West Columbia is a medium-sized city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 18,418 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, West Columbia is the 30th largest community in South Carolina.

Also of interest is that West Columbia has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.85% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

As is often the case in a small city, West Columbia doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The education level of West Columbia ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in West Columbia, 40.92% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in West Columbia in 2022 was $36,920, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $147,680 for a family of four. However, West Columbia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

West Columbia is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call West Columbia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Columbia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. West Columbia also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.36% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in West Columbia include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and European.

The most common language spoken in West Columbia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.