Jones Creek vs West Columbia

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

Jones Creek 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 2,096 in Jones Creek). Jones Creek has the higher median household income ($69,167 vs $41,985 in West Columbia). Jones Creek has the higher median home value ($184,900 vs $138,200 in West Columbia).

Population, income & housing

	Jones Creek	West Columbia
Population	2,096	3,631
Median age	35.7 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$69,167	$41,985
Median home value	$184,900	$138,200
Median gross rent	$1,106	$1,011
Housing units	791	1,470
Homeownership rate	90.4%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jones Creek	West Columbia
Population	2,041 → 2,096 (+2.7%)	3,878 → 3,631 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$59,125 → $69,167 (+17.0%)	$68,651 → $41,985 (-38.8%)
Median home value	$114,700 → $184,900 (+61.2%)	$107,500 → $138,200 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$923 → $1,106 (+19.8%)	$940 → $1,011 (+7.6%)

Jones Creek

Population

2,0412,096

Median household income

$59,125$69,167

Median home value

$114,700$184,900

Median gross rent

$923$1,106

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)

	Jones Creek	West Columbia
Under 5	4.6%	5.1%
5 to 17	22.0%	16.2%
18 to 24	9.9%	13.2%
25 to 34	12.9%	14.4%
35 to 44	10.9%	8.3%
45 to 54	9.3%	11.0%
55 to 64	13.0%	15.5%
65 to 74	7.4%	11.8%
75 and over	10.0%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jones Creek	West Columbia
White (non-Hispanic)	57.8%	44.8%
Black or African American	1.4%	19.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	40.6%	31.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jones Creek	West Columbia
No high school diploma	22.5%	16.2%
High school graduate	28.9%	16.6%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	50.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jones Creek	West Columbia
Drove alone	91.7%	87.6%
Carpooled	0.5%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	7.5%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jones Creek	West Columbia
1-unit, detached	86.6%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	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	9.2%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Jones Creek	West Columbia
Poverty rate	18.7%	11.1%
Average household size	2.99	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1973	1974