Colonial Heights, Virginia demographics

Colonial Heights, VA demographics: median age 38.2; 28.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Colonial Heights city, Virginia · Incorporated city · GEOID 5118448. The survey estimates a population of 18,352 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Colonial Heights is 38.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.9 years. There are 7,530 households (±198). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.2 ±0.9	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,352
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Under 18	4,508 ±407	24.6% MOE unavailable	21.7%	22.0%
18–34	3,841 ±400	20.9% MOE unavailable	22.8%	22.8%
35–64	6,639 ±405	36.2% MOE unavailable	38.8%	38.0%
65 and older	3,364 ±305	18.3% MOE unavailable	16.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,352
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Male	8,728 ±262	47.6% MOE unavailable	49.4%	49.5%
Female	9,624 ±262	52.4% MOE unavailable	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,352
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
White alone	12,149 ±225	66.2% MOE unavailable	60.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	3,542 ±264	19.3% MOE unavailable	18.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	150 ±193 · low precision	0.8% MOE unavailable	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	686 ±70	3.7% MOE unavailable	6.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% MOE unavailable	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	786 ±416 · low precision	4.3% MOE unavailable	4.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,039 ±393	5.7% MOE unavailable	9.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,352
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,824 MOE unavailable	91.7% MOE unavailable	89.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,528 MOE unavailable	8.3% MOE unavailable	11.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,530
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,047 ±342	40.5% ±4.4 pp	48.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	227 ±95	3.0% ±1.3 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,509 ±255	20.0% ±3.3 pp	11.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,404 ±269	31.9% ±3.5 pp	28.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	343 ±106	4.6% ±1.4 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,530
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,597 ±258	34.5% ±3.3 pp	30.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,933 ±247	65.5% ±2.8 pp	69.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,530
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,404 ±269	31.9% ±3.5 pp	28.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,372 ±295	31.5% ±3.8 pp	34.0%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,398 ±306	18.6% ±4.0 pp	15.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	738 ±221	9.8% ±2.9 pp	12.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	290 ±129	3.9% ±1.7 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	190 ±86	2.5% ±1.1 pp	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	138 ±109 · low precision	1.8% ±1.4 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,352
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Native	17,158 ±306	93.5% MOE unavailable	86.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,194 ±306	6.5% MOE unavailable	13.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 17,273
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
English only	15,685 ±335	90.8% ±1.6 pp	82.6%	77.7%
Spanish	779 ±262	4.5% ±1.5 pp	7.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	17 ±26 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	58 ±42 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	83 ±91 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	61 ±45 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	242 ±137 · low precision	1.4% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	92 ±100 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	67 ±74 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	21 ±32 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.1%
Arabic	92 ±70 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	76 ±109 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 12,582
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,155 ±264	9.2% ±2.1 pp	8.4%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,029 ±399	32.0% ±3.1 pp	23.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,611 ±342	20.8% ±2.7 pp	17.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,259 ±288	10.0% ±2.3 pp	7.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,239 ±305	17.8% ±2.4 pp	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,289 ±252	10.2% ±2.0 pp	18.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 18,185
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Same house	15,973 ±636	87.8% ±3.5 pp	86.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	292 ±132	1.6% ±0.7 pp	4.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,220 ±438	6.7% ±2.4 pp	4.7%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	657 ±431 · low precision	3.6% ±2.4 pp · low precision	3.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	43 ±41 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.6% of Colonial Heights residents (±2.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Virginia and 8.4% nationally. 88.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Colonial Heights	Virginia	U.S.	Compared with Virginia
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.6% ±2.1 pp	6.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	88.8% ±3.1 pp	91.0%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	13.8% ±1.8 pp	9.4%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Colonial Heights . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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