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Population (year 2000): 13,064. Estimated
population in July 2005: 13,413 (+2.7% change)
Males: 6,135 (47.0%), Females: 6,929 (53.0%)
Lexington County
Zip codes:
29169,
29170,
29172.
Median resident age: 38.7 years
Median household income: $30,999 (year 2000)
Median house value: $81,600 (year 2000)
Races in West Columbia:
- White Non-Hispanic (72.6%)
- Black (19.8%)
- Hispanic (4.7%)
- Other race (2.0%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Chinese (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (13.2%), German
(10.5%), English (9.3%), Irish (9.2%), Scotch-Irish (3.8%),
Subsaharan African (2.5%).
Land area: 6.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in West Columbia
- High school or higher: 78.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in West Columbia city
- Never married: 28.9%
- Now married: 48.4%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 11.2%
7.0% Foreign born (4.3% Latin America, 1.5%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +317 (+2.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers in West Columbia:
- LEXINGTON MEDICAL CENTER (2720 SUNSET BLVD)
- THREE RIVERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE LLC (2900
SUNSET BOULEVARD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near West Columbia:
- PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; COLUMBIA, SC)
- G WERBER BRYAN PSYCH HOSP (about 7 miles; COLUMBIA,
SC)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF COLUMBIA (about 7 miles;
COLUMBIA, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West
Columbia:
- COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 5 miles; COLUMBIA, SC;
ID: CAE)
- MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 22 miles; EASTOVER, SC; ID:
MMT)
- SHAW AFB (about 43 miles; SUMTER, SC; ID: SSC)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Columbia:
- COLUMBIA OWENS DOWNTOWN (about 7 miles; COLUMBIA,
SC; ID: CUB)
- LEXINGTON COUNTY (about 15 miles; GASTON, SC; ID:
7J1)
- CORPORATE (about 18 miles; PELION, SC; ID: 6J0)
Amtrak station near West Columbia:
- 3 miles: COLUMBIA (850 PULASKI ST.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi
stand.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
West Columbia:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 5
miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Full-time enrollment: 19,682)
- MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 5 miles; COLUMBIA,
SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)
- BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 7 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT
enrollment: 2,880)
- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles;
ORANGEBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,971)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 53
miles; AIKEN, SC; FT enrollment: 2,636)
- YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 64 miles; ROCK HILL,
SC; FT enrollment: 2,221)
- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; ROCK HILL, SC;
FT enrollment: 4,976)
Public high school in West Columbia:
- AIRPORT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,379;
Location: 1315 BOSTON AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in West Columbia:
- GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 405;
Location: 416 DEHNAM AVE; Grades: PK - 12)
- COLONIAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 40;
Location: 1110 MEETING STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in West Columbia:
- WHITE KNOLL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 965;
Location: 132 WHITE KNOLL WAY; Grades: PK - 05)
- R H FULMER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 667;
Location: 1614 WALTERBORO ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- NORTHSIDE MIDDLE (Students: 649; Location:
157 COUGAR CRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CONGAREE/WOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD (Students: 621;
Location: 737 PINERIDGE DRIVE; Grades: PK - 01)
- HERBERT A WOOD ELEMEMTARU SCHOOL (Students:
527; Location: 737 PINE RIDGE DRIVE; Grades: 02 - 05)
- PINEVIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 483; Location:
3035 LEAPHART RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- PINE RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 482;
Location: 735 PINE RIDGE DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SALUDA RIVER ELEMENTARY (Students: 480;
Location: 1520 DUKE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
- SPRINGDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 427;
Location: 361 WATTLING RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- CONGAREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 377;
Location: 1221 RAMBLIN ROAD; Grades: 02 - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in West Columbia:
- COVENANT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 98;
Location: 3222 PLATT SPRINGS RD; Grades: PK - 8)
- HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 18;
Location: 2920 PELLA AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
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