Buchanan County vs Colonial Heights city

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

Buchanan County 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.

Buchanan County has the higher population (19,857 vs 18,210 in Colonial Heights city). Colonial Heights city has the higher median household income ($76,250 vs $42,216 in Buchanan County). Colonial Heights city has the higher median home value ($231,700 vs $91,400 in Buchanan County).

Population, income & housing

	Buchanan County	Colonial Heights city
Population	19,857	18,210
Median age	47.3 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$42,216	$76,250
Median home value	$91,400	$231,700
Median gross rent	$712	$1,162
Housing units	10,340	8,126
Homeownership rate	82.1%	68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	29.5%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buchanan County	Colonial Heights city
Population	21,788 → 19,857 (-8.9%)	17,428 → 18,210 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$31,956 → $42,216 (+32.1%)	$54,550 → $76,250 (+39.8%)
Median home value	$72,300 → $91,400 (+26.4%)	$171,700 → $231,700 (+34.9%)
Median gross rent	$617 → $712 (+15.4%)	$1,038 → $1,162 (+11.9%)

Buchanan County

Population

21,78819,857

Median household income

$31,956$42,216

Median home value

$72,300$91,400

Median gross rent

$617$712

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)

	Buchanan County	Colonial Heights city
Under 5	4.3%	6.1%
5 to 17	12.8%	18.1%
18 to 24	6.5%	6.2%
25 to 34	11.4%	14.2%
35 to 44	12.0%	13.3%
45 to 54	13.9%	11.6%
55 to 64	15.6%	12.2%
65 to 74	13.5%	9.6%
75 and over	10.0%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buchanan County	Colonial Heights city
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	67.0%
Black or African American	2.4%	17.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.3%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.7%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buchanan County	Colonial Heights city
No high school diploma	22.5%	8.2%
High school graduate	42.6%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.5%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buchanan County	Colonial Heights city
Drove alone	83.2%	79.9%
Carpooled	8.2%	6.3%
Public transit	0.7%	0.2%
Walked	1.5%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	9.6%
Other means	1.9%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buchanan County	Colonial Heights city
1-unit, detached	63.1%	79.3%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	8.2%
20 or more units	0.2%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	32.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Buchanan County	Colonial Heights city
Poverty rate	23.9%	9.6%
Average household size	2.55	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1979	1970