Colonial Heights

Population: 2,783
Median household income: $76,440
Median home value: $193,200

Colonial Heights is a community in Sullivan County, Tennessee, home to 2,783 residents. Its median household income of $76,440 runs above the Sullivan County figure of $56,802.

From 2019 to 2023, Colonial Heights's population declined 12.4% from 3,177 to 2,783, while its median home value rose 32.9% from $145,400 to $193,200.

27.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 87.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,783
Median age: 51.8 yrs
Median household income: $76,440
Median home value: $193,200
Median gross rent: $1,035
Housing units: 1,434
Homeownership rate: 87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1772,783

Median household income

$57,962$76,440

Median home value

$145,400$193,200

Median gross rent

$945$1,035

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,177	$57,962	$145,400	$945
2020	2,889	$65,864	$147,200	$912
2021	2,877	$69,912	$148,500	—
2022	2,667	$76,109	$175,600	$944
2023	2,783	$76,440	$193,200	$1,035

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

Age distribution

Under 52.0%

5 to 178.1%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 346.2%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 5420.5%

55 to 6419.3%

65 to 7417.1%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	57	2.0%
5 to 17	225	8.1%
18 to 24	220	7.9%
25 to 34	173	6.2%
35 to 44	248	8.9%
45 to 54	570	20.5%
55 to 64	538	19.3%
65 to 74	476	17.1%
75 and over	276	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,653	95.3%
Black or African American	8	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.1%
Asian	48	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	20	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	50	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate24.4%

Some college or associate's39.7%

Bachelor's degree18.5%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	182	8.0%
High school graduate	557	24.4%
Some college or associate's	906	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	421	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	215	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.4%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,195	79.6%
Carpooled	118	7.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	22	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	156	10.4%
Other means	11	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	422	31.4%
15 to 29 min	634	47.1%
30 to 44 min	245	18.2%
45 to 59 min	25	1.9%
60+ min	20	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.00
Poverty rate: 4.0% (110 of 2,783)

	Count	Share
Family households	792	56.9%
Nonfamily households	599	43.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,391	97.0%
Vacant	43	3.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,218	87.6%
Renter-occupied	173	12.4%

1-unit, detached93.2%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other4.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,337	93.2%
1-unit, attached	16	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10	0.7%
20 or more units	7	0.5%
Mobile home & other	64	4.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4716500
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.82 sq mi
Water area: 0.27 sq mi
Center point: 36.4945, -82.4906