Colfax vs Gridley

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

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

Gridley has the higher population (1,339 vs 955 in Colfax). Colfax has the higher median household income ($71,528 vs $69,688 in Gridley). Gridley has the higher median home value ($134,600 vs $123,000 in Colfax).

Population, income & housing

	Colfax	Gridley
Population	955	1,339
Median age	36.8 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$71,528	$69,688
Median home value	$123,000	$134,600
Median gross rent	$850	$763
Housing units	387	569
Homeownership rate	77.8%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	30.3%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colfax	Gridley
Population	1,143 → 955 (-16.4%)	1,590 → 1,339 (-15.8%)
Median household income	$55,859 → $71,528 (+28.1%)	$62,222 → $69,688 (+12.0%)
Median home value	$99,000 → $123,000 (+24.2%)	$117,100 → $134,600 (+14.9%)
Median gross rent	$753 → $850 (+12.9%)	$628 → $763 (+21.5%)

Colfax

Population

1,143955

Median household income

$55,859$71,528

Median home value

$99,000$123,000

Median gross rent

$753$850

Gridley

Population

1,5901,339

Median household income

$62,222$69,688

Median home value

$117,100$134,600

Median gross rent

$628$763

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colfax	Gridley
Under 5	4.7%	5.6%
5 to 17	20.8%	21.8%
18 to 24	9.1%	10.9%
25 to 34	12.3%	10.8%
35 to 44	15.2%	8.7%
45 to 54	10.2%	12.3%
55 to 64	9.4%	10.2%
65 to 74	10.4%	12.5%
75 and over	8.0%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colfax	Gridley
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	92.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colfax	Gridley
No high school diploma	2.6%	5.4%
High school graduate	38.8%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colfax	Gridley
Drove alone	72.7%	76.8%
Carpooled	7.8%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.1%	12.5%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colfax	Gridley
1-unit, detached	93.8%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Colfax	Gridley
Poverty rate	8.7%	6.3%
Average household size	2.55	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	33	24
Median year structure built	1954	1970