Virginia · Census place 18448
Colonial Heights city, VA
Quick answer
Colonial Heights city has 18,210 residents, ranking #70 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $76,250, the median home is worth $231,700 and median gross rent runs $1,162 a month.
- Population
- 18,210Colonial Heights city residents
- Median household income
- $76,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $231,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,162Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Colonial Heights city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Colonial Heights city median would spend about 18.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.6% of residents and 68.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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