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New Jersey·Middlesex County
6 tracts·18K people·$493K median·4,481/mi²
White 56 · Hispanic 18 · Asian 16 · Black 5 · Multiracial 4 · Other 2
Married couple 66 · Other 18 · Living alone 16
Retail 40 · Professional 19 · Health 15 · Leisure 12 · Manufacturing 8 · Public admin 1 · Other 6
Management · business · science · arts 54 · Sales · office 21 · Service 10 · Production · transport 8 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 74 · Work from home 15 · Carpool 11 · Transit 4 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Colonia is $493,100 (Census ACS) — 1.1× the US median of $458,812.
Colonia has 18,587 residents across 5 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 43.6; the population is 56.4% White, 17.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% Asian, 5.1% Black, 3.6% Multiracial and 1.9% Other; the average household has 3.0 people; 48.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.4% (Census ACS).
Claremont Avenue Elementary School (70%), Lynn Crest Elementary School (65%) and Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School (57%) lead the elementary schools; Colonia Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (38%); Colonia High School is the high school with reported scores (38%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,047/month, 30% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Colonia is $122,713 a year, 43% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Colonia, median rent is $2,047/month and the median home value is $493,100 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 83 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 50 inches; snowfall averages 24 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Colonia are winter weather (86), strong wind (84) and ice storm (75), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Colonia, 0.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).