Colfax is home to 272 people in North Dakota. 97% of homes are owner-occupied. The population has roughly tripled since 2000, adding 181 people. This is an unusually credentialed place: 61% of adults have a four-year degree. That puts it in the top 6% of US cities for household income. The foreign-born share is 0%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $104,375, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
61% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 46%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Colfax
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree7.2% → 61.0%(+53.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share100.0% → 48.9%(−51.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population93 → 272(+192%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)65%(13)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)45%(9)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25%(5)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 20 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Colfax, decade by decade
Colfax population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
93
$58,502
$136,084
7.2%
0.0
2000
91
$60,721
$147,554
11.6%
2.7
2010
121
$73,727
$161,839
20.7%
0.0
2020
172
$96,609
$145,202
58.0%
0.0
2024
272
$104,375
$215,000
61.0%
74.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
