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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:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

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

17,588

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.7%
5 - 17:
14.9%
18 - 24:
14.4%
25 - 34:
12.7%
35 - 54:
25.6%
55 - 64:
11.6%
Over 65 Years:
16.1%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
10.5%
10.5%
94.9%
94.9%
40.9%
40.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Colchester
USA
$45,573
$45,573
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Colchester
USA
$97,708
$97,708
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

8.0%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Education
Public Service
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Construction
Other
Accommodation
Transportation
Finance
Administration
Arts
Wholesale
13.9%
13.9%
12.2%
12.2%
12.1%
12.1%
11.1%
11.1%
7.9%
7.9%
7.0%
7.0%
5.4%
5.4%
4.7%
4.7%
4.6%
4.6%
3.6%
3.6%
3.5%
3.5%
3.5%
3.5%
2.6%
2.6%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
86.6%
86.6%
5.2%
5.2%
3.6%
3.6%
2.4%
2.4%
2.1%
2.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
French
English
French Canadian
Italian
German
European
Scottish
Polish
Lebanese
Scots-Irish
Swedish
Yugoslavian
Russian
Greek
Scandinavian
Dutch
Portuguese
Ghanian
British
17.0%
17.0%
13.0%
13.0%
12.7%
12.7%
10.7%
10.7%
10.1%
10.1%
6.8%
6.8%
4.0%
4.0%
2.5%
2.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
French
Slavic languages
Spanish
Arabic
Langs. of India
Tagalog
Serbo-Croatian
German/Yiddish
Russian
Chinese
Italian
Persian
Japanese
Armenian
African languages
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
91.5%
91.5%
2.0%
2.0%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
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%
0.1%
0.1%
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

8.2%