Colonie vs Roessleville

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

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

Roessleville has the higher population (11,327 vs 7,705 in Colonie). Colonie has the higher median household income ($100,396 vs $87,022 in Roessleville). Colonie has the higher median home value ($270,800 vs $249,100 in Roessleville).

Population, income & housing

	Colonie	Roessleville
Population	7,705	11,327
Median age	45.4 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$100,396	$87,022
Median home value	$270,800	$249,100
Median gross rent	$1,494	$1,362
Housing units	3,223	5,303
Homeownership rate	79.4%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.4%	35.8%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colonie	Roessleville
Population	7,737 → 7,705 (-0.4%)	11,843 → 11,327 (-4.4%)
Median household income	$88,281 → $100,396 (+13.7%)	$76,404 → $87,022 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$217,600 → $270,800 (+24.4%)	$215,100 → $249,100 (+15.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,262 → $1,494 (+18.4%)	$1,120 → $1,362 (+21.6%)

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

Roessleville

Population

11,84311,327

Median household income

$76,404$87,022

Median home value

$215,100$249,100

Median gross rent

$1,120$1,362

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colonie	Roessleville
Under 5	3.9%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.3%	14.3%
18 to 24	8.0%	7.4%
25 to 34	10.1%	15.9%
35 to 44	11.3%	10.5%
45 to 54	16.1%	14.6%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.3%
65 to 74	11.7%	11.1%
75 and over	8.7%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colonie	Roessleville
White (non-Hispanic)	74.6%	70.7%
Black or African American	4.8%	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.0%	9.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.1%	0.8%
Two or more races	7.9%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colonie	Roessleville
No high school diploma	8.1%	5.4%
High school graduate	23.8%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	18.1%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colonie	Roessleville
Drove alone	77.3%	69.7%
Carpooled	5.2%	11.7%
Public transit	1.3%	3.9%
Walked	2.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.0%	11.6%
Other means	1.3%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colonie	Roessleville
1-unit, detached	80.1%	65.5%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	14.7%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	0.4%
20 or more units	2.5%	13.4%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Colonie	Roessleville
Poverty rate	6.0%	6.4%
Average household size	2.43	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1967	1964