Colfax vs Newcastle

A side-by-side comparison of Colfax and Newcastle: population, income, housing, and more.

Colfax and Newcastle are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Colfax has the higher population (2,095 vs 1,594 in Newcastle). Newcastle has the higher median household income ($110,446 vs $74,583 in Colfax). Newcastle has the higher median home value ($596,400 vs $397,100 in Colfax).

Population, income & housing

	Colfax	Newcastle
Population	2,095	1,594
Median age	36.3 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$74,583	$110,446
Median home value	$397,100	$596,400
Median gross rent	$1,633	$1,633
Housing units	936	727
Homeownership rate	44.4%	89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colfax	Newcastle
Population	2,057 → 2,095 (+1.8%)	1,208 → 1,594 (+32.0%)
Median household income	$57,734 → $74,583 (+29.2%)	$75,250 → $110,446 (+46.8%)
Median home value	$273,400 → $397,100 (+45.2%)	$327,000 → $596,400 (+82.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,162 → $1,633 (+40.5%)	$1,109 → $1,633 (+47.2%)

Colfax

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

Newcastle

Population

1,2081,594

Median household income

$75,250$110,446

Median home value

$327,000$596,400

Median gross rent

$1,109$1,633

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colfax	Newcastle
Under 5	2.8%	2.1%
5 to 17	21.5%	15.7%
18 to 24	8.3%	3.9%
25 to 34	14.3%	18.4%
35 to 44	23.4%	14.4%
45 to 54	5.4%	5.1%
55 to 64	11.4%	12.0%
65 to 74	6.3%	15.6%
75 and over	6.6%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colfax	Newcastle
White (non-Hispanic)	75.8%	76.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.3%
Asian	0.6%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	16.2%	16.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colfax	Newcastle
No high school diploma	5.8%	10.3%
High school graduate	36.9%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colfax	Newcastle
Drove alone	73.9%	78.3%
Carpooled	5.9%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.2%	11.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colfax	Newcastle
1-unit, detached	52.5%	61.5%
1-unit, attached	8.8%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	20.1%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	1.9%
20 or more units	9.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	33.7%

Poverty & households

	Colfax	Newcastle
Poverty rate	12.5%	12.1%
Average household size	2.38	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	25	21
Median year structure built	1983	1977