| Official Name: | Colonial Heights |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tennessee |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sullivan |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 10.58 |
| Area Land Km2: | 9.88 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.70 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.09 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.82 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.27 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 3055 |
| Population Density Km2: | 309.08 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 800.58 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 438 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1437 |
| Coordinates: | 36.4778°N -82.5053°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 37663 |
| Area Code: | 423 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 47-16500[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1281022[4] |
Colonial Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States. It is located within the city of Kingsport.
The population was 3,055 at the 2020 census[5] down from 6,934 at the 2010 census,[6] due to annexation by the city of Kingsport.[7] [8]
It is part of the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area, commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region.
Colonial Heights is located at 36.4778°N -82.5053°W (36.477769, -82.505278).[9]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.2sqmi, of which, 6sqmi of it is land and 0.3sqmi of it (4.15%) is water.
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 2,824 | 92.44% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 27 | 0.88% | |
| Native American | 4 | 0.13% | |
| Asian | 23 | 0.75% | |
| Other/Mixed | 111 | 3.63% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 66 | 2.16% |
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,067 people, 2,811 households, and 2,217 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1086.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,936 housing units at an average density of 451.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.59% White, 0.88% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population.
There were 2,811 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.9% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $48,145, and the median income for a family was $53,651. Males had a median income of $41,604 versus $25,045 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $26,210. About 4.8% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.