Housing density: 298 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $270,827.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,776 (lower quartile is $1,416, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,722
Median gross rent in Colony, TX in 2022: over $2,000
Housing units in Colony with a mortgage: 7,382 (482 second mortgage, 281 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 740
In family households: 556,160 (124,459 male householders, 43,475 female householders)
133,560 spouses, 207,207 children (192,103 natural, 4,604 adopted, 10,500 stepchildren), 9,516 grandchildren, 6,783 brothers or sisters, 6,167 parents, foster children, 8,318 other relatives, 12,060 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 96,110 (35,025 male householders (25,154 living alone)), 37,330 female householders (29,383 living alone)), 23,755 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 10,344 (2,765 institutionalized population)
93,075 married couples with children.
18,900 single-parent households (4,465 men, 14,435 women).
86.4% of residents of Colony speak English at home.
10.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 8,610 (12.1%)
(81.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Colony, Texas
2661995 to March 2000
2421990 to 1994
3041985 to 1989
4061980 to 1984
3361975 to 1979
3031970 to 1974
1261965 to 1969
156Before 1965
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico
Colony:
35.8% (766)
Texas:
64.8% (1,879,369)
Vietnam
Colony:
9.4% (202)
Texas:
3.7% (107,027)
Canada
Colony:
6.1% (130)
Texas:
1.3% (36,802)
Germany
Colony:
4.1% (87)
Texas:
1.4% (39,249)
Cuba
Colony:
4.0% (85)
Texas:
0.6% (16,011)
Philippines
Colony:
3.1% (67)
Texas:
1.6% (45,907)
Colombia
Colony:
3.0% (64)
Texas:
0.8% (22,073)
United Kingdom
Colony:
2.4% (52)
Texas:
1.2% (36,176)
Other Western Asia
Colony:
2.3% (49)
Texas:
0.2% (6,840)
Egypt
Colony:
2.2% (46)
Texas:
0.1% (4,228)
Iran
Colony:
1.9% (40)
Texas:
0.5% (15,581)
Austria
Colony:
1.7% (37)
Texas:
0.1% (1,818)
Cambodia
Colony:
1.7% (36)
Texas:
0.2% (6,793)
El Salvador
Colony:
1.7% (36)
Texas:
3.5% (101,259)
Italy
Colony:
1.5% (33)
Texas:
0.2% (4,774)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 15,444
Other state: 13,697
Northeast: 1,713
Midwest: 5,417
South: 4,161
West: 2,406
49% of Colony residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Texas.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 19
Nursery to 4th grade: 47
5th and 6th grade: 84
7th and 8th grade: 118
9th grade: 87
10th grade: 144
11th grade: 114
12th grade, no diploma: 267
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,820
Less than 1 year of college: 993
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,780
Associate degree: 966
Bachelor's degree: 2,143
Master's degree: 551
Professional school degree: 159
Doctorate degree: 101
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 39
Nursery to 4th grade: 3
5th and 6th grade: 91
7th and 8th grade: 103
9th grade: 140
10th grade: 105
11th grade: 131
12th grade, no diploma: 360
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,539
Less than 1 year of college: 1,251
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,909
Associate degree: 726
Bachelor's degree: 1,972
Master's degree: 413
Professional school degree: 79
Doctorate degree: 48
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 9,691
One, attached: 349
Two: 33
3 or 4: 15
5 to 9: 64
10 to 19: 243
20 to 49: 65
50 or more: 186
Mobile homes: 276
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $116,466
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.3%