Colby vs Rexford

A side-by-side comparison of Colby and Rexford: population, income, housing, and more.

Colby and Rexford are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Colby has the higher population (5,389 vs 150 in Rexford). Rexford has the higher median household income ($74,444 vs $66,731 in Colby). Since 2019, Colby's population has grown faster (-1.5% vs -2.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Colby	Rexford
Population	5,389	150
Median age	32.7 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$66,731	$74,444
Median home value	$150,700	—
Median gross rent	$736	$782
Housing units	2,443	107
Homeownership rate	69.6%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colby	Rexford
Population	5,473 → 5,389 (-1.5%)	154 → 150 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$56,358 → $66,731 (+18.4%)	$27,500 → $74,444 (+170.7%)
Median home value	$125,500 → $150,700 (+20.1%)	$72,900 → $32,500 (-55.4%)
Median gross rent	$634 → $736 (+16.1%)	$773 → $782 (+1.2%)

Colby

Population

5,4735,389

Median household income

$56,358$66,731

Median home value

$125,500$150,700

Median gross rent

$634$736

Rexford

Population

154150

Median household income

$27,500$74,444

Median home value

$72,900$32,500

Median gross rent

$773$782

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colby	Rexford
Under 5	6.4%	9.3%
5 to 17	19.5%	9.3%
18 to 24	12.8%	20.7%
25 to 34	13.8%	10.0%
35 to 44	8.4%	4.0%
45 to 54	10.2%	22.0%
55 to 64	13.5%	9.3%
65 to 74	6.5%	5.3%
75 and over	8.9%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colby	Rexford
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	78.7%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	21.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colby	Rexford
No high school diploma	8.8%	4.4%
High school graduate	20.2%	51.6%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colby	Rexford
Drove alone	80.9%	70.0%
Carpooled	6.6%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	16.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colby	Rexford
1-unit, detached	75.4%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	15.0%

Poverty & households

	Colby	Rexford
Poverty rate	8.2%	8.0%
Average household size	2.37	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	10	30
Median year structure built	1968	1951