With 7,702 people, Colonie is a city in New York. That puts it in the top 7% of US cities for household income. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 43.4, about 4 years above the US median. Getting to work takes 17 minutes on average. Density works out to 2,376 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $103,983, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 48%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Colonie
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$250,807 → $285,400(+14%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants88.3% → 80.2%(−8.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate2.6% → 7.5%(+4.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Colonie's population equals 2.4% of Albany County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.1% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.4% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)20.7%(61)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)4.8%(14)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era52.4%(154)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11.6%(34)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 294 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Colonie, decade by decade
Colonie population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,019
$95,403
$250,807
19.2%
16.4
2000
7,916
$99,457
$192,367
26.1%
21.8
2010
7,793
$97,470
$266,423
31.3%
33.7
2020
7,781
$111,796
$277,193
32.7%
52.7
2024
7,702
$103,983
$285,400
35.7%
42.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
