Colonial Heights city, Virginia

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 18,210
Median household income: $76,250
Median home value: $231,700

Home to 18,210 residents, Colonial Heights city is one of Virginia's counties. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $76,250 runs below the Virginia figure of $90,974.

Between 2019 and 2023, Colonial Heights city's population grew 4.5% from 17,428 to 18,210, while its median household income rose 39.8% from $54,550 to $76,250.

The median resident is 38.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,210
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $76,250
Median home value: $231,700
Median gross rent: $1,162
Housing units: 8,126
Homeownership rate: 68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,428	$54,550	$171,700	$1,038
2020	17,283	$60,522	$179,200	$1,034
2021	18,127	$65,570	$188,900	$1,075
2022	18,158	$72,216	$221,400	$1,123
2023	18,210	$76,250	$231,700	$1,162

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,103	6.1%
5 to 17	3,294	18.1%
18 to 24	1,138	6.2%
25 to 34	2,583	14.2%
35 to 44	2,428	13.3%
45 to 54	2,116	11.6%
55 to 64	2,214	12.2%
65 to 74	1,757	9.6%
75 and over	1,577	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,198	67.0%
Black or African American	3,237	17.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	52	0.3%
Asian	625	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	51	0.3%
Two or more races	655	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,392	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate31.9%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree18.4%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,035	8.2%
High school graduate	4,038	31.9%
Some college or associate's	3,864	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,332	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,406	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,871	79.9%
Carpooled	538	6.3%
Public transit	20	0.2%
Walked	151	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	824	9.6%
Other means	191	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,200	28.3%
15 to 29 min	2,916	37.5%
30 to 44 min	1,714	22.1%
45 to 59 min	739	9.5%
60+ min	202	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 9.6% (1,723 of 18,004)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,001	66.3%
Nonfamily households	2,544	33.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,545	92.9%
Vacant	581	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,136	68.1%
Renter-occupied	2,409	31.9%

1-unit, detached79.3%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,446	79.3%
1-unit, attached	288	3.5%
2 to 4 units	498	6.1%
5 to 19 units	664	8.2%
20 or more units	182	2.2%
Mobile home & other	48	0.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 51570
State: Virginia
Land area: 7.52 sq mi
Water area: 0.27 sq mi
Center point: 37.2617, -77.3968