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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.75% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Colonial Beach, the average commute to work is 38.79 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

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

The percentage of people in Colonial Beach who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.82% of adults in Colonial Beach 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.