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Colchester Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Colchester Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

17,604

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.8%
5 - 17:
13.8%
18 - 24:
16.1%
25 - 34:
14.3%
35 - 54:
25.8%
55 - 64:
11.3%
Over 65 Years:
14.0%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
11.0%
11.0%
95.1%
95.1%
45.4%
45.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Colchester
USA
$42,903
$42,903
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Colchester
USA
$90,694
$90,694
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

7.6%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Education
Retail
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Public Service
Construction
Other
Accommodation
Administration
Arts
Transportation
Finance
Wholesale
12.9%
12.9%
12.3%
12.3%
12.0%
12.0%
9.7%
9.7%
7.5%
7.5%
6.8%
6.8%
5.9%
5.9%
5.4%
5.4%
5.3%
5.3%
4.4%
4.4%
3.6%
3.6%
3.4%
3.4%
3.4%
3.4%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
87.5%
87.5%
4.9%
4.9%
3.2%
3.2%
2.3%
2.3%
2.2%
2.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
English
French Canadian
French
Italian
German
European
Scottish
Russian
Polish
Yugoslavian
Greek
Scots-Irish
Scandinavian
Portuguese
Dutch
British
Swedish
Slovak
Norwegian
17.2%
17.2%
12.5%
12.5%
11.8%
11.8%
11.8%
11.8%
10.7%
10.7%
8.0%
8.0%
3.1%
3.1%
2.1%
2.1%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
French
Slavic languages
Spanish
Langs. of India
Tagalog
Arabic
Serbo-Croatian
German/Yiddish
Russian
Chinese
Italian
Persian
Armenian
African languages
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
91.2%
91.2%
2.1%
2.1%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Colchester Residents

7.6%