COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Colonial Heights

Virginia · 16,064 residents · 7.52 sq mi

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Colonial Heights is home to 16,064 people in Virginia. The median age is 38.4, about 5 years above the US median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.7% of residents. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $69,700. About 17% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,064

−5%vs 2000

vs 16,897 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.4

−4%vs 2000

vs 39.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.52 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202418K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(907)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(1,040)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(891)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(1,128)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(1,012)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(2,262)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.8%(2,541)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.7%(1,876)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.1%(1,938)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.1%(1,630)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(670)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(169)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$34,472

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,224 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,639

−34%vs 2000

vs $23,659 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.7%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$69,700

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $94,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$458

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $619 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.2%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.3% in 2000

27.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.3%(14,920)

Black6.2%(1,043)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(274)

Asian2.7%(453)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97%(15,577)

Black0.4%(58)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(199)

Asian2.2%(359)

Other0.4%(70)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3%(544)

Puerto Rican1.9%(344)

Central American1.1%(200)

South American0.6%(115)

Guatemalan0.6%(106)

Cuban0.4%(71)

Peruvian0.4%(68)

Ecuadorian0.3%(47)

Honduran0.2%(44)

Spaniard0.2%(43)

Panamanian0.2%(31)

Salvadoran0.1%(19)

Asian origin

Chinese1.9%(348)

Vietnamese0.6%(114)

Filipino0.4%(74)

Korean0.4%(72)

Asian Indian0.3%(58)

Thai0.1%(20)

Ancestry

English14.1%(2,584)

German10.8%(1,977)

Irish8.7%(1,594)

American8.1%(1,494)

Italian2.7%(495)

Scottish1.9%(348)

Polish1.8%(326)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(224)

Subsaharan African1.1%(203)

British1%(177)

French0.8%(147)

Arab0.6%(117)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese0.6%(111)

Welsh0.5%(99)

Dutch0.5%(97)

Nigerian0.5%(92)

Canadian0.5%(91)

West Indian0.5%(87)

French Canadian0.4%(69)

Palestinian0.3%(60)

Czech0.3%(53)

Swiss0.2%(45)

Croatian0.2%(42)

Jamaican0.2%(40)

Egyptian0.2%(39)

Russian0.2%(28)

Lithuanian0.1%(27)

Norwegian0.1%(21)

Barbadian0.1%(18)

Lebanese0.1%(16)

Greek0.1%(15)

Belgian0.1%(12)

Slovak0.1%(11)

Swedish0.1%(10)

Danish0%(8)

Ukrainian0%(8)

Serbian0%(3)

Hungarian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.7%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.8%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.8%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.7 min

+48%vs 2000

vs 13.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.1%(2,283)

Married48.2%(3,322)

Widowed3.6%(246)

Divorced15%(1,036)

Women 15+

Never married27.7%(2,158)

Married45.3%(3,528)

Widowed9%(698)

Divorced18%(1,399)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.6%

−4.9 ptssince 2013

from 12.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.2%

−9.0 ptssince 2020

from 60.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.1%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 20.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.2%

+6.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.2%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 7.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.4%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 74.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.1%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 37.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)39.4%(750)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.4%(388)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30%(572)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.8%(35)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(10)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,905 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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