Colonial Heights.
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Virginia·Colonial Heights County
5 tracts·18K people·$247K median·2,441/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 Heights is $246,600 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Colonial Heights has 18,352 residents across 5 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 38.2; the population is 65.2% White, 18.7% Black, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% Asian, 3.5% Multiracial and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 28.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.9% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Tussing Elementary (77%), North Elementary (76%) and Lakeview Elementary (70%) lead the elementary schools; Colonial Heights Middle is the middle school with reported scores (63%); Colonial Heights High is the high school with reported scores (83%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,234/month, 22% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Colonial Heights is $76,505 a year, 11% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Colonial Heights, median rent is $1,234/month and the median home value is $246,600 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Colonial Heights reported 3.9 violent crimes and 32.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 32°F; there are 74 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 48 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Colonial Heights are ice storm (72), winter weather (68) and earthquake (66), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.26g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Colonial Heights, 1.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).