Sweeny vs West Columbia

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

Sweeny 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 3,592 in Sweeny). Sweeny has the higher median household income ($64,557 vs $41,985 in West Columbia). Sweeny has the higher median home value ($180,700 vs $138,200 in West Columbia).

Population, income & housing

	Sweeny	West Columbia
Population	3,592	3,631
Median age	30.8 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$64,557	$41,985
Median home value	$180,700	$138,200
Median gross rent	$1,238	$1,011
Housing units	1,763	1,470
Homeownership rate	67.9%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sweeny	West Columbia
Population	3,739 → 3,592 (-3.9%)	3,878 → 3,631 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$62,763 → $64,557 (+2.9%)	$68,651 → $41,985 (-38.8%)
Median home value	$106,400 → $180,700 (+69.8%)	$107,500 → $138,200 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$955 → $1,238 (+29.6%)	$940 → $1,011 (+7.6%)

Sweeny

Population

3,7393,592

Median household income

$62,763$64,557

Median home value

$106,400$180,700

Median gross rent

$955$1,238

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)

	Sweeny	West Columbia
Under 5	3.2%	5.1%
5 to 17	23.4%	16.2%
18 to 24	9.0%	13.2%
25 to 34	23.8%	14.4%
35 to 44	6.0%	8.3%
45 to 54	4.9%	11.0%
55 to 64	9.4%	15.5%
65 to 74	13.8%	11.8%
75 and over	6.5%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sweeny	West Columbia
White (non-Hispanic)	82.1%	44.8%
Black or African American	8.5%	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	3.1%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	31.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sweeny	West Columbia
No high school diploma	2.9%	16.2%
High school graduate	34.5%	16.6%
Some college or associate's	43.3%	50.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sweeny	West Columbia
Drove alone	80.6%	87.6%
Carpooled	0.8%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.2%	7.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sweeny	West Columbia
1-unit, detached	67.2%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	12.9%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	1.3%
20 or more units	12.6%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Sweeny	West Columbia
Poverty rate	7.2%	11.1%
Average household size	2.26	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	37	26
Median year structure built	1970	1974