Colfax vs Menomonie

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

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

Menomonie has the higher population (16,548 vs 1,344 in Colfax). Colfax has the higher median household income ($59,842 vs $54,587 in Menomonie). Menomonie has the higher median home value ($203,800 vs $157,000 in Colfax).

Population, income & housing

	Colfax	Menomonie
Population	1,344	16,548
Median age	40.0 yrs	25.3 yrs
Median household income	$59,842	$54,587
Median home value	$157,000	$203,800
Median gross rent	$699	$933
Housing units	656	6,566
Homeownership rate	43.8%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	38.1%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colfax	Menomonie
Population	1,151 → 1,344 (+16.8%)	16,408 → 16,548 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$56,905 → $59,842 (+5.2%)	$44,121 → $54,587 (+23.7%)
Median home value	$115,700 → $157,000 (+35.7%)	$145,200 → $203,800 (+40.4%)
Median gross rent	$639 → $699 (+9.4%)	$762 → $933 (+22.4%)

Colfax

Population

1,1511,344

Median household income

$56,905$59,842

Median home value

$115,700$157,000

Median gross rent

$639$699

Menomonie

Population

16,40816,548

Median household income

$44,121$54,587

Median home value

$145,200$203,800

Median gross rent

$762$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colfax	Menomonie
Under 5	5.2%	3.5%
5 to 17	16.4%	8.8%
18 to 24	6.7%	37.0%
25 to 34	13.5%	13.3%
35 to 44	13.3%	9.0%
45 to 54	8.2%	7.3%
55 to 64	14.3%	7.7%
65 to 74	12.4%	7.4%
75 and over	10.0%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colfax	Menomonie
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	90.9%
Black or African American	1.3%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	4.6%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.4%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colfax	Menomonie
No high school diploma	5.9%	4.7%
High school graduate	46.6%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colfax	Menomonie
Drove alone	86.1%	75.9%
Carpooled	6.6%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	4.0%	11.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	2.7%	6.9%
Other means	0.5%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colfax	Menomonie
1-unit, detached	45.9%	40.8%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	27.6%	15.6%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	23.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.6%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Colfax	Menomonie
Poverty rate	13.8%	18.4%
Average household size	2.07	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	28	17
Median year structure built	1958	1984