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The Colony city, Texas: commercial real estate data.
The Colony city is a Census city of 45,454 people across 14.01 square miles of land, in Denton County. Median household income is $114,511, 59.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 76 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $40.6 m.
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The Colony
What The Colony is
- Census place typecity
- Land area14.01 sq mi
- Water area2.14 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,245
- County holding the largest share of its areaDenton County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in The Colony
- Population45,454
- Median age37.8
- Population under 188,386
- Share under 1818.4 percent
- Population 65 and over5,077
- Share 65 and over11.2 percent
- Households18,591
- Family households12,264
- Share of households that are families66.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in The Colony
- Median household income$114,511
- Per capita income$58,740
- Civilian labor force29,284
- Employed28,096
- Unemployed1,188 plus or minus 346
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over33,786
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher47.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in The Colony
- Housing units19,388
- Occupied units18,591
- Vacant units797 plus or minus 337
- Vacancy rate4.1 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Owner occupied11,113
- Renter occupied7,478
- Ownership rate59.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$383,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,958
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.5 percent
- Single family units14,250
- Share single family73.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more5,083
- Share in buildings of two or more26.2 percent
- Mobile homes55 plus or minus 48
- Median year structure built2001
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How The Colony gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute21,154
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,642
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more8,992
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.5 percent
- Drove alone67.8 percent
- Carpooled5.5 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home23.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in The Colony (7(a))
- Approvals76
- Gross approval$40,580,800
- Average approval$533,958
- Median approval$231,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,580,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,085
- Jobs per approval14.3
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full7
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more5.3 percent
- Share to franchises36.8 percent
- Distinct lenders38
- Distinct industries by NAICS43
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 7 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in The Colony (504)
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$19,801,000
- Average approval$2,200,111
- Median approval$1,365,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported229
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs6
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
The Colony
Flood risk in The Colony
- Listed NFIP communities1
- Of those, participating1
- NFIP community number481581
- Currently effective map date04/18/11
This community carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
FEMA, National Flood Insurance Program Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
Denton County, not The Colony
Denton County context, not The Colony figures
These are Denton County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as The Colony measurements.
- Establishments in Denton County20,025
- Employment at those establishments, Denton County280,349
- Covered employment, Denton County313,782
- Average annual pay, Denton County$65,626
- Average weekly wage, Denton County$1,262
- Housing units permitted, Denton County10,507
- Of those, single family, Denton County7,376
- County product, 2024, Denton County$64,328,703,000
- County product change over the prior year, Denton County4.9 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Denton County$103,893
Every figure in this section is published for Denton County as a whole and is not a measurement of The Colony. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
The Colony questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in The Colony, Texas?
45,454, in 18,591 households. The Colony city covers 14.01 square miles of land, which is 3,245 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is The Colony in?
Denton County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in The Colony?
$114,511. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $383,900. Median gross rent is $1,958 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to The Colony businesses?
76 7(a) approvals totalling $40.6 m, across 38 lenders, median approval $231,000, plus 9 504 approvals worth $19.8 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in The Colony, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to The Colony borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for The Colony. only 7 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
Is The Colony in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. The Colony appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as community 481581, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page The Colony figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Denton County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of The Colony.
Is zoning published for The Colony?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.