Colonial Heights city, Virginia (VA)

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% of renters here:	31%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.8%), Retail trade (15.6%), Manufacturing (13.2%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Colonial Heights city, Virginia:

Median resident age:	39.9 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 7,901	(46.8%)
Females: 8,996	(53.2%)

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Colonial Heights city:	2.4 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

This county:	$55,155
Virginia:	$59,562

This county:	$687
State:	$753

Colonial Heights city:	$222,563
Virginia:	$262,100

Detached houses: $240,279

Here:	$240,279
State:	$357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $271,103

Here:	$271,103
State:	$371,438

In 2-unit structures: $150,358

Here:	$150,358
State:	$295,743

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,733,256

Here:	$1,733,256
State:	$316,638

Mobile homes: $93,421

Here:	$93,421
State:	$37,843

This county:	5.5%
Whole state:	9.6%

This county:	2.5%
Whole state:	4.3%

Area name: Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Colonial Heights city is $678 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $757 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1010 a month.

Cities in this county include: Colonial Heights.

Neighboring counties: Chesterfield County , Petersburg city .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Here:	8.1%
Virginia:	7.0%

Current college students: 690
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 836 (63% naturalized citizens)

Colonial Heights city:	4.9%
Whole state:	8.1%

Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 25.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,775
• One, attached: 160
• Two: 301
• 3 or 4: 166
• 5 to 9: 393
• 10 to 19: 263
• 20 or more: 230
• Mobile homes: 52

Housing units in Colonial Heights city with a mortgage: 2,990 (354 second mortgage, 383 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,704

Here:	63.7% with mortgage
State:	75.1% with mortgage

Colonial Heights city-area historical earthquake activity is near Virginia state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 35.5 miles away from Colonial Heights city center
On 5/5/2003 at 16:32:32, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 50.1 miles away from the county center
On 3/15/1991 at 06:54:08, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 10.9 mi) earthquake occurred 43.7 miles away from the county center
On 10/21/1998 at 05:56:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 8.3 mi) earthquake occurred 53.7 miles away from Colonial Heights city center
On 9/22/2001 at 16:01:20, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, 2.5 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 75.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,152 (89%) Carpooled: 682 (8%) Taxi: 8 (0%) Bicycle: 7 (0%) Walked: 98 (1%) Other means: 28 (0%) Worked at home: 105 (1%)

12.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,040 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.46%
Virginia average:	11.06%

0.44% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,281 average AGI)

Colonial Heights city:	0.44%
Virginia average:	0.41%

8.93% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($23,885 average AGI)
3.09% relocated from other states ($7,874 average AGI)

Colonial Heights city:	3.09%
Virginia average:	4.24%

from Chesterfield County, VA	2.77% ($33,975 average AGI)
from Dinwiddie County, VA	1.33% ($36,237)
from Petersburg city, VA	1.25% ($27,264)
from Prince George County, VA	1.07% ($29,603)
from Hopewell city, VA	0.66% ($28,625)
from Henrico County, VA	0.40% ($38,724)
from Richmond city, VA	0.38% ($34,179)

11.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,327 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.95%
Virginia average:	10.78%

0.19% of residents moved to foreign countries ($619 average AGI)

Colonial Heights city:	0.19%
Virginia average:	0.22%

9.39% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($28,531 average AGI)
2.37% relocated to other states ($7,177 average AGI)

Colonial Heights city:	2.37%
Virginia average:	4.13%

to Chesterfield County, VA	2.99% ($37,226 average AGI)
to Dinwiddie County, VA	1.10% ($35,838)
to Petersburg city, VA	1.09% ($27,544)
to Prince George County, VA	0.95% ($45,551)
to Hopewell city, VA	0.73% ($25,170)
to Henrico County, VA	0.55% ($37,900)
to Richmond city, VA	0.50% ($29,194)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,940 (3,482 aged, 458 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,976 (3,621 male householders, 1,150 female householders)

  3,559 spouses, 4,606 children (4,230 natural, 61 adopted, 315 stepchildren), 258 grandchildren, 120 brothers or sisters, 143 parents, 173 other relatives, 346 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,685 (758 male householders (599 living alone)), 1,508 female householders (1,332 living alone)), 419 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 236 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 2,228 2-persons, 1,179 3-persons, 866 4-persons, 349 5-persons, 83 6-persons, 66 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,931 1-person, 281 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

92.5% of residents of Colonial Heights city speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (30% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 39% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $269,676,000 ($15400 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $168,959,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $86,090,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $23,269,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $228,000
Federal grants: $5,343,000
Federal procurement contracts: $151,892,000 ($149,783,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,855,000 ($29,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $39,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $21,543,000
Federal Government insurance: $12,936,000

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	+34 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	6.6
State:	6.6

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

60% of Colonial Heights city residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Virginia.

Colonial Heights city:	59.7%
State average:	53.8%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 10749
• Northeast: 1346
• Midwest: 750
• South: 2554
• West: 423

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $79,200

Here:	2.9%
Virginia:	9.5%

Here:	7.5%
Virginia:	8.2%

Here:	12.4%
Virginia:	20.6%

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