Colonial Beach is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 4,038 people and three associated neighborhoods, Colonial Beach is the 146th largest community in Virginia.

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

Of important note, Colonial Beach is also a town of artists. Colonial Beach has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Colonial Beach’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.75% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Colonial Beach, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.79 minutes every day commuting to work.

Being a small town, Colonial Beach does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Colonial Beach is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.82% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Colonial Beach in 2022 was $36,186, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,744 for a family of four. However, Colonial Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Colonial Beach is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Colonial Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Colonial Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Colonial Beach include English, Italian, Irish, German, and European.

The most common language spoken in Colonial Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Vietnamese.