Colfax vs Monroe

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

Colfax and Monroe 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 2,074 in Monroe). Colfax has the higher median household income ($82,878 vs $81,488 in Monroe). Monroe has the higher median home value ($173,500 vs $160,500 in Colfax).

Population, income & housing

	Colfax	Monroe
Population	2,089	2,074
Median age	33.3 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$82,878	$81,488
Median home value	$160,500	$173,500
Median gross rent	$830	$780
Housing units	851	882
Homeownership rate	70.9%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colfax	Monroe
Population	1,839 → 2,089 (+13.6%)	1,733 → 2,074 (+19.7%)
Median household income	$57,039 → $82,878 (+45.3%)	$57,917 → $81,488 (+40.7%)
Median home value	$102,600 → $160,500 (+56.4%)	$122,700 → $173,500 (+41.4%)
Median gross rent	$714 → $830 (+16.2%)	$634 → $780 (+23.0%)

Colfax

Population

1,8392,089

Median household income

$57,039$82,878

Median home value

$102,600$160,500

Median gross rent

$714$830

Monroe

Population

1,7332,074

Median household income

$57,917$81,488

Median home value

$122,700$173,500

Median gross rent

$634$780

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colfax	Monroe
Under 5	7.9%	4.7%
5 to 17	22.8%	19.7%
18 to 24	4.8%	6.6%
25 to 34	15.5%	17.4%
35 to 44	13.8%	17.1%
45 to 54	7.8%	12.0%
55 to 64	12.2%	8.3%
65 to 74	9.8%	8.7%
75 and over	5.5%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colfax	Monroe
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	96.4%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.4%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colfax	Monroe
No high school diploma	5.6%	1.5%
High school graduate	37.8%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colfax	Monroe
Drove alone	84.7%	90.6%
Carpooled	5.5%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	3.3%
Other means	0.4%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colfax	Monroe
1-unit, detached	70.6%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	12.1%	7.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Colfax	Monroe
Poverty rate	10.6%	4.3%
Average household size	2.70	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	21	28
Median year structure built	1957	1965