Colchester

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  2. Colchester Statistics
  3. Colchester Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Colchester Employment Information
  5. Colchester Family Information
  6. Colchester Education Information
  7. Colchester Public Benefits Information
  8. Colchester Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  9. Colchester Zip Codes


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Colchester Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 1,959
  • Land Area (2000): 46.908 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.313 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 904
Colchester Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 68 3.71%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,766 96.29%

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Colchester Employment Information Back to top
Colchester Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Educational Services 61 12.92%
2. Construction 46 9.75%
3. Metal Manufactuing 38 8.05%
4. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 36 7.63%
5. Health Care 24 5.08%
6. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 24 5.08%
7. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 20 4.24%
8. Truck Transportation 19 4.03%
9. Machinery Manufacturing 17 3.60%
10. Repair and Maintenance 16 3.39%
11. Accommodation and Food Services 14 2.97%
12. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 14 2.97%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 13 2.75%
14. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 13 2.75%
15. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 8 1.69%
16. Finance and Insurance 7 1.48%
17. Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies, Wholesale 7 1.48%
18. Public Administration 7 1.48%
19. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 7 1.48%
20. Personal and Laundry Services 6 1.27%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 114 22.53%
2. Educational Services 105 20.75%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 54 10.67%
4. Department and Other General Stores 33 6.52%
5. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 27 5.34%
6. Finance and Insurance 22 4.35%
7. Personal and Laundry Services 19 3.75%
8. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 17 3.36%
9. Social Assistance 15 2.96%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 12 2.37%
11. Machinery Manufacturing 9 1.78%
12. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 8 1.58%
13. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 8 1.58%
14. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 6 1.19%
15. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 5 0.99%
16. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 5 0.99%
17. Construction 4 0.79%
18. Gasoline Stations 4 0.79%
19. Info Services and Data Processing 4 0.79%
20. Other Direct Selling Estab 4 0.79%

Colchester Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Installation / Maintenance 37 7.84%
2. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 35 7.42%
3. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 35 7.42%
4. Other Production Occupations 28 5.93%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 27 5.72%
6. Vehicle Mechanics 25 5.30%
7. Farmers and Farm Managers 20 4.24%
8. Top Executives 13 2.75%
9. Other Sales and Related Occupations 12 2.54%
10. Postsecondary Teachers 12 2.54%
11. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 12 2.54%
12. Other Personal Care, Not child care 11 2.33%
13. Assemblers and Fabricators 10 2.12%
14. Construction Laborers 10 2.12%
15. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 10 2.12%
16. Transportation / Material Movers 9 1.91%
17. Drafters / Engineering / Mappers 8 1.69%
18. Engineers 8 1.69%
19. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 8 1.69%
20. Other Office and Admin Support 7 1.48%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 35 6.92%
2. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 32 6.32%
3. Other Office and Admin Support 30 5.93%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 25 4.94%
5. Other Production Occupations 24 4.74%
6. Cashiers 22 4.35%
7. Waiters and Waitresses 22 4.35%
8. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 20 3.95%
9. Assemblers and Fabricators 17 3.36%
10. Other Food Preparation and Servers 17 3.36%
11. Other Management Occupations 16 3.16%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 15 2.96%
13. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 14 2.77%
14. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 14 2.77%
15. Other Healthcare Support 14 2.77%
16. Registered Nurses 14 2.77%
17. Accountants and Auditors 13 2.57%
18. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 12 2.37%
19. Other Sales and Related Occupations 12 2.37%
20. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 12 2.37%

Colchester Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 894 60.04%
15-35 hours 186 12.49%
1-14 hours 32 2.15%
No regular hours 377 25.32%

Colchester Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 44 4.75%
5 AM-5:29 AM 20 2.16%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 26 2.81%
6 AM-6:29 AM 62 6.70%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 111 11.99%
7 AM-7:29 AM 124 13.39%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 221 23.87%
8 AM-8:29 AM 75 8.10%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 18 1.94%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 42 4.54%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 15 1.62%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 3 0.32%
Noon-3:59 PM 70 7.56%
4 PM-11:59 PM 95 10.26%

Colchester Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 65 7.02%
5-9 109 11.77%
10-14 139 15.01%
15-19 286 30.89%
20-24 160 17.28%
25-29 32 3.46%
30-34 38 4.10%
35-39 4 0.43%
40-44 15 1.62%
45-59 17 1.84%
60-89 46 4.97%
At least 90 15 1.62%

Colchester Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 2 0.22% 789 85.21%
30-44 0 0.00% 57 6.16%
45-59 0 0.00% 17 1.84%
At least 60 0 0.00% 61 6.59%

Colchester Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 7 0.73%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 140 14.54%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 731 75.91%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 9 0.93%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 2 0.21%
Color 6 Box Walked 37 3.84%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 37 3.84%

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Colchester Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 807 (1,810 people)
Families (2000): 546 (1,515 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 252
People at same address in 1995: 1,169
Colchester Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 65 8.05%
$10,000-$14,999 88 10.90%
$15,000-$19,999 62 7.68%
$20,000-$24,999 80 9.91%
$25,000-$29,999 58 7.19%
$30,000-$34,999 70 8.67%
$35,000-$39,999 64 7.93%
$40,000-$44,999 40 4.96%
$45,000-$49,999 42 5.20%
$50,000-$59,999 100 12.39%
$60,000-$74,999 65 8.05%
$75,000-$99,999 35 4.34%
$100,000-$124,999 13 1.61%
$125,000-$149,999 6 0.74%
$150,000-$199,999 5 0.62%
$200,000 or more 14 1.73%

Colchester Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 232 27.99%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 277 33.41%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 27 3.26%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 132 15.92%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 3 0.36%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 110 13.27%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 1 0.12%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 40 4.83%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 4 0.48%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 3 0.36%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Colchester Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 643 28.18%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 307 13.45%
Public Assistance 25 1.10%
Retirement 135 5.92%
Self Employment 116 5.08%
Social Security 273 11.96%
Supplemental Security 45 1.97%
Wage / Salary 622 27.26%
Other 116 5.08%

Colchester Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 293 67.20%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 143 32.80%

Colchester Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 57 8.43%
Color 1 Box Married 464 68.64%
Color 2 Box Never Married 129 19.08%
Color 3 Box Widowed 26 3.85%

Colchester Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 101 12.15%
Color 1 Box Married 460 55.35%
Color 2 Box Never Married 129 15.52%
Color 3 Box Widowed 141 16.97%

Colchester Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Colchester Education Information Back to top
Colchester Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 101 6.91%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 136 9.30%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 664 45.42%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 349 23.87%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 54 3.69%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 102 6.98%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 56 3.83%

Colchester Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 28 1.43% 0 0.00% 28 1.43%
Kindergarten 11 0.56% 0 0.00% 11 0.56%
Grades 1-4 101 5.16% 0 0.00% 101 5.16%
Grades 5-8 101 5.16% 0 0.00% 101 5.16%
Grades 9-12 80 4.08% 0 0.00% 80 4.08%
Undergrad college 92 4.70% 3 0.15% 95 4.85%
Graduate or professional school 19 0.97% 0 0.00% 19 0.97%
Total 432 22.05% 3 0.15% 435 22.21%

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Colchester Public Benefits Information Back to top
Colchester Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 1,679 92.76%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 131 7.24%

Colchester Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Colchester Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Colchester Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 214 10.92%
10-19 Years 269 13.73%
20-29 Years 211 10.77%
30-39 Years 265 13.53%
40-49 Years 311 15.88%
50-59 Years 242 12.35%
60-69 Years 213 10.87%
70-79 Years 141 7.20%
80-89 Years 76 3.88%
90+ Years 17 0.87%

Colchester Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 925 47.22%
Color 1 Box Female 1,034 52.78%

Colchester Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 1,940 99.03%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 11 0.56%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 5 0.26%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 2 0.10%
Color 2 Box Asian 1 0.05%
Color 1 Box African-American 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%

Colchester Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. English 399 27.11%
2. German 389 26.43%
3. Irish 183 12.43%
4. United States Or American 159 10.80%
5. Scottish 54 3.67%
6. Scotch Irish 52 3.53%
7. Swedish 51 3.46%
8. Italian 48 3.26%
9. Dutch 42 2.85%
10. French Non-Basque 34 2.31%

Colchester Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 1,729 98.69%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 10 0.57%
3. German 8 0.46%
4. French 4 0.23%
5. Tagalog 1 0.06%

Colchester Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 1,821 99.29%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 6 0.33%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 7 0.38%

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Colchester Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Colchester Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
62326