How many people live in ?

Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 18,700 people living in Colonial Heights Independent City, VA. That makes Colonial Heights Independent City the 83rd-most populous county in Virginia. It is home to 0.21% of people living in the state.

18.7K

population of Colonial Heights Independent City, VA (2024)

0.21%

County share of the Virginia population (2024)

About 18,700 people lived in Colonial Heights Independent City, VA in 2024.

Population estimates, 2000–2024

What are Colonial Heights Independent City, VA’s age demographics?

About 3,400 Colonial Heights Independent City, VA residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 18% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.8% of Virginia’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 4,800 Colonial Heights Independent City residents, or 25.6% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 21.6% of Virginia’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.

A higher share of Colonial Heights Independent City, VA's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.

Population estimates by age group, (2024)

What are Colonial Heights Independent City, VA’s racial and ethnic demographics?

Non-Hispanic white residents make up 62.8% of the Colonial Heights Independent City, VA population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Colonial Heights Independent City, VA also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (20.3%) than the US overall (12.6%).
In contrast, Colonial Heights Independent City’s Hispanic population accounts for 9.7%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 3.4% of the county, compared with 6.5% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.

Colonial Heights Independent City, VA has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Virginia as a whole.

Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)

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