Colonial Heights city, Virginia (VA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,626
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,874
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,525 (it was 2,153 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 31% |
State: | 33% |
Land area: 7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 2446 people per square mile (very high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.1%), Retail trade (14.6%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 71%
- Government: 25%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 12,35068.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,99616.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,3777.6%Hispanic or Latino
- 7083.9%Two or more races
- 6743.7%Asian alone
- 400.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 50.03%Some other race alone
Median resident age: | 38.7 years |
Virginia median age: | 39.0 years |
Males: 8,363 | (45.7%) |
Females: 9,919 | (54.3%) |
Colonial Heights city: | 2.0 people |
Virginia: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $71,077 ($43,224 in 1999)
This county: | $71,077 |
Virginia: | $85,873 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $941 (lower quartile is $805, upper quartile is $1,126)
This county: | $941 |
State: | $1270 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $238,275 (it was $94,700 in 2000)
Colonial Heights city: | $238,275 |
Virginia: | $365,700 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,398
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $513
Institutionalized population: 171
Health of residents in Colonial Heights city based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.73.5% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
42.1% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
54.8% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
74.3% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 200 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 167 pounds. This is more than average.
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,085 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,266 (0.9%)
Colonial Heights city: | 10.8% |
Virginia: | 10.6% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 38.7 years old
(Males: 38.2 years old, Females: 39.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.4 years old, Black residents: 32.8 years old, Asian residents: 39.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29.5 years old, Other race residents: 30.8 years old)
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.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Colonial Heights city: Colemans Store (A), Dominy Corner (B), Jeffress Store (C), The Falls (D), Hobbs Mill (E), Hawkes Store (F), Harris Store (G), Pattersons Store (H), Simentons Store (I), Cellar Creek (J), Spraggins Dairy Farm (K), Greensville Volunteer Rescue Squad (L), South Hill Volunteer Fire Department (M), LaCross Volunteer Fire Department (N). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Colonial Heights city include: Poplar Lawn Church (A), Belfast Church (B), Belle Fonte Church (C), Bethel Church (D), Bethesda Church (E), Rocky Hill Church (F), Saint Marks Church (G), Sharon Church (H), Cedar Hill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Sunset Hill Cemetery (1), Blendon Cemetery (2), Vaughns Cemetery (3), Downs Cemetery (4), Wards Chapel Cemetery (5), Towler Cemetery (6), Thomas Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Pryor Road Reservoir (A), Butterwood Lake (B), Lake Lee (C), Williams Lake (D), Hamilton Lake (E), Crystal Lake (F), Hobbs Millpond (G), Jones Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mallorys Creek (A), Woody Creek (B), Winningham Creek (C), Whetstone Creek (D), Watson Creek (E), Snail Creek (F), Rocky Run (G), Reedy Branch (H), Luthers Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Conejos County, Colorado , Floyd County , Knott County, Kentucky , Knox County, Kentucky , Letcher County, Kentucky .
Here: | 3.2% |
Virginia: | 2.7% |
Current college students: 690
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 28.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,042 (63.3% naturalized citizens)
Colonial Heights city: | 5.7% |
Whole state: | 12.7% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2612010 or later
- 3292000 to 2009
- 1421990 to 1999
- 1291980 to 1989
- 1331970 to 1979
- 276Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 100.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 6,510
- One, attached: 285
- Two: 266
- 3 or 4: 283
- 5 to 9: 231
- 10 to 19: 378
- 20 to 49: 138
- 50 or more: 104
- Mobile homes: 27
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20
Housing units in Colonial Heights city with a mortgage: 3,184 (283 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 206 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 85
Here: | 3.4% with mortgage |
State: | 97.2% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Colonial Heights city
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 12,828 | 18 |
Catholic | 2,880 | 1 |
Mainline Protestant | 2,425 | 5 |
Other | 1,067 | 2 |
Black Protestant | - | 1 |
None | - | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Colonial Heights city: | 1.13 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 1.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Virginia: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 2.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Virginia: | 1.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Colonial Heights city: | 4.51 / 10,000 pop. |
Virginia: | 4.03 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 17.46 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Colonial Heights city: | 9.7% |
Virginia: | 9.3% |
Colonial Heights city: | 26.0% |
State: | 26.7% |
Here: | 14.8% |
State: | 18.6% |
Tornado activity:
Colonial Heights city historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 59311.1 times below overall U.S. average.Earthquake activity:
Colonial Heights city-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 55% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 53.5 miles away from Colonial Heights city center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 35.5 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 52.1 miles away from the county center
On 8/25/2011 at 05:07:52, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 4.2 mi) earthquake occurred 56.6 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 211.3 miles away from Colonial Heights city center
On 8/24/2011 at 00:04:36, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 ML) earthquake occurred 54.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 7,987 (75.0%)
- Carpooled: 985 (9.2%)
- Bus: 6 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 380 (3.6%)
- Bicycle: 30 (0.3%)
- Walked: 211 (2.0%)
- Worked at home: 868 (8.1%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
- Transportation occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Production occupations (8%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (14%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (11%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (19%)
- Germany (12%)
- Korea (8%)
- Pakistan (5%)
- Italy (5%)
- Egypt (5%)
- Guatemala (4%)
- English (16%)
- American (14%)
- Irish (9%)
- German (6%)
- Italian (4%)
- Polish (2%)
- Scottish (1%)
3 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
192 people in nursing homes
42 people in other group homes
12.22% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($42,009 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 12.22% |
Virginia average: | 10.16% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10.28% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($34,792 average AGI)
1.94% relocated from other states ($7,218 average AGI)
Colonial Heights city: 1.94% Virginia average: 3.91%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Chesterfield County, VA | 4.15% ($41,143 average AGI) |
from Petersburg city, VA | 1.37% ($32,265) |
from Dinwiddie County, VA | 0.74% ($62,927) |
from Henrico County, VA | 0.70% ($47,865) |
from Hopewell city, VA | 0.69% ($29,431) |
from Prince George County, VA | 0.67% ($38,940) |
from Richmond city, VA | 0.55% ($37,829) |
11.45% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($46,782 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 11.45% |
Virginia average: | 10.20% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
9.61% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($37,800 average AGI)
1.85% relocated to other states ($8,983 average AGI)
Colonial Heights city: 1.85% Virginia average: 3.98%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Chesterfield County, VA | 3.64% ($47,168 average AGI) |
to Prince George County, VA | 0.99% ($46,219) |
to Petersburg city, VA | 0.94% ($27,899) |
to Dinwiddie County, VA | 0.87% ($46,797) |
to Richmond city, VA | 0.60% ($26,795) |
to Hopewell city, VA | 0.50% ($34,351) |
to Henrico County, VA | 0.49% ($49,639) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.0
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.4%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,695 (3,238 aged, 457 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 449 (11%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Colonial Heights city, Virginia in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (315)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (226)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (184)
- Unspecified dementia (143)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (103)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (87)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (67)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (47)
- Senile degeneration of brain, not elsewhere classified (26)
- Accidental poisoning by and exposure to narcotics and psychodysleptics [hallucinogens], not elsewhere classified (10)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,446
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 106
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 239
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 23
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 18,282- Male householders: 3,571 (1,003 living alone), Female householders: 4,254 (1,405 living alone)
3,082 spouses (3,011 opposite-sex spouses), 626 unmarried partners, (615 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,930 children (4,691 natural, 72 adopted, 171 stepchildren), 728 grandchildren, 142 brothers or sisters, 223 parents, 15 foster children, 224 other relatives, 319 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 182
Size of family households: 2,358 2-persons, 1,514 3-persons, 766 4-persons, 207 5-persons, 46 6-persons, 173 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,409 1-person, 250 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 47 4-persons.
1,728 married couples with children.
1,598 single-parent households (227 men, 1,371 women).
91.4% of residents of Colonial Heights city speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (19% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 36% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 44% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $269,676,000 ($15,400 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
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,101Here: | 63 per 1000 residents |
State: | 70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,112
Here: | 63 per 1000 residents |
State: | 40 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +111
Here: | +6 per 1000 residents |
State: | +18 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +606
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: | 7.1 |
State: | 7.0 |
Here: | 4.3 |
State: | 4.3 |
- Year house built in Colonial Heights city, Virginia
- 282020 or later
- 1122010 to 2019
- 5172000 to 2009
- 6331990 to 1999
- 8801980 to 1989
- 1,6881970 to 1979
- 1,7911960 to 1969
- 1,2641950 to 1959
- 5271940 to 1949
- 5181939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Colonial Heights city, Virginia
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 73 rooms
- 2394 rooms
- 6905 rooms
- 1,1126 rooms
- 9667 rooms
- 1,1378 rooms
- 1,0729+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colonial Heights city, Virginia
- 1371 room
- 1302 rooms
- 2653 rooms
- 8324 rooms
- 5245 rooms
- 3326 rooms
- 2007 rooms
- 798 rooms
- 779+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Colonial Heights city, Virginia
- 0no bedroom
- 331 bedroom
- 5642 bedrooms
- 2,6503 bedrooms
- 1,6514 bedrooms
- 3295+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colonial Heights city, Virginia
- 138no bedroom
- 1951 bedroom
- 1,4442 bedrooms
- 6893 bedrooms
- 854 bedrooms
- 115+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Colonial Heights city in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 42no vehicle
- 1,3791 vehicle
- 2,3302 vehicles
- 1,0213 vehicles
- 3084 vehicles
- 1665+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Colonial Heights city in renter-occupied apartments
- 472no vehicle
- 1,3041 vehicle
- 5612 vehicles
- 2183 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 445+ vehicles
85.9% of Colonial Heights city residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Virginia.
Colonial Heights city: | 85.9% |
State average: | 86.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 11,344
- Other state: 5,348
- Northeast: 1,809
- Midwest: 506
- South: 2,342
- West: 698
- 51.9%Electricity
- 41.3%Utility gas
- 4.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.6%Wood
- 67.7%Electricity
- 24.9%Utility gas
- 3.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.5%Other fuel
- 0.3%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 12.4% |
Virginia: | 13.2% |
Here: | 5.4% |
Virginia: | 10.2% |
Here: | 26.4% |
Virginia: | 18.7% |
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2004:
- Total number of recipients: 279
- Number of aged recipients: 37
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 242
- Number of recipients under 18: 67
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 161
- Number of recipients older than 64: 51
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 79
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 121
Most common first names in Colonial Heights city, VA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
William | 182 | 72.1 years |
Mary | 168 | 79.5 years |
James | 166 | 70.6 years |
John | 166 | 75.5 years |
Robert | 125 | 70.2 years |
Charles | 111 | 72.5 years |
George | 75 | 74.2 years |
Virginia | 69 | 77.4 years |
Margaret | 69 | 78.9 years |
Helen | 68 | 78.3 years |
Most common last names in Colonial Heights city, VA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 68 | 76.2 years |
Jones | 64 | 72.2 years |
Williams | 64 | 74.9 years |
Johnson | 57 | 73.9 years |
Brown | 43 | 70.0 years |
Vaughan | 42 | 70.4 years |
Wells | 34 | 75.6 years |
Walker | 30 | 74.5 years |
Lewis | 29 | 74.7 years |
Andrews | 27 | 75.8 years |
Businesses in Colonial Heights city, VA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
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7-Eleven | 3 | Marshalls | 1 | |
AT&T | 2 | Martin's | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | McDonald's | 3 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | Men's Wearhouse | 1 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | Motherhood Maternity | 1 | |
Applebee's | 1 | New York & Co | 1 | |
Ashley Furniture | 1 | Nike | 8 | |
AutoZone | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
Burger King | 2 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
CVS | 2 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
Catherines | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
Circle K | 1 | PetSmart | 1 | |
ColorTyme | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | Plato's Closet | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 2 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Dennys | 1 | RadioShack | 2 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
Fashion Bug | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
FedEx | 3 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
Finish Line | 1 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
Foot Locker | 1 | Sears | 2 | |
GNC | 1 | Shoe Carnival | 1 | |
GameStop | 2 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
Goodwill | 2 | Sprint Nextel | 4 | |
H&R Block | 2 | Staples | 1 | |
Hardee's | 2 | Starbucks | 1 | |
Hilton | 2 | T-Mobile | 3 | |
Holiday Inn | 2 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
Home Depot | 1 | Target | 1 | |
JCPenney | 2 | Toys"R"Us | 1 | |
Jones New York | 4 | U-Haul | 1 | |
Just Tires | 1 | UPS | 11 | |
Justice | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 3 | |
KFC | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
Kmart | 1 | Waffle House | 1 | |
Lane Bryant | 1 | Walgreens | 2 | |
Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
Long John Silver's | 1 | Wendy's | 3 | |
Macy's | 1 |
Colonial Heights city on our top lists:
- #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
- #95 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"