Colonia vs Woodbridge

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

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

Woodbridge has the higher population (20,086 vs 18,294 in Colonia). Colonia has the higher median household income ($134,301 vs $99,718 in Woodbridge). Colonia has the higher median home value ($473,200 vs $361,200 in Woodbridge).

Population, income & housing

	Colonia	Woodbridge
Population	18,294	20,086
Median age	43.3 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$134,301	$99,718
Median home value	$473,200	$361,200
Median gross rent	$1,964	$2,077
Housing units	6,243	8,132
Homeownership rate	88.2%	52.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.5%	34.3%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colonia	Woodbridge
Population	17,801 → 18,294 (+2.8%)	18,768 → 20,086 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$112,590 → $134,301 (+19.3%)	$85,857 → $99,718 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$363,900 → $473,200 (+30.0%)	$278,100 → $361,200 (+29.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,637 → $1,964 (+20.0%)	$1,676 → $2,077 (+23.9%)

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

Woodbridge

Population

18,76820,086

Median household income

$85,857$99,718

Median home value

$278,100$361,200

Median gross rent

$1,676$2,077

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colonia	Woodbridge
Under 5	4.1%	7.4%
5 to 17	17.0%	15.4%
18 to 24	5.9%	5.8%
25 to 34	10.5%	15.0%
35 to 44	14.6%	16.5%
45 to 54	13.7%	16.0%
55 to 64	15.0%	11.2%
65 to 74	11.9%	7.1%
75 and over	7.4%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colonia	Woodbridge
White (non-Hispanic)	59.9%	38.1%
Black or African American	4.4%	11.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	14.2%	20.3%
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%	28.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colonia	Woodbridge
No high school diploma	8.3%	8.4%
High school graduate	23.1%	26.1%
Some college or associate's	22.1%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	30.0%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	16.5%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colonia	Woodbridge
Drove alone	75.7%	66.4%
Carpooled	5.9%	6.7%
Public transit	2.6%	9.2%
Walked	0.7%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	13.8%	11.5%
Other means	1.3%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colonia	Woodbridge
1-unit, detached	89.3%	42.8%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	6.8%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	30.0%
20 or more units	3.5%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Colonia	Woodbridge
Poverty rate	5.9%	7.3%
Average household size	2.95	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	33	31
Median year structure built	1959	1968