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Colonie 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:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

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

Colonie Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

7,691

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.1%
5 - 17:
15.9%
18 - 24:
9.0%
25 - 34:
11.2%
35 - 54:
26.7%
55 - 64:
12.2%
Over 65 Years:
20.9%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.0%
5.0%
89.5%
89.5%
35.7%
35.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Colonie
USA
$44,842
$44,842
$44,673
$44,673

Median household income

Colonie
USA
$103,983
$103,983
$80,734
$80,734
Individuals Below Poverty Level

7.5%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Education
Public Service
Finance
Manufacturing
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Retail
Transportation
Other
Accommodation
Construction
Administration
14.7%
14.7%
13.9%
13.9%
13.2%
13.2%
10.3%
10.3%
8.0%
8.0%
7.3%
7.3%
6.7%
6.7%
5.4%
5.4%
5.0%
5.0%
4.6%
4.6%
2.4%
2.4%
2.4%
2.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
80.4%
80.4%
7.1%
7.1%
4.6%
4.6%
4.4%
4.4%
3.5%
3.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
German
Italian
English
Polish
French
Dutch
Ukrainian
European
Armenian
Scottish
Russian
Welsh
African
British
Yugoslavian
Eastern European
Czechoslovakian
Albanian
Swedish
22.3%
22.3%
16.3%
16.3%
13.4%
13.4%
10.6%
10.6%
7.7%
7.7%
3.6%
3.6%
1.9%
1.9%
1.9%
1.9%
1.9%
1.9%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Italian
Tagalog
Slavic languages
German/Yiddish
Russian
Chinese
Vietnamese
Urdu
Arabic
Greek
West Germanic languages
Spanish
Other Indo-European
Native American languages
Other Asian languages
Langs. of India
Serbo-Croatian
Hungarian
African languages
89.4%
89.4%
1.6%
1.6%
1.0%
1.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
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% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Colonie Residents

9.2%

Real Estate in Popular Colonie Neighborhoods

Zip Codes in Colonie, NY