Colfax

Population: 2,095
Median household income: $74,583
Median home value: $397,100

Colfax, a community in Placer County, California, has 2,095 residents. At $74,583, its median household income sits below Placer County's $114,678.

Between 2019 and 2023, Colfax's population grew 1.8% from 2,057 to 2,095, while its median home value rose 45.2% from $273,400 to $397,100.

The median resident is 36.3 years old. The largest age group is 35 to 44, 23.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,095
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $74,583
Median home value: $397,100
Median gross rent: $1,633
Housing units: 936
Homeownership rate: 44.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
Unemployment rate: 11.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0572,095

Median household income

$57,734$74,583

Median home value

$273,400$397,100

Median gross rent

$1,162$1,633

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,057	$57,734	$273,400	$1,162
2020	2,258	$62,295	$273,000	$1,270
2021	2,289	$69,844	$294,600	$1,319
2022	2,230	$70,720	$354,400	$1,446
2023	2,095	$74,583	$397,100	$1,633

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 1721.5%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4423.4%

45 to 545.4%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	59	2.8%
5 to 17	450	21.5%
18 to 24	174	8.3%
25 to 34	300	14.3%
35 to 44	491	23.4%
45 to 54	113	5.4%
55 to 64	239	11.4%
65 to 74	131	6.3%
75 and over	138	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,589	75.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	1.1%
Asian	13	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	131	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	340	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate36.9%

Some college or associate's37.8%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	82	5.8%
High school graduate	521	36.9%
Some college or associate's	534	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	215	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	60	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone73.9%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	721	73.9%
Carpooled	58	5.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	187	19.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	189	24.0%
15 to 29 min	278	35.3%
30 to 44 min	214	27.2%
45 to 59 min	43	5.5%
60+ min	64	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 12.5% (261 of 2,086)

	Count	Share
Family households	498	56.6%
Nonfamily households	382	43.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	880	94.0%
Vacant	56	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	391	44.4%
Renter-occupied	489	55.6%

1-unit, detached52.5%

1-unit, attached8.8%

2 to 4 units20.1%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units9.2%

Mobile home & other6.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	491	52.5%
1-unit, attached	82	8.8%
2 to 4 units	188	20.1%
5 to 19 units	26	2.8%
20 or more units	86	9.2%
Mobile home & other	63	6.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0614498
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.41 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.0938, -120.9532