West Columbia ZIP Code List — Lexington County, SC

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	10,316	20.4%
18 and over	42,361	79.6%
65 and over	10,231	19.5%
Median age	39.7 years

Group	Count	%
White	36,122	65%
Black or African American	10,632	19.1%
Two or more races	3,309	6%
Hispanic or Latino	2,861	5.2%
Asian	1,324	2.4%
Other race	1,008	1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native	257	0.5%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	4.3%
$10k–$15k	3.3%
$15k–$25k	8.4%
$25k–$35k	8.0%
$35k–$50k	16.3%
$50k–$75k	21.8%
$75k–$100k	13.1%
$100k–$150k	14.8%
$150k–$200k	6.0%
$200k+	4.0%
Median income	$60,412

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$171,967
Median rent / month	$1,010
Owner occupied	71.2%
Renter occupied	28.8%
Vacant	7.2%
Single-family detached	69.1%
Large apartment buildings	3.5%
Mobile homes	14.1%
Median rooms	5.5
Avg household size (owned)	2.25

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.8%
2010–2019	11.0%
2000–2009	11.9%
1990–1999	13.4%
1980–1989	13.3%
1970–1979	23.6%
1960–1969	13.0%
1950–1959	8.1%
1940–1949	2.6%
1939 or earlier	2.3%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	1.9%
1 bedroom	4.2%
2 bedrooms	22.9%
3 bedrooms	51.2%
4 bedrooms	16.2%
5+ bedrooms	3.6%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	6.1%
1 vehicle	34.3%
2 vehicles	38.8%
3 or more	20.8%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	29.4%
Electricity	67.5%
Propane / LP gas	1.3%
Fuel oil	0.7%
Wood	0.4%
Solar	0.4%
No fuel used	0.2%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	8,948	40.3%
Cohabiting couple	2,012	8.7%
Male householder, no spouse	4,886	20.9%
Female householder, no spouse	7,385	30.1%
Households with children under 18	6,212	28.6%
Households with seniors (65+)	7,691	33.1%
Average household size	2.29

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	37.4%	29.9%
Married	45.3%	42.4%
Separated	1.9%	2.1%
Widowed	4.3%	11.5%
Divorced	11.0%	14.2%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	90.3%
Bachelor's or higher	28.3%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	477	4.2%
Kindergarten	700	6.5%
Elementary school	4,085	38.5%
High school	2,554	23.6%
College / grad school	3,150	27.2%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	36.4%
Service	15.2%
Sales & office	23.9%
Natural resources & construction	9.3%
Production & transportation	15.2%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	76.1%
Government	18.5%
Self-employed	5.4%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	83.3%
Carpool	6.8%
Public transit	0.3%
Walk	0.6%
Other means	1.2%
Avg commute (minutes)	21.4

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	36.8%
Retirement income	25.4%
Supplemental Security	4.4%
Cash public assistance	0.9%
Food stamps / SNAP	9.9%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	36.4%
High cholesterol	34.3%
Heart disease	6.8%
Stroke	3.4%
Asthma	10.1%
Arthritis	28.6%
Kidney disease	3.0%
Pulmonary disease	7.7%
Cancer	6.4%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	17.1%
No physical activity	29.4%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	34.7%
Fair or poor health	16.7%
Poor mental health	15.7%
Poor physical health	12.1%
No health insurance	18.8%
Visited doctor (checkup)	78.1%
Visited dentist	63.4%
Cholesterol screening	87.9%
Teeth loss	15.8%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	3,910	9.5%

Disability	%
Any disability	14.2%
Under 18	3.4%
18–64 years	11.2%
65 and over	34.9%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	65.5%
Public insurance	40.8%
Uninsured under 19	4.1%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	49,544	94.2%
Spanish	1,684	2.9%
Other Indo-European	1,154	2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander	204	0.4%
Other languages	237	0.4%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	49,361	94.3%
Born in same state	48,492	92.8%
Born in different state	33,372	64.3%
Foreign born	869	1.5%
Naturalized citizen	3,316	5.7%
Not a US citizen	984	32.1%