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Colonial Heights, VA (Virginia) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $238,275 (it was $94,700 in 2000)
Colonial Heights:

$238,275
Virginia:

$365,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $185,833 - $294,177

Total population: 17,731 (Urban population: 16,897, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 8,257 (7,737 occupied: 5,196 owner occupied, 2,625 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

34%
State:

33%

Housing density: 1,105 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $307,885.

Median contract rent in 2022: $941 (lower quartile is $805, upper quartile is $1,126)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $915


Median gross rent in Colonial Heights, VA in 2022: $1,123

Housing units in Colonial Heights with a mortgage: 3,184 (283 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 206 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 85

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $97,264

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $69,325

Median monthly housing costs: $1,084

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Colonial Heights, Virginia Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1969

Median year apartment built: 1973

Household type by relationship:

Households: 18,282
  • Male householders: 3,523 (971 living alone), Female householders: 4,140 (1,370 living alone)
  • 3,059 spouses (2,996 opposite-sex spouses), 576 unmarried partners, (566 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,027 children (4,767 natural, 82 adopted, 177 stepchildren), 810 grandchildren, 139 brothers or sisters, 212 parents, 20 foster children, 238 other relatives, 348 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 184

Size of family households: 2,358 2-persons, 1,514 3-persons, 766 4-persons, 207 5-persons, 46 6-persons, 173 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,409 1-person, 250 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 47 4-persons.

1,728 married couples with children.
1,598 single-parent households (227 men, 1,371 women).

91.4% of residents of Colonial Heights speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (19% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 36% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 44% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,042 (5.7%)
(63.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.1
State:

7.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.3
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Colonial Heights, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Colonial Heights, Virginia
  • 0no bedroom
  • 321 bedroom
  • 5802 bedrooms
  • 2,6183 bedrooms
  • 1,6544 bedrooms
  • 3125+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colonial Heights, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colonial Heights, Virginia
  • 124no bedroom
  • 1911 bedroom
  • 1,5012 bedrooms
  • 7103 bedrooms
  • 874 bedrooms
  • 115+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Colonial Heights in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Colonial Heights in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 40no vehicle
  • 1,3251 vehicle
  • 2,3072 vehicles
  • 1,0413 vehicles
  • 3224 vehicles
  • 1625+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Colonial Heights in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Colonial Heights in renter-occupied apartments
  • 475no vehicle
  • 1,2811 vehicle
  • 5962 vehicles
  • 2333 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 405+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Colonial Heights, Virginia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Colonial Heights, Virginia
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 73 rooms
  • 2204 rooms
  • 7135 rooms
  • 1,0966 rooms
  • 9687 rooms
  • 1,1408 rooms
  • 1,0529+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colonial Heights, Virginia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colonial Heights, Virginia
  • 1241 room
  • 1192 rooms
  • 2673 rooms
  • 8454 rooms
  • 5595 rooms
  • 3506 rooms
  • 2047 rooms
  • 838 rooms
  • 739+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Colonial Heights, VA
  • Colonial Heights, VA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Colonial Heights, VA in 2022
  • 578Less than $10,000
  • 453$10,000 to $19,999
  • 436$20,000 to $29,999
  • 636$30,000 to $39,999
  • 599$40,000 to $49,999
  • 709$50,000 to $59,999
  • 787$60,000 to $74,999
  • 944$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,134$100,000 to $124,999
  • 608$125,000 to $149,999
  • 464$150,000 to $199,999
  • 513$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Colonial Heights, VA

  • Distribution of house value in Colonial Heights, VA in 2022
  • 54Less than $10,000
  • 77$10,000 to $14,999
  • 14$15,000 to $19,999
  • 7$20,000 to $24,999
  • 11$30,000 to $34,999
  • 5$40,000 to $49,999
  • 17$90,000 to $99,999
  • 319$100,000 to $124,999
  • 229$125,000 to $149,999
  • 454$150,000 to $174,999
  • 405$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,456$200,000 to $249,999
  • 762$250,000 to $299,999
  • 683$300,000 to $399,999
  • 196$400,000 to $499,999
  • 12$500,000 to $749,999
  • 20$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 7$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Colonial Heights, VA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Colonial Heights, VA in 2022
  • 48$150 to $199
  • 53$200 to $249
  • 32$400 to $449
  • 10$450 to $499
  • 22$500 to $549
  • 29$550 to $599
  • 52$600 to $649
  • 59$650 to $699
  • 115$700 to $749
  • 195$750 to $799
  • 525$800 to $899
  • 472$900 to $999
  • 480$1,000 to $1,249
  • 236$1,250 to $1,499
  • 102$1,500 to $1,999
  • 30$2,000 to $2,499
  • 71No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 31.9%
Number of people working at home: 868 (10.0% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 298
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 910
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,018
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,261
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,017
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 575
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,161
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 264
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 261
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 690
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 43
  • 90 or more minutes: 131
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Colonial Heights

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 7,987 (75.0%)
  • Carpooled: 985 (9.2%)
  • Bus: 6 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 380 (3.6%)
  • Bicycle: 30 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 211 (2.0%)
  • Worked at home: 868 (8.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.8%Males
  • 3.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 6.4%Males
  • 9.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 27.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 33.4%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Colonial Heights, Virginia
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Colonial Heights, Virginia
  • 2612010 or later
  • 3292000 to 2009
  • 1421990 to 1999
  • 1291980 to 1989
  • 1331970 to 1979
  • 276Before 1970
Ancestries in Colonial Heights, VA

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 1,356 (16.3%)
  • American: 1,177 (14.1%)
  • Irish: 721 (8.6%)
  • German: 473 (5.7%)
  • Italian: 297 (3.6%)
  • Polish: 145 (1.7%)
  • Scottish: 87 (1.0%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 79 (0.9%)
  • European: 70 (0.8%)
  • Portuguese: 65 (0.8%)
  • Palestinian: 60 (0.7%)
  • French: 51 (0.6%)
  • British: 45 (0.5%)
  • African: 37 (0.4%)
  • Dutch: 36 (0.4%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 34 (0.4%)
  • Celtic: 30 (0.4%)
  • Egyptian: 25 (0.3%)
  • French Canadian: 24 (0.3%)
  • Norwegian: 21 (0.3%)
  • Lebanese: 15 (0.2%)
  • Czech: 14 (0.2%)
  • Swiss: 10 (0.1%)
  • Belgian: 9 (0.1%)
  • Welsh: 9 (0.1%)
  • Arab: 6 (0.07%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Colonial Heights:

18.5% (193)
Virginia:

3.9% (42,989)

Germany
Colonial Heights:

12.1% (126)
Virginia:

1.7% (18,227)

Korea
Colonial Heights:

7.8% (81)
Virginia:

4.9% (52,857)

Pakistan
Colonial Heights:

5.5% (57)
Virginia:

2.3% (24,582)

Italy
Colonial Heights:

5.4% (56)
Virginia:

0.5% (5,147)

Egypt
Colonial Heights:

4.8% (50)
Virginia:

0.9% (9,672)

Guatemala
Colonial Heights:

4.3% (45)
Virginia:

3.3% (35,938)

Nicaragua
Colonial Heights:

3.9% (41)
Virginia:

0.6% (6,916)

Vietnam
Colonial Heights:

3.7% (39)
Virginia:

4.2% (45,750)

India
Colonial Heights:

3.1% (32)
Virginia:

9.0% (97,830)

England
Colonial Heights:

2.9% (30)
Virginia:

0.9% (9,842)

Nigeria
Colonial Heights:

2.9% (30)
Virginia:

0.6% (6,956)

Philippines
Colonial Heights:

2.7% (28)
Virginia:

4.8% (52,629)

Guyana
Colonial Heights:

2.7% (28)
Virginia:

0.2% (2,415)

Panama
Colonial Heights:

2.6% (27)
Virginia:

0.4% (4,196)

Peru
Colonial Heights:

2.5% (26)
Virginia:

2.4% (26,366)

South Africa
Colonial Heights:

2.3% (24)
Virginia:

0.3% (2,829)

Switzerland
Colonial Heights:

2.1% (22)
Virginia:

0.1% (961)

Thailand
Colonial Heights:

1.9% (20)
Virginia:

0.7% (7,672)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 11,344
  • Other state: 5,348
  • Northeast: 1,809
  • Midwest: 506
  • South: 2,342
  • West: 698

85.9% of Colonial Heights residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18.2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77.6% lived in Virginia.


Colonial Heights:

85.9%
State average:

86.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 104
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 60
  • 7th and 8th grade: 10
  • 9th grade: 57
  • 10th grade: 77
  • 11th grade: 34
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 55
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,675
  • Less than 1 year of college: 624
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 745
  • Associate degree: 498
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,124
  • Master's degree: 500
  • Professional school degree: 77
  • Doctorate degree: 100
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 325
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 20
  • 5th and 6th grade: 10
  • 7th and 8th grade: 38
  • 9th grade: 68
  • 10th grade: 83
  • 11th grade: 56
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 83
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,303
  • Less than 1 year of college: 537
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 908
  • Associate degree: 715
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,093
  • Master's degree: 706
  • Professional school degree: 87
  • Doctorate degree: 25
Educational Attainment for Females
Colonial Heights marital status for males
Colonial Heights marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 6,501
  • One, attached: 285
  • Two: 270
  • 3 or 4: 290
  • 5 to 9: 236
  • 10 to 19: 396
  • 20 to 49: 132
  • 50 or more: 97
  • Mobile homes: 28
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Colonial Heights
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Colonial Heights, VA
  • 51.9%Electricity
  • 41.3%Utility gas
  • 4.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Colonial Heights, VA
  • 67.7%Electricity
  • 24.9%Utility gas
  • 3.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.5%Other fuel
  • 0.3%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 209
Here:

12.4%
Virginia:

13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 52
Here:

5.4%
Virginia:

10.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 173
Here:

26.4%
Virginia:

18.7%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability