West Columbia, SC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for West Columbia, SC: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 52,126. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet WEST-COLUMBIA-SC · West Columbia, SC 3 ZIPs · 52,126 pop · #15229/25278 · Lexington County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $65,485
- RANK-LOWER #15229/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Leesville
- BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 73% owners
- POP-SMALL 52,126
- SPREAD-MOD 29169→29170
- HOME-MID $200,933
Nearest income peer: Leesville, SC (+ $380 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around West Columbia
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest West Columbia on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Batesburg · lowest
Batesburg · lowest
$50,379 median HH income
- Pelion · near
Pelion · near
$59,317 median HH income
- Cayce · near
Cayce · near
$61,237 median HH income
- Swansea · near
Swansea · near
$61,964 median HH income
- West Columbia · this city
West Columbia · this city
$65,485 median HH income
- Leesville · near
Leesville · near
$65,865 median HH income
- Chapin · highest
Chapin · highest
$113,986 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, West Columbia, SC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 40th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 52,126
- city population (Census)
- 3
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $65,485
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (3): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $65,485 and poverty 10.8% concentrate in 29169.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating West Columbia as a pure owner town.
Within South Carolina, Alcolu is the closest lower-income city and Leesville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for West Columbia.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside West Columbia differ
The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in West Columbia: $57,122 in ZIP 29169 to $74,902 in 29170. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.3×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.2×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 7.5 points
29169 to 29170
29172 to 29170
29172 to 29169
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
West Columbia residents split across a short ZIP set
No ZIP owns West Columbia: the largest, 29169, is only about 44% of 52,126 residents across 3 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in West Columbia
Citywide ZBP: 1,708 establishments, 42,920 employees , annual payroll $2,381,174k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29169 (1,088 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (281) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in West Columbia, SC
These ZIP codes sit in Lexington County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in West Columbia. See the Lexington County roll-up →
West Columbia lands mid-pack among the 10 cities sharing Lexington County: Columbia, Lexington and Chapin earn more and Gaston, Cayce and Batesburg earn less. Chapin marks the far end of that range at $113,986, 74% above West Columbia.
Side-by-side: Compare 29169 vs 29170 →
West Columbia roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving West Columbia, .