Boyceville vs Colfax

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

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

Colfax has the higher population (1,344 vs 1,200 in Boyceville). Colfax has the higher median household income ($59,842 vs $55,972 in Boyceville). Boyceville has the higher median home value ($158,200 vs $157,000 in Colfax).

Population, income & housing

	Boyceville	Colfax
Population	1,200	1,344
Median age	40.8 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$55,972	$59,842
Median home value	$158,200	$157,000
Median gross rent	$856	$699
Housing units	618	656
Homeownership rate	71.9%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boyceville	Colfax
Population	1,041 → 1,200 (+15.3%)	1,151 → 1,344 (+16.8%)
Median household income	$46,125 → $55,972 (+21.3%)	$56,905 → $59,842 (+5.2%)
Median home value	$104,700 → $158,200 (+51.1%)	$115,700 → $157,000 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$719 → $856 (+19.1%)	$639 → $699 (+9.4%)

Boyceville

Population

1,0411,200

Median household income

$46,125$55,972

Median home value

$104,700$158,200

Median gross rent

$719$856

Colfax

Population

1,1511,344

Median household income

$56,905$59,842

Median home value

$115,700$157,000

Median gross rent

$639$699

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boyceville	Colfax
Under 5	4.4%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.0%	16.4%
18 to 24	6.6%	6.7%
25 to 34	18.8%	13.5%
35 to 44	11.3%	13.3%
45 to 54	9.2%	8.2%
55 to 64	20.3%	14.3%
65 to 74	5.8%	12.4%
75 and over	8.7%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boyceville	Colfax
White (non-Hispanic)	96.3%	86.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.8%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boyceville	Colfax
No high school diploma	6.6%	5.9%
High school graduate	40.3%	46.6%
Some college or associate's	43.4%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boyceville	Colfax
Drove alone	77.6%	86.1%
Carpooled	6.4%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	2.7%
Other means	0.8%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boyceville	Colfax
1-unit, detached	67.2%	45.9%
1-unit, attached	9.7%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	27.6%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	10.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	14.9%

Poverty & households

	Boyceville	Colfax
Poverty rate	16.1%	13.8%
Average household size	2.04	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1969	1958