Colfax vs Newton

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

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

Newton has the higher population (15,696 vs 2,089 in Colfax). Colfax has the higher median household income ($82,878 vs $56,321 in Newton). Colfax has the higher median home value ($160,500 vs $151,600 in Newton).

Population, income & housing

	Colfax	Newton
Population	2,089	15,696
Median age	33.3 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$82,878	$56,321
Median home value	$160,500	$151,600
Median gross rent	$830	$828
Housing units	851	7,472
Homeownership rate	70.9%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colfax	Newton
Population	1,839 → 2,089 (+13.6%)	15,164 → 15,696 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$57,039 → $82,878 (+45.3%)	$48,481 → $56,321 (+16.2%)
Median home value	$102,600 → $160,500 (+56.4%)	$114,200 → $151,600 (+32.7%)
Median gross rent	$714 → $830 (+16.2%)	$736 → $828 (+12.5%)

Colfax

Population

1,8392,089

Median household income

$57,039$82,878

Median home value

$102,600$160,500

Median gross rent

$714$830

Newton

Population

15,16415,696

Median household income

$48,481$56,321

Median home value

$114,200$151,600

Median gross rent

$736$828

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colfax	Newton
Under 5	7.9%	4.6%
5 to 17	22.8%	15.2%
18 to 24	4.8%	9.0%
25 to 34	15.5%	11.5%
35 to 44	13.8%	11.5%
45 to 54	7.8%	12.4%
55 to 64	12.2%	13.0%
65 to 74	9.8%	10.9%
75 and over	5.5%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colfax	Newton
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colfax	Newton
No high school diploma	5.6%	7.7%
High school graduate	37.8%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colfax	Newton
Drove alone	84.7%	78.4%
Carpooled	5.5%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	7.4%
Other means	0.4%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colfax	Newton
1-unit, detached	70.6%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	12.1%	9.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.7%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Colfax	Newton
Poverty rate	10.6%	11.2%
Average household size	2.70	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1957	1964