Colonie vs Latham

A side-by-side comparison of Colonie and Latham: population, income, housing, and more.

Colonie and Latham are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Latham has the higher population (14,327 vs 7,705 in Colonie). Latham has the higher median household income ($101,580 vs $100,396 in Colonie). Latham has the higher median home value ($300,300 vs $270,800 in Colonie).

Population, income & housing

	Colonie	Latham
Population	7,705	14,327
Median age	45.4 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$100,396	$101,580
Median home value	$270,800	$300,300
Median gross rent	$1,494	$1,417
Housing units	3,223	6,046
Homeownership rate	79.4%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.4%	44.7%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colonie	Latham
Population	7,737 → 7,705 (-0.4%)	13,760 → 14,327 (+4.1%)
Median household income	$88,281 → $100,396 (+13.7%)	$81,276 → $101,580 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$217,600 → $270,800 (+24.4%)	$250,100 → $300,300 (+20.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,262 → $1,494 (+18.4%)	$1,241 → $1,417 (+14.2%)

Colonie

Population

7,7377,705

Median household income

$88,281$100,396

Median home value

$217,600$270,800

Median gross rent

$1,262$1,494

Latham

Population

13,76014,327

Median household income

$81,276$101,580

Median home value

$250,100$300,300

Median gross rent

$1,241$1,417

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colonie	Latham
Under 5	3.9%	3.0%
5 to 17	16.3%	16.7%
18 to 24	8.0%	14.7%
25 to 34	10.1%	7.6%
35 to 44	11.3%	13.8%
45 to 54	16.1%	12.8%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.1%
65 to 74	11.7%	10.1%
75 and over	8.7%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colonie	Latham
White (non-Hispanic)	74.6%	74.4%
Black or African American	4.8%	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.0%	12.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.9%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colonie	Latham
No high school diploma	8.1%	5.3%
High school graduate	23.8%	20.5%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	18.1%	20.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colonie	Latham
Drove alone	77.3%	70.9%
Carpooled	5.2%	8.3%
Public transit	1.3%	0.5%
Walked	2.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	13.0%	14.9%
Other means	1.3%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colonie	Latham
1-unit, detached	80.1%	57.7%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	16.8%
20 or more units	2.5%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Colonie	Latham
Poverty rate	6.0%	8.4%
Average household size	2.43	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1967	1976