County profile
Colonial Heights city, Virginia
United States · US territory
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP
no BEA GDP
GDP growth (YoY)
1 yr only
Jobs tracked
8,953
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
630
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$41.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
18,738
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$76.5k±$5.5k
Bachelor's degree+
28.0%±3.1%
Poverty rate
7.9%±1.9%
Business applications
287 · 2025
Retail establishments
156
83.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade37%
Food & accommodation30%
Health care19%
Other services8%
Professional services4%
Finance & insurance3%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
18,738
residents · 2025 · +3.2% since 2020
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+532
International migration+159
Natural change−109
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$246.6k±$10.0k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$76/mo
Vacancy rate
7.2%±2.5%
Affordability
5.9× wages
Residential permits
$2.3M
15 units · 0.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
6.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 59Coastal flooding 43Earthquake 41
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3632016
3842017
4042018
4222019
4442020
5032021
5612022
6082023
6782024
7102025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 15% since 2021132021
62022
122023
172024
152025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.2 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
0.9 km
CSXT
Nearest port
2.4 km
VULCAN MATERIALS, PUDDLEDOCK QUARRY WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
27.6 km
RICHMOND INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$41.9k
avg. annual pay · +28% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is Colonial Heights city’s economy like?
Colonial Heights city is home to 18,738 residents and 8,953 jobs across 630 employers, led by retail trade. BEA does not publish state-level GDP for US territories, so no GDP figure is shown.
GDP: BEA (2025), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.