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Colonial Heights, VA vs Bristol, VA

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- Bristol is 0% more densely populated than Colonial Heights.
- People are 6.6% less likely to be married in Bristol.
- The Median Age is 4.4 years older in Bristol.
 Colonial Heights, VABristol, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock16,996329,725,481
 Female Population54.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.438.4
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 Population - 201017,338  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock17,367285,036,114
 Population - 199016,064  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-0.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now7.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,317.193.4
 Land Area7.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Colonial Heights, VABristol, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Colonial Heights, VABristol, VAUnited States
 White70.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.0%12.2%
 Asian3.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Colonial Heights, VABristol, VAUnited States
 Married Population48.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.4%50.2%
 Never Married32.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.4%10.8%
 Widowed6.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.282.60
 Households7,465  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,20180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,442  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock23.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Colonial Heights    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

If you are new to this area you may want to pick another school. The faculty and staff are very CLICKY at this school. You have to "be in the in crowd", in order to  More

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Over 16 years ago

I think small southern cities are a bit more nosy and stuffy than other parts of the  More

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Over 17 years ago

I am considering re-locating to Virginia. The only city my family and I actually visited was Roanoke. We liked it very much, but I need to know if the Richmond area has  More

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Reviews for Bristol    7 Reviews

Eat and live on the TN side, shop on the VA side.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here my whole life and the crime/drug rate keeps going up. This area is starting to go downhill. Not to mention the property taxes are  More

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Lived here my whole life basically and this place is going downhill. It’s a drug area. Mostly people on meth and pills. I feel like the crime rate just keeps going up.  More

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