West Columbia vs Wild Peach Village

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

West Columbia and Wild Peach Village 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 2,580 in Wild Peach Village). Wild Peach Village has the higher median household income ($71,349 vs $41,985 in West Columbia). Wild Peach Village has the higher median home value ($189,200 vs $138,200 in West Columbia).

Population, income & housing

	West Columbia	Wild Peach Village
Population	3,631	2,580
Median age	36.4 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$41,985	$71,349
Median home value	$138,200	$189,200
Median gross rent	$1,011	$644
Housing units	1,470	1,196
Homeownership rate	63.5%	91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	4.9%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Columbia	Wild Peach Village
Population	3,878 → 3,631 (-6.4%)	1,905 → 2,580 (+35.4%)
Median household income	$68,651 → $41,985 (-38.8%)	$48,730 → $71,349 (+46.4%)
Median home value	$107,500 → $138,200 (+28.6%)	$145,200 → $189,200 (+30.3%)
Median gross rent	$940 → $1,011 (+7.6%)	$1,153 → $644 (-44.1%)

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

Wild Peach Village

Population

1,9052,580

Median household income

$48,730$71,349

Median home value

$145,200$189,200

Median gross rent

$1,153$644

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West Columbia	Wild Peach Village
Under 5	5.1%	1.4%
5 to 17	16.2%	19.3%
18 to 24	13.2%	2.3%
25 to 34	14.4%	8.3%
35 to 44	8.3%	13.1%
45 to 54	11.0%	13.5%
55 to 64	15.5%	17.0%
65 to 74	11.8%	10.9%
75 and over	4.5%	14.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Columbia	Wild Peach Village
White (non-Hispanic)	44.8%	72.9%
Black or African American	19.6%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	31.9%	21.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Columbia	Wild Peach Village
No high school diploma	16.2%	16.3%
High school graduate	16.6%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	50.6%	43.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Columbia	Wild Peach Village
Drove alone	87.6%	85.8%
Carpooled	4.9%	14.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Columbia	Wild Peach Village
1-unit, detached	73.3%	72.9%
1-unit, attached	12.9%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	24.4%

Poverty & households

	West Columbia	Wild Peach Village
Poverty rate	11.1%	10.9%
Average household size	2.54	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	26	33
Median year structure built	1974	1982