CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Colfax

Wisconsin · 1,110 residents · 1.39 sq mi

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Colfax is home to 1,110 people in Wisconsin. The median age is 42.1, about 9 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $35,100. Median rent is $220 a month. That trails the Wisconsin median by roughly 26%. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,110

−2%vs 2000

vs 1,136 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.1

+5%vs 2000

vs 40.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.39 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.9%(65)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(71)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.2%(58)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(74)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.8%(31)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(158)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.7%(130)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(100)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(101)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.3%(136)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8411.2%(124)

US avg: 4%

85 and over5.6%(62)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,654

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,118 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,347

−31%vs 2000

vs $15,040 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.8%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,100

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$220

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $436 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.5%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.7% in 2000

27.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(1,112)

Black0.3%(3)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(15)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(1,086)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(8)

Asian1%(11)

Other1.2%(13)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.5%(20)

Mexican1.2%(17)

Spaniard0.4%(5)

Asian origin

Japanese0.2%(3)

Ancestry

German20%(274)

Norwegian17.4%(239)

American10.4%(143)

Irish5.8%(80)

English5.3%(73)

French1.9%(26)

Subsaharan African1.5%(20)

Russian1.2%(16)

French Canadian1%(14)

Italian1%(14)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(12)

Scottish0.8%(11)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.7%(9)

Swedish0.7%(9)

Austrian0.4%(6)

Arab0.4%(5)

Danish0.4%(5)

Czech0.3%(4)

British0.1%(2)

Polish0.1%(2)

Welsh0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.9%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.3%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.0 min

+55%vs 2000

vs 14.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41.8%(231)

Married29.2%(161)

Widowed4.3%(24)

Divorced24.6%(136)

Women 15+

Never married31%(182)

Married34.6%(203)

Widowed16.4%(96)

Divorced18.1%(106)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.6%

−2.8 ptssince 2013

from 6.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.8%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 55.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.7%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.8%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.4%

+6.5 ptssince 2020

from 22.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.0%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 65.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.4%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 36.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)40.7%(24)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.6%(11)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.7%(14)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 59 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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