Colonial Heights city, Virginia

Colonial Heights city has a population of 18,352 and has grown 3.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $246,600, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $76,505.

Home price
$246,600
Income
$76,505
Population
18,352
Unemployment
3.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$246,600county
Median gross rent$1,234county
Median year homes here were built1970county
Share of homes built before 198071.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented31.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,598county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,655county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,507county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,072county
Home insurance / yr$2,074(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living100.8(statewide)
Median household income$76,505county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate7.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.2%county
Unemployment rate3.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.4%county
Share of workers employed by government23.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.0%county
Economic output per resident$83,401(statewide)

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.84%county
Top state income tax5.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.77%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service17 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2456422county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station2.1 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.8%county
Traffic deaths32.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.1(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher28.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.8%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment2971county
Students per full-time teacher13.2county
Free lunch eligible97.9%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians126county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.4%county
Frequent mental distress17.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population18,352county
Land area in square miles8county
People per square mile of land2441.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores6county
Share living far from a food store25.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age38.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.3%county
Share of households that are one person31.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.5%county
Second languages9.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls100.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents138county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in880county
Households that moved away822county
Average income of arriving households$46,349county
Average income of departing households$51,389county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year15county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings38.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature58.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation52.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.32 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F28 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing73 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7b(statewide)
Frost-free days211 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$142county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.1¢county
Household electricity use1,005 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity57.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas33.9%county
Homes heated by propane1.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil4.4%county
Homes heated by wood0.5%county
Households with broadband88.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk19.6county
Coastal flood risk43.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk1.4county
Hail risk5.2county
Earthquake risk41.1county
Tornado risk21.6county
Tropical cyclone risk59.0county
Extreme heat risk29.3county
Winter weather risk23.0county
Strong wind risk9.6county
Wildfire risk1.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Colonial Heights city directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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