Colonial Heights City County, VA Demographic Data
Colonial Heights City County, VA Summary
Colonial Heights City County is located in Virginia
- Population: 17,426
- Area: 7.81 sq. miles
- Land Area: 7.52 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.29 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,230.67 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 55.77 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Colonial Heights City County, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
9,486
54%
50.8
Male
8,068
46%
49.2
Total Population
17,554
323,128,000
Colonial Heights City County, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,048
6.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,068
6.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,206
6.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,006
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
972
5.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,246
12.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,983
11.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,296
13.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,112
6.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,072
6.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,731
9.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,258
7.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
556
3.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
13,654
77.8%
77.2
Female
7,479
54.8%
51.3
Male
6,175
45.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
13,135
74.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,204
23.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,545
20.2%
15.2
Female
2,128
60.0%
55.8
Male
1,417
40.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Colonial Heights City County, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
17,187
97.9%
96.8
White
13,707
78.1%
72.6
Black or African American
2,329
13.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
106
0.6%
0.8
Asian
632
3.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
214
1.2%
1.2
Chinese
127
0.7%
1.3
Filipino
13
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
20
0.1%
0.2
Korean
145
0.8%
0.4
Vietnamese
61
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
52
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
413
2.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
367
2.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
931
5.3%
17.8
Mexican
151
0.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
544
3.1%
1.7
Cuban
32
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
204
1.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
16,623
94.7%
82.2
Colonial Heights City County, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
531
4.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
816
6.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,259
34.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,876
23.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,093
8.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,703
13.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
976
8.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,347
11.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
10,907
89.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,679
21.9%
31.2
Colonial Heights City County, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,577
25.1%
33.7%
Now Married
6,966
48.9%
47.5
Divorced
1,794
12.6%
11.0%
Separated
492
3.5%
2.0
Widowed
1,403
9.9
5.8%
Colonial Heights City County, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
14,903
90.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,603
9.7%
21.6%
Spanish
490
3.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
541
3.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
383
2.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
189
1.1%
1.1%
Colonial Heights City County, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
410
5.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
317
4.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
896
12.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
831
11.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,174
16.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,332
18.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
893
12.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
968
13.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
176
2.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
209
2.9%
6.4
Median household income
49,639
57,617
Per capita income
27,209
31,128
Colonial Heights City County, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
14
0.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
510
6.5%
9.8
Construction
536
6.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,690
21.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
500
6.4%
6.6
Information
138
1.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
689
8.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
525
6.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
685
8.8%
11.4
Public administration
696
8.9%
4.6
Retail trade
1,110
14.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
465
6.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
232
3.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
723
9.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,675
34.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
814
10.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,208
28.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,370
17.6%
18.1%
Colonial Heights City County, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,745
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,782
87.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
477
6.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
29
0.4%
5.1
Walked
95
1.2%
2.7
Other means
179
2.3%
1.8
Worked at home
183
2.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.0
26.6
Colonial Heights City County, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
471
6.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,666
37.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,473
34.3%
37.1
3 or more
1,596
22.1%
21.0
Colonial Heights City County, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,206
92.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,350
60.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,856
39.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
600
7.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Colonial Heights City County, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,806
1 room
151
1.9%
2.4
2 rooms
44
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
279
3.6%
9.1
4 rooms
1,037
13.3%
16.5
5 rooms
1,544
19.8%
19.8
6 rooms
1,544
19.8%
17.8
7 rooms
1,113
14.3%
12.0
8 rooms
1,022
13.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,072
13.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Colonial Heights City County, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,806
1-unit, detached
6,153
78.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
186
2.4%
5.9
2-units
251
3.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
349
4.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
328
4.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
283
3.6%
4.4
20 or more units
238
3.0%
9.0
Mobile home
18
0.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Colonial Heights City County, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
636
8.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
586
7.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,010
12.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,572
20.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,600
20.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
866
11.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
861
11.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
661
8.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
14
0.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Colonial Heights City County, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,683
37.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
85
1.2%
4.7
Electricity
4,124
57.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
277
3.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
17
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
20
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Colonial Heights City County, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,756
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
15
0.5%
10.3%
Less than $500
27
1.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
67
2.4%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
187
6.8%
11.8%
$500 to $999
614
22.3%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
687
24.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,159
42.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,133
41.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
365
13.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
452
16.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
115
4.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
691
25.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Colonial Heights City County, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,696
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
38
1.4%
4.4%
Less than $500
92
3.4%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
236
8.8%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
955
35.4%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,375
51.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
160
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
965
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
312
11.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
316
11.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
274
10.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
295
11.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
306
11.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,178
43.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
175
0.0%
0.0%
Colonial Heights City County, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,350
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
129
3.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
370
8.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,133
26.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,346
30.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,080
24.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
256
5.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
36
0.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
166,800
205,000
