Colfax vs Saybrook

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

Colfax and Saybrook 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 714 in Saybrook). Colfax has the higher median household income ($71,528 vs $54,479 in Saybrook). Colfax has the higher median home value ($123,000 vs $92,900 in Saybrook).

Population, income & housing

	Colfax	Saybrook
Population	955	714
Median age	36.8 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$71,528	$54,479
Median home value	$123,000	$92,900
Median gross rent	$850	$829
Housing units	387	330
Homeownership rate	77.8%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colfax	Saybrook
Population	1,143 → 955 (-16.4%)	660 → 714 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$55,859 → $71,528 (+28.1%)	$58,594 → $54,479 (-7.0%)
Median home value	$99,000 → $123,000 (+24.2%)	$91,100 → $92,900 (+2.0%)
Median gross rent	$753 → $850 (+12.9%)	$613 → $829 (+35.2%)

Colfax

Population

1,143955

Median household income

$55,859$71,528

Median home value

$99,000$123,000

Median gross rent

$753$850

Saybrook

Population

660714

Median household income

$58,594$54,479

Median home value

$91,100$92,900

Median gross rent

$613$829

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colfax	Saybrook
Under 5	4.7%	6.4%
5 to 17	20.8%	20.6%
18 to 24	9.1%	5.3%
25 to 34	12.3%	10.2%
35 to 44	15.2%	16.8%
45 to 54	10.2%	7.1%
55 to 64	9.4%	11.6%
65 to 74	10.4%	15.5%
75 and over	8.0%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colfax	Saybrook
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	86.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.8%
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%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colfax	Saybrook
No high school diploma	2.6%	14.3%
High school graduate	38.8%	49.3%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colfax	Saybrook
Drove alone	72.7%	68.8%
Carpooled	7.8%	18.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.1%	10.8%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colfax	Saybrook
1-unit, detached	93.8%	93.6%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Colfax	Saybrook
Poverty rate	8.7%	14.4%
Average household size	2.55	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	33	37
Median year structure built	1954	1961