Colonial Heights city vs King William County

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

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

King William County has the higher population (18,232 vs 18,210 in Colonial Heights city). King William County has the higher median household income ($85,212 vs $76,250 in Colonial Heights city). King William County has the higher median home value ($276,500 vs $231,700 in Colonial Heights city).

Population, income & housing

	Colonial Heights city	King William County
Population	18,210	18,232
Median age	38.5 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$76,250	$85,212
Median home value	$231,700	$276,500
Median gross rent	$1,162	$1,246
Housing units	8,126	7,605
Homeownership rate	68.1%	88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.5%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colonial Heights city	King William County
Population	17,428 → 18,210 (+4.5%)	16,688 → 18,232 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$54,550 → $76,250 (+39.8%)	$66,987 → $85,212 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$171,700 → $231,700 (+34.9%)	$204,300 → $276,500 (+35.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,038 → $1,162 (+11.9%)	$1,061 → $1,246 (+17.4%)

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

King William County

Population

16,68818,232

Median household income

$66,987$85,212

Median home value

$204,300$276,500

Median gross rent

$1,061$1,246

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colonial Heights city	King William County
Under 5	6.1%	6.4%
5 to 17	18.1%	16.6%
18 to 24	6.2%	7.1%
25 to 34	14.2%	13.6%
35 to 44	13.3%	13.2%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.5%
55 to 64	12.2%	14.1%
65 to 74	9.6%	10.7%
75 and over	8.7%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colonial Heights city	King William County
White (non-Hispanic)	67.0%	77.0%
Black or African American	17.8%	15.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.8%
Asian	3.4%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colonial Heights city	King William County
No high school diploma	8.2%	6.4%
High school graduate	31.9%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colonial Heights city	King William County
Drove alone	79.9%	79.2%
Carpooled	6.3%	7.1%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	1.8%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	11.9%
Other means	2.2%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colonial Heights city	King William County
1-unit, detached	79.3%	92.6%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	0.5%
20 or more units	2.2%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Colonial Heights city	King William County
Poverty rate	9.6%	7.9%
Average household size	2.39	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	24	37
Median year structure built	1970	1995