Colonial Beach.
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Virginia·Westmoreland County
2 tracts·4K people·$268K median·1,474/mi²
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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 Colonial Beach is $268,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Colonial Beach has 3,966 residents across 1 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 46.0; the population is 72.2% White, 19.5% Black, 5.5% Multiracial, 1.4% Asian, 1.0% Hispanic or Latino and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 28.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 24.4% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Colonial Beach Elementary is the elementary school with reported scores (70%); Colonial Beach High is the high school with reported scores (77%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $620/month, 61% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Colonial Beach is $60,513 a year, 30% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Colonial Beach, median rent is $620/month and the median home value is $268,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Colonial Beach reported 1.5 violent crimes and 12.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 31°F; there are 80 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 48 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Colonial Beach are strong wind (81), lightning (64) and winter weather (63), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Colonial Beach, 0.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).