ($356,300 vs $138,200 in West Columbia).

Population, income & housing

	Iowa Colony	West Columbia
Population	11,028	3,631
Median age	34.5 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$126,167	$41,985
Median home value	$356,300	$138,200
Median gross rent	$2,188	$1,011
Housing units	4,144	1,470
Homeownership rate	97.9%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.1%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iowa Colony	West Columbia
Population	1,811 → 11,028 (+508.9%)	3,878 → 3,631 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$105,688 → $126,167 (+19.4%)	$68,651 → $41,985 (-38.8%)
Median home value	$282,200 → $356,300 (+26.3%)	$107,500 → $138,200 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$867 → $2,188 (+152.4%)	$940 → $1,011 (+7.6%)

Iowa Colony

Population

1,81111,028

Median household income

$105,688$126,167

Median home value

$282,200$356,300

Median gross rent

$867$2,188

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)

	Iowa Colony	West Columbia
Under 5	7.5%	5.1%
5 to 17	22.0%	16.2%
18 to 24	10.6%	13.2%
25 to 34	10.9%	14.4%
35 to 44	19.0%	8.3%
45 to 54	16.4%	11.0%
55 to 64	7.2%	15.5%
65 to 74	4.5%	11.8%
75 and over	1.8%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iowa Colony	West Columbia
White (non-Hispanic)	24.8%	44.8%
Black or African American	42.4%	19.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.2%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	22.5%	31.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Iowa Colony	West Columbia
No high school diploma	5.0%	16.2%
High school graduate	19.0%	16.6%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	50.6%
Bachelor's degree	29.9%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	14.2%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iowa Colony	West Columbia
Drove alone	75.4%	87.6%
Carpooled	3.5%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.7%	7.5%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Iowa Colony	West Columbia
1-unit, detached	94.8%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	12.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Iowa Colony	West Columbia
Poverty rate	5.6%	11.1%
Average household size	3.03	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	38	26
Median year structure built	2014	1974