Colonia vs Old Bridge

A side-by-side comparison of Colonia and Old Bridge: population, income, housing, and more.

Colonia and Old Bridge are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Old Bridge has the higher population (28,015 vs 18,294 in Colonia). Colonia has the higher median household income ($134,301 vs $106,934 in Old Bridge). Colonia has the higher median home value ($473,200 vs $457,800 in Old Bridge).

Population, income & housing

	Colonia	Old Bridge
Population	18,294	28,015
Median age	43.3 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$134,301	$106,934
Median home value	$473,200	$457,800
Median gross rent	$1,964	$1,426
Housing units	6,243	10,751
Homeownership rate	88.2%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.5%	36.3%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colonia	Old Bridge
Population	17,801 → 18,294 (+2.8%)	23,545 → 28,015 (+19.0%)
Median household income	$112,590 → $134,301 (+19.3%)	$105,562 → $106,934 (+1.3%)
Median home value	$363,900 → $473,200 (+30.0%)	$365,600 → $457,800 (+25.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,637 → $1,964 (+20.0%)	$1,092 → $1,426 (+30.6%)

Colonia

Population

17,80118,294

Median household income

$112,590$134,301

Median home value

$363,900$473,200

Median gross rent

$1,637$1,964

Old Bridge

Population

23,54528,015

Median household income

$105,562$106,934

Median home value

$365,600$457,800

Median gross rent

$1,092$1,426

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colonia	Old Bridge
Under 5	4.1%	4.4%
5 to 17	17.0%	14.8%
18 to 24	5.9%	7.6%
25 to 34	10.5%	13.8%
35 to 44	14.6%	12.1%
45 to 54	13.7%	12.1%
55 to 64	15.0%	16.7%
65 to 74	11.9%	11.0%
75 and over	7.4%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colonia	Old Bridge
White (non-Hispanic)	59.9%	62.6%
Black or African American	4.4%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	14.2%	12.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	16.6%	17.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colonia	Old Bridge
No high school diploma	8.3%	6.7%
High school graduate	23.1%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	22.1%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	30.0%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	16.5%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colonia	Old Bridge
Drove alone	75.7%	69.9%
Carpooled	5.9%	9.5%
Public transit	2.6%	7.1%
Walked	0.7%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	13.8%	11.6%
Other means	1.3%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colonia	Old Bridge
1-unit, detached	89.3%	71.2%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	6.9%
20 or more units	3.5%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Colonia	Old Bridge
Poverty rate	5.9%	6.9%
Average household size	2.95	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	33	34
Median year structure built	1959	1967