10.2% of Colonial Heights, VA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 3.2% less than the poverty level of 10.6% across the entire state of Virginia. 6.9% of high school graduates and 20.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 13.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 76.5%. For comparison, it was 23.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Colonial Heights, VA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Colonial Heights:
10.2%
Whole state:
10.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Colonial Heights:
6.3%
Whole state:
5.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Colonial Heights:
13.1%
Virginia:
18.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 15.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Colonial Heights:
20.7%
Virginia:
22.2%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
76.5%
Residents above poverty level:
23.4%
Poverty by age in Colonial Heights, VA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Colonial Heights,VA (percentage below poverty level)
35.1%Under 5 years
9.3%5 years
1.5%6 to 11 years
14.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
7.2%16 and 17 years
5.7%18 to 24 years
1.8%25 to 34 years
14.1%35 to 44 years
12.6%45 to 54 years
9.9%55 to 64 years
3.3%65 to 74 years
4.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Colonial Heights,VA (percentage below poverty level)
17.9%Under 5 years
38.2%5 years
20.1%6 to 11 years
4.0%12 to 14 years
11.8%15 years
18.0%16 and 17 years
27.1%18 to 24 years
16.8%25 to 34 years
11.2%35 to 44 years
3.7%45 to 54 years
12.0%55 to 64 years
2.9%65 to 74 years
2.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Colonial Heights,VA (% below half of poverty level)
19.7%Under 6 years
7.6%6 to 11 years
4.1%12 to 17 years
9.6%18 to 24 years
8.5%25 to 34 years
6.6%35 to 44 years
3.5%45 to 54 years
3.3%55 to 64 years
2.0%65 to 74 years
1.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Colonial Heights, VA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Colonial Heights, VA (%)
7.3%White
17.3%Black
0.0%American Indian
19.2%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
0.0%Other race
25.0%2+ races
13.8%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Colonial Heights, VA (absolute numbers)
891White
523Black
0American Indian
129Asian
0Native Hawaiian
0Other race
2552+ races
190Hispanic
10.4%Below poverty level
89.6%Above poverty level
17.4%Below poverty level
82.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Colonial Heights, VA
Children below poverty level:
Colonial Heights, Virginia:
15.1%
State:
12.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Colonial Heights:
6.9%
Virginia:
7.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Colonial Heights:
20.8%
Virginia:
23.4%
17.9%Married-couple family
3.3%Male, no wife present
78.8%Female, no husband present
15.6%Worked full-time, year-round
29.0%Worked part-time
55.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
28.2%One full-time, other didn't work
12.9%Both worked part-time
44.7%One part-time, other didn't work
14.1%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
2.3%1990 to 1994
4.7%1980 to 1989
8.2%1970 to 1979
34.5%1960 to 1969
14.0%1950 to 1959
17.0%1940 to 1949
19.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.9%1999 to 2000
4.0%1995 to 1998
5.1%1990 to 1994
9.7%1980 to 1989
18.7%1970 to 1979
26.4%1960 to 1969
17.2%1950 to 1959
8.7%1940 to 1949
9.4%1939 or earlier
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