COMPARING TWO PLACES
Colonial Beach vs Waldorf
PLACE A
Colonial Beach, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Waldorf, Maryland
Colonial Beach is 95% smaller than Waldorf. Waldorf earns more, with a median household income $55,576 higher. Waldorf has grown faster since 2000 (20% vs 10%).
COLONIAL BEACHWALDORFDIFFERENCE
Total population4,15182,943−95% vs Waldorf
Population density1,6962,289−593
Population growth10.3%20.2%−9.8 pts
Median age46.036.1+9.9
Male48.9%46.3%+2.6 pts
Female51.1%53.7%−2.6 pts
Foreign-born1.5%10.9%−9.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic72.2%17.7%+54.5 pts
Black19.5%60.6%−41.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.0%9.1%−8.2 pts
Asian1.4%4.0%−2.6 pts
Other6.0%8.6%−2.6 pts
Median household income$60,513$116,089−$55,576
Per capita income$36,186$48,929−$12,743
Poverty rate24.4%7.7%+16.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.382+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher28.8%34.7%−5.9 pts
Graduate degree12.3%15.8%−3.5 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%5.9%−4.6 pts
Labor force participation43.4%73.8%−30.3 pts
Median home value$268,200$407,600−$139,400
Median gross rent$620$1,995−$1,375
Owner-occupied79.9%74.9%+5.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.6%3.2%+25.3 pts
Rent-burdened households50.3%44.8%+5.5 pts
Average commute40.141.1−1.0
Worked from home10.8%16.5%−5.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Uninsured6.2%4.2%+2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024