Colfax vs McLean

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

Colfax and McLean 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 730 in McLean). McLean has the higher median household income ($84,766 vs $71,528 in Colfax). McLean has the higher median home value ($124,700 vs $123,000 in Colfax).

Population, income & housing

	Colfax	McLean
Population	955	730
Median age	36.8 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$71,528	$84,766
Median home value	$123,000	$124,700
Median gross rent	$850	$1,225
Housing units	387	290
Homeownership rate	77.8%	88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colfax	McLean
Population	1,143 → 955 (-16.4%)	771 → 730 (-5.3%)
Median household income	$55,859 → $71,528 (+28.1%)	$64,722 → $84,766 (+31.0%)
Median home value	$99,000 → $123,000 (+24.2%)	$106,000 → $124,700 (+17.6%)
Median gross rent	$753 → $850 (+12.9%)	$1,036 → $1,225 (+18.2%)

Colfax

Population

1,143955

Median household income

$55,859$71,528

Median home value

$99,000$123,000

Median gross rent

$753$850

McLean

Population

771730

Median household income

$64,722$84,766

Median home value

$106,000$124,700

Median gross rent

$1,036$1,225

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colfax	McLean
Under 5	4.7%	7.8%
5 to 17	20.8%	17.5%
18 to 24	9.1%	6.8%
25 to 34	12.3%	14.5%
35 to 44	15.2%	18.2%
45 to 54	10.2%	10.1%
55 to 64	9.4%	13.6%
65 to 74	10.4%	6.4%
75 and over	8.0%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colfax	McLean
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	87.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colfax	McLean
No high school diploma	2.6%	5.7%
High school graduate	38.8%	44.8%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colfax	McLean
Drove alone	72.7%	74.9%
Carpooled	7.8%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	14.1%	18.2%
Other means	1.4%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colfax	McLean
1-unit, detached	93.8%	97.9%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Colfax	McLean
Poverty rate	8.7%	8.1%
Average household size	2.55	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	33	29
Median year structure built	1954	1965