Colfax vs Elk Mound

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

Colfax and Elk Mound 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 1,103 in Elk Mound). Elk Mound has the higher median household income ($62,167 vs $59,842 in Colfax). Colfax has the higher median home value ($157,000 vs $142,500 in Elk Mound).

Population, income & housing

	Colfax	Elk Mound
Population	1,344	1,103
Median age	40.0 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$59,842	$62,167
Median home value	$157,000	$142,500
Median gross rent	$699	$984
Housing units	656	387
Homeownership rate	43.8%	50.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colfax	Elk Mound
Population	1,151 → 1,344 (+16.8%)	1,067 → 1,103 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$56,905 → $59,842 (+5.2%)	$64,583 → $62,167 (-3.7%)
Median home value	$115,700 → $157,000 (+35.7%)	$120,700 → $142,500 (+18.1%)
Median gross rent	$639 → $699 (+9.4%)	$850 → $984 (+15.8%)

Colfax

Population

1,1511,344

Median household income

$56,905$59,842

Median home value

$115,700$157,000

Median gross rent

$639$699

Elk Mound

Population

1,0671,103

Median household income

$64,583$62,167

Median home value

$120,700$142,500

Median gross rent

$850$984

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colfax	Elk Mound
Under 5	5.2%	5.3%
5 to 17	16.4%	25.6%
18 to 24	6.7%	13.1%
25 to 34	13.5%	8.4%
35 to 44	13.3%	20.4%
45 to 54	8.2%	8.7%
55 to 64	14.3%	9.4%
65 to 74	12.4%	6.1%
75 and over	10.0%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colfax	Elk Mound
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	84.5%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	4.6%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.4%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colfax	Elk Mound
No high school diploma	5.9%	5.8%
High school graduate	46.6%	41.9%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colfax	Elk Mound
Drove alone	86.1%	81.1%
Carpooled	6.6%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	7.8%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colfax	Elk Mound
1-unit, detached	45.9%	41.3%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	27.6%	25.8%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.5%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Colfax	Elk Mound
Poverty rate	13.8%	11.9%
Average household size	2.07	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	28	20
Median year structure built	1958	1977