Colfax vs Ridgeland

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

Colfax and Ridgeland 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 288 in Ridgeland). Colfax has the higher median household income ($59,842 vs $37,813 in Ridgeland). Colfax has the higher median home value ($157,000 vs $114,000 in Ridgeland).

Population, income & housing

	Colfax	Ridgeland
Population	1,344	288
Median age	40.0 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$59,842	$37,813
Median home value	$157,000	$114,000
Median gross rent	$699	$575
Housing units	656	161
Homeownership rate	43.8%	54.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	4.8%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colfax	Ridgeland
Population	1,151 → 1,344 (+16.8%)	259 → 288 (+11.2%)
Median household income	$56,905 → $59,842 (+5.2%)	$33,875 → $37,813 (+11.6%)
Median home value	$115,700 → $157,000 (+35.7%)	$72,500 → $114,000 (+57.2%)
Median gross rent	$639 → $699 (+9.4%)	$583 → $575 (-1.4%)

Colfax

Population

1,1511,344

Median household income

$56,905$59,842

Median home value

$115,700$157,000

Median gross rent

$639$699

Ridgeland

Population

259288

Median household income

$33,875$37,813

Median home value

$72,500$114,000

Median gross rent

$583$575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colfax	Ridgeland
Under 5	5.2%	6.6%
5 to 17	16.4%	14.9%
18 to 24	6.7%	5.6%
25 to 34	13.5%	11.1%
35 to 44	13.3%	8.3%
45 to 54	8.2%	12.8%
55 to 64	14.3%	18.4%
65 to 74	12.4%	13.5%
75 and over	10.0%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colfax	Ridgeland
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colfax	Ridgeland
No high school diploma	5.9%	4.3%
High school graduate	46.6%	54.8%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colfax	Ridgeland
Drove alone	86.1%	83.9%
Carpooled	6.6%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	4.8%
Other means	0.5%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colfax	Ridgeland
1-unit, detached	45.9%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	27.6%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	12.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Colfax	Ridgeland
Poverty rate	13.8%	20.1%
Average household size	2.07	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1958	1962