Population 90 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Colonial Heights
Household size in Colonial Heights
| Period | Colonial Heights | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.33 | 2.55 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.47 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.56 | 2.58 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.87 | 2.56 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.54 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in Colonial Heights average 2.87 people, above the national 2.65, so families with children are more common here. Household size has climbed from 2.33 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Colonial Heights
| Period | Colonial Heights | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 46.7 | 38.2 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 49.5 | 39.1 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 48.3 | 40.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 43.4 | 40.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | −3.4 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
Colonial Heights skews older than the country: its median age is 43.4, against 40.1 nationally.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Colonial Heights
| Period | Colonial Heights | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.3% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 2.9% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 6.3% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.8% | 12.2% | 11.6% |
| Change | −1.5 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are relatively rare in Colonial Heights: 3.8% of households, against 11.6% nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Colonial Heights
Renters in Colonial Heights
| Period | Colonial Heights | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.0% | 28.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 15.6% | 30.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 17.5% | 31.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 16.2% | 29.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | −2.8 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 16.2% of households in Colonial Heights rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 37.8% have no mortgage at all, about the same as nationally.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Colonial Heights
| Period | Colonial Heights | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.3% | 14.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 7.1% | 14.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.2% | 15.7% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.6% | 13.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | −1.6 pts | −0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Just as many homes sit empty in Colonial Heights as nationally: 9.6%. The rate is lower than in Alabama overall (13.5%).
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Colonial Heights
| Period | Colonial Heights | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1990 | 1980 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1981 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1994 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1996 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Change | +6 | +6 | +6 |
Much of the housing in Colonial Heights is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1996, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Colonial Heights
| Period | Colonial Heights | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $564 | $716 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $625 | $785 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $690 | $858 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $940 | $1,091 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$376 | +$375 | +$606 |
The median renter in Colonial Heights pays $940 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 36.9% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Colonial Heights
Bachelor's degrees in Colonial Heights
| Period | Colonial Heights | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.6% | 23.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 17.2% | 24.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 18.9% | 26.2% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 32.7% | 29.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +19.2 pts | +5.7 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are about as common in Colonial Heights as nationally: 32.7% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%. The share is higher than in Alabama as a whole (29.0%).
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Colonial Heights
| Period | Colonial Heights | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 76.7% | 82.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 89.4% | 84.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 87.4% | 86.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 91.5% | 88.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | +14.8 pts | +6.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
About nine in ten adults in Colonial Heights have finished high school (91.5%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Colonial Heights
| Period | Colonial Heights | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.6% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 5.6% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.7% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 1.2% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | −3.4 pts | −3.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
The job market in Colonial Heights has been strong: just 1.2% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Colonial Heights compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Heights | 2.87 | 43.4 | 3.8% | 16.2% | 9.6% | 1996 | $940 | 32.7% | 91.5% | 1.2% |
| Spring Valley | 2.72 | 44.3 | 4.6% | 19.1% | 9.7% | 1993 | $934 | 25.8% | 90.1% | 0.8% |
| Muscle Shoals | 2.50 | 41.6 | 13.3% | 29.0% | 10.8% | 1986 | $1,010 | 25.1% | 89.6% | 3.3% |
| Tuscumbia | 2.52 | 41.2 | 13.6% | 29.5% | 13.4% | 1980 | $781 | 24.8% | 87.1% | 1.7% |
| Colbert Heights | 2.44 | 38.2 | 14.5% | 22.9% | 17.9% | 1983 | $783 | 17.8% | 84.2% | 2.5% |
| Steenson Hollow | 2.11 | 47.9 | 11.4% | 40.2% | 17.3% | 1980 | $990 | 20.7% | 90.9% | 7.7% |
| Sheffield | 2.02 | 43.0 | 13.7% | 38.3% | 15.5% | 1962 | $776 | 17.3% | 81.4% | 4.1% |
| Nitrate City | 2.39 | 52.6 | 5.5% | 15.6% | 16.1% | 1979 | $623 | 22.7% | 80.3% | 1.3% |
| Leighton | 2.32 | 48.2 | 8.7% | 18.9% | 16.1% | 1984 | $693 | 20.5% | 86.9% | 1.6% |
| Lakeview Highlands | 2.23 | 46.8 | 1.1% | 51.8% | 21.8% | 1981 | $1,112 | 24.1% | 89.6% | 13.5% |
| Wilson Lake Shores | 2.15 | 47.1 | 2.2% | 40.5% | 22.7% | 1978 | $1,061 | 26.6% | 90.1% | 11.6% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Colonial Heights. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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