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Texas·Denton County
12 tracts·55K people·$384K median·3,900/mi²
White 53 · Hispanic 21 · Black 10 · Asian 8 · Multiracial 7 · Other 1
Married couple 53 · Living alone 27 · Other 20
Retail 39 · Leisure 26 · Professional 16 · Health 9 · Manufacturing 5 · Public admin 2 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 57 · Sales · office 22 · Service 11 · Production · transport 7 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 68 · Work from home 26 · Carpool 11 · Walk 1 · Bike 0 · Transit 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 The Colony is $383,900 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
The Colony has 45,454 residents across 12 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.8; the population is 53.5% White, 21.2% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Black, 8.0% Asian, 6.8% Multiracial and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 47.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 6.7% (Census ACS).
PRESTWICK EL (65%), MORNINGSIDE EL (55%) and ETHRIDGE EL (53%) lead the elementary schools; LOWELL H STRIKE MIDDLE (40%), STEM ACADEMY AT GRIFFIN MIDDLE (40%) and LAKEVIEW MIDDLE (37%) lead the middle schools; THE COLONY H S is the high school with reported scores (45%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,958/month, 24% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in The Colony is $114,511 a year, 33% above the US median (Census ACS).
In The Colony, median rent is $1,958/month and the median home value is $383,900 (Census ACS).
The Colony reported 1.8 violent crimes and 24.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 95°F; winter lows average 37°F; there are 83 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 39 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in The Colony are tornado (99), hail (96) and heat wave (84), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In The Colony, 0.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).