About The Colony

The Colony is a medium-sized town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 28,635 people and just one neighborhood, The Colony is the 87th largest community in Texas.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, The Colony is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, The Colony is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in The Colony who work in office and administrative support jobs (21.21%), sales jobs (13.07%), and management occupations (10.87%).

Also of interest is that The Colony has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The Colony, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

In addition to being popular with young singles, The Colony is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, The Colony is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making The Colony a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, The Colony has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, The Colony's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in The Colony is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In The Colony, the average commute to work is 31.69 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The Colony is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 98.8% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in The Colony.

The Colony Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in The Colony who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 23.61% of adults in The Colony have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in The Colony in 2000 was $22,595, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $90,380 for a family of four. However, The Colony contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The Colony is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call The Colony home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in The Colony is White, followed by African-American. The Colony also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.95% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in The Colony include German, Irish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in The Colony is English. Some people also speak Spanish.