Colfax vs Michigantown

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

Colfax and Michigantown 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 470 in Michigantown). Michigantown has the higher median household income ($73,214 vs $61,964 in Colfax). Michigantown has the higher median home value ($125,000 vs $114,300 in Colfax).

Population, income & housing

	Colfax	Michigantown
Population	926	470
Median age	31.7 yrs	30.0 yrs
Median household income	$61,964	$73,214
Median home value	$114,300	$125,000
Median gross rent	$908	$963
Housing units	352	197
Homeownership rate	74.1%	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.9%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colfax	Michigantown
Population	787 → 926 (+17.7%)	592 → 470 (-20.6%)
Median household income	$47,679 → $61,964 (+30.0%)	$62,784 → $73,214 (+16.6%)
Median home value	$76,600 → $114,300 (+49.2%)	$87,000 → $125,000 (+43.7%)
Median gross rent	$816 → $908 (+11.3%)	$796 → $963 (+21.0%)

Colfax

Population

787926

Median household income

$47,679$61,964

Median home value

$76,600$114,300

Median gross rent

$816$908

Michigantown

Population

592470

Median household income

$62,784$73,214

Median home value

$87,000$125,000

Median gross rent

$796$963

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colfax	Michigantown
Under 5	7.8%	11.7%
5 to 17	22.9%	19.6%
18 to 24	12.4%	6.6%
25 to 34	12.4%	16.8%
35 to 44	9.4%	9.4%
45 to 54	9.5%	9.1%
55 to 64	11.3%	11.5%
65 to 74	6.6%	10.4%
75 and over	7.7%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colfax	Michigantown
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	94.0%
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%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colfax	Michigantown
No high school diploma	6.5%	7.9%
High school graduate	53.3%	56.8%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colfax	Michigantown
Drove alone	76.6%	81.0%
Carpooled	9.4%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	3.2%
Other means	1.2%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colfax	Michigantown
1-unit, detached	81.3%	87.3%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Colfax	Michigantown
Poverty rate	5.9%	14.7%
Average household size	2.89	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1951	1946