The Colony

Population & Demographics

The Colony, TX

The Colony is home to 45,454 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 28,116 resident workers commute each day.

TexasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
45,454
people
Population

45,454 residents

Median age 37.8 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

The Colony population & demographics

Who lives in The Colony — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
45,454
Median age
37.8yrs
Median household income
$114,511
Median home value
$383,900
Median gross rent
$1,958/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
47.7%
Poverty rate
6.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in The Colony

How The Colony breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White53.5%
Hispanic or Latino21.2%
Black9.9%
Asian8.0%
Two or more races6.8%
Some other race0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across The Colony

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across The Colony.

The Colony at a glance
Employed Residents
28,116
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
13.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
4.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
23.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Dallas
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for The Colony proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How The Colony commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

51 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

The Colony

28,116 commutes, one dot at a time

The Colony

Where 28,116 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in The Colony, by worker count.

1Dallas20.8 mi4,803
2Plano8.6 mi3,752
3Frisco5.5 mi1,818
4Irving16.6 mi1,714
5Carrollton6.7 mi1,302
6The Colony0.0 mi1,253
7Fort Worth34.5 mi1,189
8Lewisville6.7 mi1,142

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into The Colony.

1The Colony0.0 mi1,253
2Dallas20.8 mi1,125
3Frisco5.5 mi843
4Plano8.6 mi735
5Lewisville6.7 mi620
6Carrollton6.7 mi509
7McKinney14.2 mi507
8Fort Worth34.5 mi428

Top industries

The sectors that employ The Colony’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade29.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services22.0%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance10.2%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services7.4%
WSWholesale Trade6.0%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation5.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.5%
INInformation2.8%
FIFinance and Insurance2.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for The Colony

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

6 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps96%
5 Gbps96%
8 Gbps11%
See all internet providers in The Colony

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