Colfax vs Knapp

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

Colfax and Knapp 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 504 in Knapp). Colfax has the higher median household income ($59,842 vs $59,167 in Knapp). Colfax has the higher median home value ($157,000 vs $105,000 in Knapp).

Population, income & housing

	Colfax	Knapp
Population	1,344	504
Median age	40.0 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$59,842	$59,167
Median home value	$157,000	$105,000
Median gross rent	$699	$950
Housing units	656	294
Homeownership rate	43.8%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	5.9%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colfax	Knapp
Population	1,151 → 1,344 (+16.8%)	556 → 504 (-9.4%)
Median household income	$56,905 → $59,842 (+5.2%)	$50,694 → $59,167 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$115,700 → $157,000 (+35.7%)	$118,800 → $105,000 (-11.6%)
Median gross rent	$639 → $699 (+9.4%)	$747 → $950 (+27.2%)

Colfax

Population

1,1511,344

Median household income

$56,905$59,842

Median home value

$115,700$157,000

Median gross rent

$639$699

Knapp

Population

556504

Median household income

$50,694$59,167

Median home value

$118,800$105,000

Median gross rent

$747$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colfax	Knapp
Under 5	5.2%	6.7%
5 to 17	16.4%	12.5%
18 to 24	6.7%	9.9%
25 to 34	13.5%	14.3%
35 to 44	13.3%	7.3%
45 to 54	8.2%	14.7%
55 to 64	14.3%	22.2%
65 to 74	12.4%	5.2%
75 and over	10.0%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colfax	Knapp
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	86.5%
Black or African American	1.3%	8.3%
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%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colfax	Knapp
No high school diploma	5.9%	7.8%
High school graduate	46.6%	38.4%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	47.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colfax	Knapp
Drove alone	86.1%	90.6%
Carpooled	6.6%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	1.7%
Other means	0.5%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colfax	Knapp
1-unit, detached	45.9%	46.9%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	27.6%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	22.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	23.5%

Poverty & households

	Colfax	Knapp
Poverty rate	13.8%	15.9%
Average household size	2.07	1.80
Mean commute (minutes)	28	36
Median year structure built	1958	1977