Colfax vs Kellogg

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

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

Colfax has the higher population (2,089 vs 611 in Kellogg). Colfax has the higher median household income ($82,878 vs $37,500 in Kellogg). Colfax has the higher median home value ($160,500 vs $85,000 in Kellogg).

Population, income & housing

	Colfax	Kellogg
Population	2,089	611
Median age	33.3 yrs	49.8 yrs
Median household income	$82,878	$37,500
Median home value	$160,500	$85,000
Median gross rent	$830	$766
Housing units	851	275
Homeownership rate	70.9%	60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	19.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colfax	Kellogg
Population	1,839 → 2,089 (+13.6%)	571 → 611 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$57,039 → $82,878 (+45.3%)	$45,833 → $37,500 (-18.2%)
Median home value	$102,600 → $160,500 (+56.4%)	$81,000 → $85,000 (+4.9%)
Median gross rent	$714 → $830 (+16.2%)	$675 → $766 (+13.5%)

Colfax

Population

1,8392,089

Median household income

$57,039$82,878

Median home value

$102,600$160,500

Median gross rent

$714$830

Kellogg

Population

571611

Median household income

$45,833$37,500

Median home value

$81,000$85,000

Median gross rent

$675$766

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colfax	Kellogg
Under 5	7.9%	3.9%
5 to 17	22.8%	16.7%
18 to 24	4.8%	6.1%
25 to 34	15.5%	8.2%
35 to 44	13.8%	10.3%
45 to 54	7.8%	19.1%
55 to 64	12.2%	17.8%
65 to 74	9.8%	12.3%
75 and over	5.5%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colfax	Kellogg
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	95.4%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colfax	Kellogg
No high school diploma	5.6%	11.8%
High school graduate	37.8%	42.6%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colfax	Kellogg
Drove alone	84.7%	73.7%
Carpooled	5.5%	18.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.5%
Walked	3.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	6.3%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colfax	Kellogg
1-unit, detached	70.6%	79.3%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	12.1%	7.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Colfax	Kellogg
Poverty rate	10.6%	26.0%
Average household size	2.70	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	21	26
Median year structure built	1957	1938