Colonia

Population: 18,294
Median household income: $134,301
Median home value: $473,200

Located in Middlesex County, New Jersey, Colonia is a community with a population of 18,294. At $134,301, its median household income sits above Middlesex County's $109,028.

From 2019 to 2023, Colonia's population grew 2.8% from 17,801 to 18,294, while its median home value rose 30.0% from $363,900 to $473,200.

5.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.95 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,294
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $134,301
Median home value: $473,200
Median gross rent: $1,964
Housing units: 6,243
Homeownership rate: 88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,80118,294

Median household income

$112,590$134,301

Median home value

$363,900$473,200

Median gross rent

$1,637$1,964

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,801	$112,590	$363,900	$1,637
2020	17,782	$108,364	$369,200	$1,657
2021	18,776	$109,331	$381,600	$1,750
2022	18,581	$129,122	$439,800	$1,835
2023	18,294	$134,301	$473,200	$1,964

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	755	4.1%
5 to 17	3,119	17.0%
18 to 24	1,075	5.9%
25 to 34	1,913	10.5%
35 to 44	2,670	14.6%
45 to 54	2,505	13.7%
55 to 64	2,739	15.0%
65 to 74	2,169	11.9%
75 and over	1,349	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,966	59.9%
Black or African American	802	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.0%
Asian	2,590	14.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	335	1.8%
Two or more races	557	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,037	16.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate23.1%

Some college or associate's22.1%

Bachelor's degree30.0%

Graduate or professional degree16.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,108	8.3%
High school graduate	3,077	23.1%
Some college or associate's	2,948	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	4,004	30.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,208	16.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit2.6%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.8%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,946	75.7%
Carpooled	537	5.9%
Public transit	236	2.6%
Walked	64	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,266	13.8%
Other means	121	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,204	15.2%
15 to 29 min	2,443	30.9%
30 to 44 min	2,097	26.5%
45 to 59 min	1,048	13.3%
60+ min	1,112	14.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.95
Poverty rate: 5.9% (1,067 of 18,210)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,952	80.0%
Nonfamily households	1,241	20.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,193	99.2%
Vacant	50	0.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,465	88.2%
Renter-occupied	728	11.8%

1-unit, detached89.3%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,575	89.3%
1-unit, attached	89	1.4%
2 to 4 units	241	3.9%
5 to 19 units	104	1.7%
20 or more units	218	3.5%
Mobile home & other	16	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3414380
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.03 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.5893, -74.3114