Colonie vs Watervliet

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

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

Watervliet has the higher population (10,285 vs 7,705 in Colonie). Colonie has the higher median household income ($100,396 vs $55,897 in Watervliet). Colonie has the higher median home value ($270,800 vs $176,200 in Watervliet).

Population, income & housing

	Colonie	Watervliet
Population	7,705	10,285
Median age	45.4 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$100,396	$55,897
Median home value	$270,800	$176,200
Median gross rent	$1,494	$1,076
Housing units	3,223	5,980
Homeownership rate	79.4%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.4%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colonie	Watervliet
Population	7,737 → 7,705 (-0.4%)	10,050 → 10,285 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$88,281 → $100,396 (+13.7%)	$43,803 → $55,897 (+27.6%)
Median home value	$217,600 → $270,800 (+24.4%)	$145,200 → $176,200 (+21.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,262 → $1,494 (+18.4%)	$884 → $1,076 (+21.7%)

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

Watervliet

Population

10,05010,285

Median household income

$43,803$55,897

Median home value

$145,200$176,200

Median gross rent

$884$1,076

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colonie	Watervliet
Under 5	3.9%	4.8%
5 to 17	16.3%	12.3%
18 to 24	8.0%	12.5%
25 to 34	10.1%	14.3%
35 to 44	11.3%	13.1%
45 to 54	16.1%	10.1%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.8%
65 to 74	11.7%	11.8%
75 and over	8.7%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colonie	Watervliet
White (non-Hispanic)	74.6%	73.8%
Black or African American	4.8%	8.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.0%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	7.9%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colonie	Watervliet
No high school diploma	8.1%	9.9%
High school graduate	23.8%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	18.1%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colonie	Watervliet
Drove alone	77.3%	71.0%
Carpooled	5.2%	9.3%
Public transit	1.3%	5.1%
Walked	2.0%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.0%	9.6%
Other means	1.3%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colonie	Watervliet
1-unit, detached	80.1%	23.7%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	53.4%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	15.1%
20 or more units	2.5%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Colonie	Watervliet
Poverty rate	6.0%	19.9%
Average household size	2.43	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1967	1938