Colfax vs Sheridan

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

Colfax and Sheridan 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 1,447 in Sheridan). Sheridan has the higher median household income ($79,732 vs $74,583 in Colfax). Sheridan has the higher median home value ($425,000 vs $397,100 in Colfax).

Population, income & housing

	Colfax	Sheridan
Population	2,095	1,447
Median age	36.3 yrs	28.7 yrs
Median household income	$74,583	$79,732
Median home value	$397,100	$425,000
Median gross rent	$1,633	—
Housing units	936	405
Homeownership rate	44.4%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	33.0%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colfax	Sheridan
Population	2,057 → 2,095 (+1.8%)	1,355 → 1,447 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$57,734 → $74,583 (+29.2%)	$42,404 → $79,732 (+88.0%)
Median home value	$273,400 → $397,100 (+45.2%)	$270,700 → $425,000 (+57.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,162 → $1,633 (+40.5%)	$1,122 → $1,437 (+28.1%)

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

Sheridan

Population

1,3551,447

Median household income

$42,404$79,732

Median home value

$270,700$425,000

Median gross rent

$1,122$1,437

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colfax	Sheridan
Under 5	2.8%	4.2%
5 to 17	21.5%	25.4%
18 to 24	8.3%	14.6%
25 to 34	14.3%	13.4%
35 to 44	23.4%	7.5%
45 to 54	5.4%	15.3%
55 to 64	11.4%	12.1%
65 to 74	6.3%	4.9%
75 and over	6.6%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colfax	Sheridan
White (non-Hispanic)	75.8%	72.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.2%	24.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colfax	Sheridan
No high school diploma	5.8%	11.4%
High school graduate	36.9%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colfax	Sheridan
Drove alone	73.9%	45.2%
Carpooled	5.9%	44.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.2%	10.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colfax	Sheridan
1-unit, detached	52.5%	83.0%
1-unit, attached	8.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	9.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	17.0%

Poverty & households

	Colfax	Sheridan
Poverty rate	12.5%	10.2%
Average household size	2.38	4.08
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1983	1984