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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—Virginia

QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

Virginia




Colonial Heights city, Virginia

   People QuickFactsColonial Heights cityVirginia
Population, 2005 estimate 17,5677,567,465
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 4.0%6.9%
Population, 2000 16,8977,078,515
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 6.3%6.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 22.2%24.1%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 18.6%11.4%
Female persons, percent, 2005 52.3%50.8%
 
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)85.6%73.6%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)10.3%19.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.2%0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)3.1%4.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)0.0%0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 0.7%1.6%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)2.8%6.0%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 83.2%68.2%
 
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 58.7%52.2%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 4.9%8.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 7.5%11.1%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 83.7%81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 19.0%29.5%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 3,2841,155,083
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 20.727.0
 
Housing units, 2005 7,6193,174,708
Homeownership rate, 2000 69.3%68.1%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 18.4%21.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $94,800$125,400
 
Households, 2000 7,0272,699,173
Persons per household, 2000 2.372.54
Median household income, 2003 $43,754$50,028
Per capita money income, 1999 $23,659$23,975
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 7.4%9.9%
   Business QuickFactsColonial Heights cityVirginia
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 676188,9891
Private nonfarm employment, 2004 9,6303,054,8161
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 -5.4%5.2%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 858448,023
 
Total number of firms, 2002 1,408529,520
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA7.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA3.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 20.5%29.7%
 
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 264,98583,952,547
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 87,23269,267,796
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 514,75180,509,062
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $30,023$11,069
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 50,28510,929,429
Building permits, 2005 5461,518
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 269,67690,637,9461
   Geography QuickFactsColonial Heights cityVirginia
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 739,594
Persons per square mile, 2000 2,413.9178.8
FIPS Code 57051
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Richmond, VA Metro Area 

1: Includes data not distributed by county.

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(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:06:46 EST

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