Highland Village vs The Colony

A side-by-side comparison of Highland Village and The Colony: population, income, housing, and more.

Highland Village and The Colony are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

The Colony has the higher population (44,916 vs 16,004 in Highland Village). Highland Village has the higher median household income ($164,459 vs $111,090 in The Colony). Highland Village has the higher median home value ($493,400 vs $355,100 in The Colony).

Population, income & housing

	Highland Village	The Colony
Population	16,004	44,916
Median age	43.1 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$164,459	$111,090
Median home value	$493,400	$355,100
Median gross rent	$2,434	$1,884
Housing units	5,545	19,022
Homeownership rate	92.5%	61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.1%	47.7%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland Village	The Colony
Population	16,519 → 16,004 (-3.1%)	43,005 → 44,916 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$147,222 → $164,459 (+11.7%)	$87,187 → $111,090 (+27.4%)
Median home value	$360,600 → $493,400 (+36.8%)	$231,700 → $355,100 (+53.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,933 → $2,434 (+25.9%)	$1,399 → $1,884 (+34.7%)

Highland Village

Population

16,51916,004

Median household income

$147,222$164,459

Median home value

$360,600$493,400

Median gross rent

$1,933$2,434

The Colony

Population

43,00544,916

Median household income

$87,187$111,090

Median home value

$231,700$355,100

Median gross rent

$1,399$1,884

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland Village	The Colony
Under 5	4.2%	6.7%
5 to 17	21.3%	12.5%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.7%
25 to 34	6.2%	19.1%
35 to 44	14.6%	15.1%
45 to 54	17.9%	16.5%
55 to 64	14.2%	12.9%
65 to 74	10.7%	6.2%
75 and over	4.5%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland Village	The Colony
White (non-Hispanic)	77.8%	55.6%
Black or African American	4.7%	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	3.0%	8.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.0%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	12.0%	19.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland Village	The Colony
No high school diploma	2.3%	5.2%
High school graduate	11.0%	17.6%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	38.9%	33.9%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland Village	The Colony
Drove alone	66.0%	69.6%
Carpooled	4.1%	6.1%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	27.4%	21.6%
Other means	1.5%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland Village	The Colony
1-unit, detached	95.3%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0.2%	6.7%
20 or more units	4.3%	16.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Highland Village	The Colony
Poverty rate	2.2%	6.8%
Average household size	2.96	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1993	2000