Colfax city, IA

Jasper County, IA

2022 population: 2,186 ( 93 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.4 square miles
Population density: 905.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,038	93.23%	0.3%
Black:	31	1.42%	416.7%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	16	0.73%	700.0%
2+ races:	30	1.37%	114.3%
Hispanic:	71	3.25%	294.4%

Total non-White:	148	6.77%	202.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-6	-0.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	99	5.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,093
2,044	97.66%
6	0.29%
9	0.43%
2	0.10%
14	0.67%
18	0.86%
49	2.34%

2000
2,200
2,152	97.82%
6	0.27%
14	0.64%
0	0.00%
7	0.32%
21	0.95%
48	2.18%

1990
2,462
2,441	99.15%
5	0.20%
2	0.08%
2	0.08%
n/a
12	0.49%
21	0.85%

1980
2,234
2,207	98.79%
9	0.40%
0	0.00%
6	0.27%
n/a
12	0.54%
27	1.21%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-108	-4.9
1	0.0

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-289	-11.7
27	1.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

234	10.5
-6	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Colfax city, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
33.3
599	27.4%
1,587	72.6%
279	12.8%

777
2.76

558	71.8%
416	74.6%
67	12.0%
219	28.2%

2010
Number	Percent
38.3
523	25.0%
1,570	75.0%
310	14.8%

851
2.42

569	66.9%
420	73.8%
73	12.8%
282	33.1%

2000
Number	Percent
34.4
640	29.1%
1,560	70.9%
260	11.8%

827
2.57

582	70.4%
476	81.8%
53	9.1%
245	29.6%

1990
Number	Percent
33.0
670	27.2%
1,792	72.8%
346	14.1%

930
2.61

674	72.5%
552	81.9%
47	7.0%
256	27.5%

1980
Number	Percent
32.1
636	28.5%
1,598	71.5%
320	14.3%

872
2.56

634	72.7%
564	89.0%
40	6.3%
238	27.3%

2022 Housing Data for Colfax city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	24	3.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	9	1.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	14	1.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	43	5.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	17	2.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	53	6.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	30	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	23	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	10	1.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	43	5.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	97	12.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	176	22.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	86	11.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	34	4.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	65	8.4%
$200,000 or more	53	6.8%

Median Household Income	81,076
Per Capita Income	35,919

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	24	3.1%
Public Assistance	36	4.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	153	19.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,004	75.3%
Unemployed	67	5.0%
In Armed Forces	7	0.5%

Total Labor Force	1,078	80.9%
Not in Labor Force	255	19.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	382	360	51.5%
Non-Profit	49	65	43.0%
Self-Employed	56	10	84.8%

Local Government	28	42	40.0%
State Government	22	53	29.3%
Federal Government	0	6	0.0%

Total Private + Self	438	370	54.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	99	166	37.4%
Total	537	536	50.0%

Pct. Govt.	14.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	139	13.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	222	20.7%
Professional, Technical	161	15.0%
Service Occupations	213	19.9%
All others	338	31.5%

White Collar		48.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	208	19.4%
Construction	142	13.2%
Retail trade	131	12.2%
Manufacturing	124	11.6%
Educational services	109	10.2%
Finance and insurance	53	4.9%
Accommodation and food services	49	4.6%
Utilities	48	4.5%
Public administration	46	4.3%
Other services	34	3.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	31	2.9%
Transportation and warehousing	31	2.9%
Wholesale trade	30	2.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	16	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	13	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	5	0.5%
Information	3	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	54	2.47%
Puerto Rican	17	0.78%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	9	0.41%
Filipino	7	0.32%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,960	97.7%
Spanish	36	1.8%
Tagalog	7	0.3%
Other Indo-European	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	431	19.7%
Irish	331	15.1%
English	308	14.1%
Dutch	196	9.0%
American	147	6.7%
Norwegian	103	4.7%
Swiss	96	4.4%
Swedish	92	4.2%
French	40	1.8%
Scottish	28	1.3%
Celtic	25	1.1%
Welsh	25	1.1%
Italian	24	1.1%
European	23	1.1%
Danish	22	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,173	99.4%
Not a citizen	13	0.6%

Native	2,173	99.4%
Foreign-born	13	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
30	2.1%	56	3.9%	573	40.1%	501	35.0%	164	11.5%	106	7.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	30	2.1%
9-12 Years	56	3.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	573	40.1%
Some College	501	35.0%
Bach. Degree	164	11.5%
Grad Degree	106	7.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +110	R +50	R + 3.4%
D +60
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	603	54.2%	Joe Biden (D)	484	43.5%	25	2.2%	1,112	1	7	0.07%
2016	60%	Donald Trump (R)	493	49.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	424	42.7%	75	7.6%	992	-1	4	0.06%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Colfax city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

484

43.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

603

54.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,112

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 7

2016 President, Colfax city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

424

42.7%

Donald Trump (R)

493

49.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.4%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.7%

Other

3.4%

TOTAL

992

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Colfax city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	65%	Joni Ernst* (R)	544	49.2%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	510	46.1%	52 [+]	4.7%	1,106	-3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 42 (3.8%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 10 (0.9%);
2018	G	119%	Fred Hubbell (D)	1,023	51.7%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	915	46.2%	41 [+]	2.1%	1,979	-4	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 30 (1.5%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 11 (0.6%);
2016	S3	60%	Charles Grassley* (R)	542	55.2%	Patty Judge (D)	379	38.6%	61 [+]	6.2%	982	-5	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 32 (3.3%); Other (Write-in) 29 (3.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	899
Median Value	$141,300

Occupied	777	86.4%
Vacant	122	13.6%

Owned	582	74.9%
Rented	195	25.1%
Median Rent	$864

Single-Family Units	707	78.6%
Detached	658	73.2%
Attached	49	5.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	91	10.1%
Mobile Homes	51	5.7%

Colfax city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Colfax city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Colfax city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Colfax city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Colfax city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Colfax city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Colfax city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Colfax city, IA