Colfax vs Downsville

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

Colfax and Downsville 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 268 in Downsville). Downsville has the higher median household income ($81,667 vs $59,842 in Colfax). Downsville has the higher median home value ($200,000 vs $157,000 in Colfax).

Population, income & housing

	Colfax	Downsville
Population	1,344	268
Median age	40.0 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$59,842	$81,667
Median home value	$157,000	$200,000
Median gross rent	$699	—
Housing units	656	72
Homeownership rate	43.8%	94.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	53.7%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	38.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colfax	Downsville
Population	1,151 → 1,344 (+16.8%)	120 → 268 (+123.3%)
Median household income	$56,905 → $59,842 (+5.2%)	$56,250 → $81,667 (+45.2%)
Median home value	$115,700 → $157,000 (+35.7%)	$130,400 → $200,000 (+53.4%)
Median gross rent	$639 → $699 (+9.4%)	$659 → $707 (+7.3%)

Colfax

Population

1,1511,344

Median household income

$56,905$59,842

Median home value

$115,700$157,000

Median gross rent

$639$699

Downsville

Population

120268

Median household income

$56,250$81,667

Median home value

$130,400$200,000

Median gross rent

$659$707

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colfax	Downsville
Under 5	5.2%	2.2%
5 to 17	16.4%	15.7%
18 to 24	6.7%	21.6%
25 to 34	13.5%	4.1%
35 to 44	13.3%	13.8%
45 to 54	8.2%	11.6%
55 to 64	14.3%	7.8%
65 to 74	12.4%	2.6%
75 and over	10.0%	20.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colfax	Downsville
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	97.8%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.4%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colfax	Downsville
No high school diploma	5.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	46.6%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	34.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colfax	Downsville
Drove alone	86.1%	91.5%
Carpooled	6.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	8.5%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colfax	Downsville
1-unit, detached	45.9%	84.7%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	27.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	11.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Colfax	Downsville
Poverty rate	13.8%	8.6%
Average household size	2.07	3.94
Mean commute (minutes)	28	32
Median year structure built	1958	1983