Bristol city vs Colonial Heights city

A side-by-side comparison of Bristol city and Colonial Heights city: population, income, housing, and more.

Bristol city and Colonial Heights city are counties in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Colonial Heights city has the higher population (18,210 vs 17,024 in Bristol city). Colonial Heights city has the higher median household income ($76,250 vs $44,706 in Bristol city). Colonial Heights city has the higher median home value ($231,700 vs $168,700 in Bristol city).

Population, income & housing

	Bristol city	Colonial Heights city
Population	17,024	18,210
Median age	42.6 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$44,706	$76,250
Median home value	$168,700	$231,700
Median gross rent	$775	$1,162
Housing units	8,654	8,126
Homeownership rate	63.1%	68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	29.5%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bristol city	Colonial Heights city
Population	16,912 → 17,024 (+0.7%)	17,428 → 18,210 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$37,500 → $44,706 (+19.2%)	$54,550 → $76,250 (+39.8%)
Median home value	$111,700 → $168,700 (+51.0%)	$171,700 → $231,700 (+34.9%)
Median gross rent	$687 → $775 (+12.8%)	$1,038 → $1,162 (+11.9%)

Bristol city

Population

16,91217,024

Median household income

$37,500$44,706

Median home value

$111,700$168,700

Median gross rent

$687$775

Colonial Heights city

Population

17,42818,210

Median household income

$54,550$76,250

Median home value

$171,700$231,700

Median gross rent

$1,038$1,162

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bristol city	Colonial Heights city
Under 5	5.2%	6.1%
5 to 17	15.0%	18.1%
18 to 24	8.0%	6.2%
25 to 34	10.9%	14.2%
35 to 44	13.0%	13.3%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.6%
55 to 64	12.7%	12.2%
65 to 74	12.5%	9.6%
75 and over	10.6%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bristol city	Colonial Heights city
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	67.0%
Black or African American	6.7%	17.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.3%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.3%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bristol city	Colonial Heights city
No high school diploma	10.4%	8.2%
High school graduate	34.7%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bristol city	Colonial Heights city
Drove alone	79.1%	79.9%
Carpooled	5.0%	6.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	4.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	9.6%
Other means	0.6%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bristol city	Colonial Heights city
1-unit, detached	65.4%	79.3%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	15.0%	8.2%
20 or more units	5.3%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Bristol city	Colonial Heights city
Poverty rate	18.3%	9.6%
Average household size	2.28	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	18	24
Median year structure built	1966	1970