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Colonial Heights city, VA

Demographic and economic profile of Colonial Heights city, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Colonial Heights is a small independent city of 18,210 residents that grew 3.5% over five years, with a median household income of $76,505 and a poverty rate of 9.6%. The workforce of roughly 65% labor force participation skews toward mid-level earnings at $44,360 median worker pay, with 29.5% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and an unemployment rate of 3.7%. Housing remains relatively accessible, with a median home value of $231,700 and median gross rent of $1,162 per month, and a 68.1% homeownership rate supports a largely resident workforce with an average commute of 25.5 minutes.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

18,210

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$76,505

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.5% since 2018

Colonial Heights city added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone12,149 (66.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,542 (19.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone786 (4.3%)
  • Asian Alone686 (3.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race546 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races493 (2.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish781
  2. 2.Other Indo-European212
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)167
  4. 4.Arabic92
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)66

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,905

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$38,272

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,670
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,157
  3. 3.Construction (Group)843
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services840
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services815

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,363
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,017
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,278
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,221
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations923

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.71×)712
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.46×)607
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.37×)1,316
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.22×)630
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.10×)852

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$231,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,162/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,161 (22.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,158 (22.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999837 (16.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999579 (11.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999407 (7.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999232 (4.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

29.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,360

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,837 (79.1%)
  • Worked At Home710 (8.2%)
  • Carpooled692 (8.0%)
  • Other206 (2.4%)
  • Walked175 (2.0%)
  • Public Transit26 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.