Richwood vs West Columbia

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

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

Richwood has the higher population (4,766 vs 3,631 in West Columbia). Richwood has the higher median household income ($80,250 vs $41,985 in West Columbia). Richwood has the higher median home value ($230,800 vs $138,200 in West Columbia).

Population, income & housing

	Richwood	West Columbia
Population	4,766	3,631
Median age	32.7 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$80,250	$41,985
Median home value	$230,800	$138,200
Median gross rent	$1,215	$1,011
Housing units	2,006	1,470
Homeownership rate	59.3%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Richwood	West Columbia
Population	3,911 → 4,766 (+21.9%)	3,878 → 3,631 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$68,567 → $80,250 (+17.0%)	$68,651 → $41,985 (-38.8%)
Median home value	$175,700 → $230,800 (+31.4%)	$107,500 → $138,200 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,034 → $1,215 (+17.5%)	$940 → $1,011 (+7.6%)

Richwood

Population

3,9114,766

Median household income

$68,567$80,250

Median home value

$175,700$230,800

Median gross rent

$1,034$1,215

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)

	Richwood	West Columbia
Under 5	9.6%	5.1%
5 to 17	20.7%	16.2%
18 to 24	10.5%	13.2%
25 to 34	15.1%	14.4%
35 to 44	14.0%	8.3%
45 to 54	7.8%	11.0%
55 to 64	10.6%	15.5%
65 to 74	7.0%	11.8%
75 and over	4.8%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Richwood	West Columbia
White (non-Hispanic)	43.2%	44.8%
Black or African American	7.9%	19.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	48.0%	31.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Richwood	West Columbia
No high school diploma	20.0%	16.2%
High school graduate	20.3%	16.6%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	50.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Richwood	West Columbia
Drove alone	86.3%	87.6%
Carpooled	8.0%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	7.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Richwood	West Columbia
1-unit, detached	63.8%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	12.9%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	16.9%	1.3%
20 or more units	17.8%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Richwood	West Columbia
Poverty rate	4.2%	11.1%
Average household size	2.55	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1986	1974