Colfax vs Jefferson

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

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

Colfax has the higher population (926 vs 169 in Jefferson). Colfax has the higher median household income ($61,964 vs $38,984 in Jefferson). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($145,100 vs $114,300 in Colfax).

Population, income & housing

	Colfax	Jefferson
Population	926	169
Median age	31.7 yrs	31.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,964	$38,984
Median home value	$114,300	$145,100
Median gross rent	$908	—
Housing units	352	55
Homeownership rate	74.1%	67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.9%	8.0%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colfax	Jefferson
Population	787 → 926 (+17.7%)	168 → 169 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$47,679 → $61,964 (+30.0%)	$36,061 → $38,984 (+8.1%)
Median home value	$76,600 → $114,300 (+49.2%)	$133,000 → $145,100 (+9.1%)
Median gross rent	$816 → $908 (+11.3%)	—

Colfax

Population

787926

Median household income

$47,679$61,964

Median home value

$76,600$114,300

Median gross rent

$816$908

Jefferson

Population

168169

Median household income

$36,061$38,984

Median home value

$133,000$145,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colfax	Jefferson
Under 5	7.8%	10.7%
5 to 17	22.9%	37.9%
18 to 24	12.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.4%	8.3%
35 to 44	9.4%	13.0%
45 to 54	9.5%	19.5%
55 to 64	11.3%	0.0%
65 to 74	6.6%	10.7%
75 and over	7.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colfax	Jefferson
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colfax	Jefferson
No high school diploma	6.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	53.3%	58.6%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colfax	Jefferson
Drove alone	76.6%	57.7%
Carpooled	9.4%	28.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	13.5%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colfax	Jefferson
1-unit, detached	81.3%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Colfax	Jefferson
Poverty rate	5.9%	0.0%
Average household size	2.89	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	27	—
Median year structure built	1951	1943