Language Spoken At Home in Colonial Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 16,532 | 100% |
English only | 15,481 | 93.6% |
Language other than English | 1,051 | 6.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 531 | 3.2% |
Spanish | 318 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 125 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 298 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 129 | 0.8% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 369 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 255 | 1.5% |
Other languages | 66 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 22 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Colonial Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,426 | 100% |
American | 2,257 | 13.0% |
Arab | 10 | 0.1% |
Czech | 48 | 0.3% |
Danish | 17 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 197 | 1.1% |
English | 3,931 | 22.6% |
French (except Basque) | 378 | 2.2% |
French Canadian | 54 | 0.3% |
German | 1,903 | 10.9% |
Greek | 91 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 38 | 0.2% |
Irish | 1,489 | 8.5% |
Italian | 494 | 2.8% |
Lithuanian | 11 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 43 | 0.2% |
Polish | 249 | 1.4% |
Portuguese | 39 | 0.2% |
Russian | 16 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 592 | 3.4% |
Scottish | 593 | 3.4% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 383 | 2.2% |
Swedish | 105 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 24 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 8 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 94 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 36 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Colonial Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,004 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,486 | 64.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,738 | 24.8% |
Married-couple family | 3,011 | 43.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,027 | 14.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 433 | 6.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 238 | 3.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,042 | 14.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 473 | 6.8% |
Nonfamily households | 2,518 | 36.0% |
Householder living alone | 2,019 | 28.8% |
65 years and over | 1,091 | 15.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,049 | 29.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,361 | 33.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Colonial Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 17,239 | 100% |
Householder | 7,004 | 40.6% |
Spouse | 3,002 | 17.4% |
Child | 4,937 | 28.6% |
Other relatives | 1,218 | 7.1% |
Nonrelatives | 1,078 | 6.3% |
Unmarried partner | 501 | 2.9% |
Marital Status in Colonial Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,434 | 100% |
Never married | 2,146 | 33.4% |
Now married, except separated | 3,349 | 52.1% |
Separated | 94 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 248 | 3.9% |
Divorced | 597 | 9.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,809 | 100% |
Never married | 2,055 | 26.3% |
Now married, except separated | 3,274 | 41.9% |
Separated | 146 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 1,151 | 14.7% |
Divorced | 1,183 | 15.1% |
Fertility in Colonial Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 109 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 37 | 33.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 15 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 27 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Colonial Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 370 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 160 | 43.2% |
Less than 1 year | 11 | 3.0% |
1 or 2 years | 74 | 20.0% |
3 or 4 years | 14 | 3.8% |
5 or more years | 61 | 16.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 160 | 100% |
Who are female | 118 | 73.8% |
Who are married | 88 | 55.0% |
School Enrollment in Colonial Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,023 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 176 | 4.4% |
Kindergarten | 145 | 3.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,046 | 50.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 898 | 22.3% |
College or graduate school | 758 | 18.8% |
Educational Attainment in Colonial Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 11,924 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 434 | 3.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 943 | 7.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,707 | 39.5% |
Some college, no degree | 2,899 | 24.3% |
Associate's degree | 649 | 5.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,558 | 13.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 734 | 6.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 19.2% |
Veteran Status in Colonial Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 13,531 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,975 | 14.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Colonial Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 17,216 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,421 | 14.1% |
Under 18 years | 3,849 | 100% |
With a disability | 125 | 3.2% |
18 to 64 years | 10,145 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,253 | 12.4% |
65 years and over | 3,222 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,043 | 32.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Colonial Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 17,366 | 100% |
Same house | 15,575 | 89.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,743 | 10.0% |
Same county | 657 | 3.8% |
Different county | 1,086 | 6.3% |
Same state | 857 | 4.9% |
Different state | 229 | 1.3% |
Abroad | 48 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Colonial Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,426 | 100% |
Native | 16,509 | 94.7% |
Born in United States | 16,091 | 92.3% |
State of residence | 10,680 | 61.3% |
Different state | 5,411 | 31.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 418 | 2.4% |
Foreign born | 917 | 5.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Colonial Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 917 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 608 | 66.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 309 | 33.7% |
Year of Entry in Colonial Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,335 | 100% |
Native | 418 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 418 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 917 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 10 | 1.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 907 | 98.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Colonial Heights City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 917 | 100% |
Europe | 181 | 19.7% |
Asia | 427 | 46.6% |
Africa | 134 | 14.6% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 175 | 19.1% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |