Colonial Heights city, Virginia

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Colonial Heights city, Virginia is among the highest in the country for population per square mile (60th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Colonial Heights city, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	18,352	8,705,170	334,922,499	1971st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$76,505	$93,170	$80,734	749th of 3,221
Median Age	38.2	39.0	38.9	2552nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	28.0%	42.2%	35.7%	926th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$246,600	$383,700	$332,700	918th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,234	$1,579	$1,413	494th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.9%	9.9%	12.5%	2884th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.6%	4.3%	5.2%	2216th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2,440.4	220.5	n/a	60th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.5%	13.1%	14.1%	740th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.5	n/a	n/a	2550th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	68.1%	67.3%	65.2%	2487th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.5	27.3	26.4	1313th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.2%	18.3%	15.1%	1737th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.6%	n/a	n/a	2331st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	40.5%	48.7%	46.9%	2832nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.0%	n/a	n/a	1241st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Colonial Heights city, Virginia

Statistic	Colonial Heights city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	65.2%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.3%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	18.7%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	53.1	60.7	61.4

Age in Colonial Heights city, Virginia

Statistic	Colonial Heights city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	38.2	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	24.6%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.9%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.1%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.8%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.4%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.3%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Colonial Heights city, Virginia

Statistic	Colonial Heights city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	7,530	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	63.5%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	34.5%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	23.1%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.9%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	30.3%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Colonial Heights city, Virginia

Statistic	Colonial Heights city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,650	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.1%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.4%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.5%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.1%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.9%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	22.3%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.1%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Colonial Heights city, Virginia

Statistic	Colonial Heights city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	8,114	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	79.7%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	11.1%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.2%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,970.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	31.9%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.8%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,071	$2,790	n/a

Education in Colonial Heights city, Virginia

Statistic	Colonial Heights city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	9.2%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.0%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.8%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.8%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.2%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Colonial Heights city, Virginia

Statistic	Colonial Heights city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.1%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.1%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.0%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.5%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.0%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.8%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Colonial Heights city, Virginia

Statistic	Colonial Heights city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	60.5%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.0%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.5%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	90.8%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.5%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.2%	14.3%	16.7%

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