Colfax vs Danvers

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

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

Colfax has the higher population (955 vs 951 in Danvers). Colfax has the higher median household income ($71,528 vs $66,964 in Danvers). Danvers has the higher median home value ($156,500 vs $123,000 in Colfax).

Population, income & housing

	Colfax	Danvers
Population	955	951
Median age	36.8 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$71,528	$66,964
Median home value	$123,000	$156,500
Median gross rent	$850	$1,147
Housing units	387	407
Homeownership rate	77.8%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	37.1%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colfax	Danvers
Population	1,143 → 955 (-16.4%)	1,044 → 951 (-8.9%)
Median household income	$55,859 → $71,528 (+28.1%)	$69,125 → $66,964 (-3.1%)
Median home value	$99,000 → $123,000 (+24.2%)	$134,500 → $156,500 (+16.4%)
Median gross rent	$753 → $850 (+12.9%)	$819 → $1,147 (+40.0%)

Colfax

Population

1,143955

Median household income

$55,859$71,528

Median home value

$99,000$123,000

Median gross rent

$753$850

Danvers

Population

1,044951

Median household income

$69,125$66,964

Median home value

$134,500$156,500

Median gross rent

$819$1,147

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colfax	Danvers
Under 5	4.7%	5.9%
5 to 17	20.8%	22.6%
18 to 24	9.1%	3.7%
25 to 34	12.3%	15.5%
35 to 44	15.2%	13.2%
45 to 54	10.2%	13.6%
55 to 64	9.4%	8.6%
65 to 74	10.4%	10.0%
75 and over	8.0%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colfax	Danvers
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colfax	Danvers
No high school diploma	2.6%	5.4%
High school graduate	38.8%	18.3%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colfax	Danvers
Drove alone	72.7%	79.3%
Carpooled	7.8%	1.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.1%	15.6%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colfax	Danvers
1-unit, detached	93.8%	90.2%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Colfax	Danvers
Poverty rate	8.7%	8.5%
Average household size	2.55	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	33	29
Median year structure built	1954	1959