Population: 17,811
Males: 8,581 (48.2%), Females: 9,230 (51.8%)
Middlesex County
Median resident age: 40.0 years
Median household income: $67,372
Median house value: $180,800
Races in Colonia:
- White Non-Hispanic (82.6%)
- Hispanic (5.0%)
- Black (4.8%)
- Asian Indian (2.6%)
- Filipino (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Other race (1.3%)
- Chinese (0.9%)
Ancestries: Italian (24.6%), Irish (20.0%), Polish (14.7%), German (14.4%), English (3.9%), Portuguese (3.9%).
Elevation: 60 feet
Land area: 3.9 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Colonia
- High school or higher: 86.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.0%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Colonia CDP
- Never married: 22.1%
- Now married: 62.5%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 8.2%
- Divorced: 6.0%
15.1% Foreign born (7.1% Europe, 5.5% Asia, 2.1% Latin America).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Colonia:
- RAHWAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; RAHWAY, NJ)
- TRINITAS HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; ELIZABETH, NJ)
- MUHLENBERG REGIONAL MED CTR (about 6 miles; PLAINFIELD, NJ)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Colonia:
- NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 13 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
- PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 23 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)
- TETERBORO (about 26 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Colonia:
- LINDEN (about 6 miles; LINDEN, NJ; Abbreviation: LDJ)
- MORRISTOWN MUNI (about 15 miles; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: MMU)
- NEWARK NR 1 (about 15 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N4)
Amtrak stations near Colonia:
- 2 miles: METROPARK (ISELIN, 100 MIDDLESEX-ESSEX TPK.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 11 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.
- 12 miles: NEW BRUNSWICK (FRENCH & ALBANY STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Colonia:
- UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
- KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
- SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)
- RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK (about 12 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 30,649)
- CUNY COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND (about 12 miles; STATEN ISLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 8,135)
- MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; EDISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,739)
- DREW UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)
Schools
Public high school in Colonia:
- COLONIA HIGH (Students: 1,364; Location: EAST STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Colonia:
- COLONIA MIDDLE (Students: 672; Location: DELAWARE AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- LYNN CREST (Students: 453; Location: NEW DOVER ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
- OAK RIDGE HEIGHTS (Students: 355; Location: INMAN AVENUE; Grades: KG – 05)
- CLAREMONT AVENUE (Students: 351; Location: CLAREMONT AVENUE; Grades: KG – 05)
- PENNSYLVANIA AVE SCHOOL (Students: 285; Location: PENNSYLVANIA AVENU; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle school in Colonia:
- ST JOHN VIANNEY ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 830; Location: 420 INMAN AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)