Colfax County vs Red Willow County

A side-by-side comparison of Colfax County and Red Willow County: population, income, housing, and more.

Colfax County and Red Willow County are counties in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Red Willow County has the higher population (10,611 vs 10,541 in Colfax County). Colfax County has the higher median household income ($79,720 vs $60,000 in Red Willow County). Red Willow County has the higher median home value ($143,500 vs $128,800 in Colfax County).

Population, income & housing

	Colfax County	Red Willow County
Population	10,541	10,611
Median age	35.0 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$79,720	$60,000
Median home value	$128,800	$143,500
Median gross rent	$902	$778
Housing units	3,996	5,164
Homeownership rate	76.1%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colfax County	Red Willow County
Population	10,714 → 10,541 (-1.6%)	10,768 → 10,611 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$58,872 → $79,720 (+35.4%)	$48,808 → $60,000 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$101,100 → $128,800 (+27.4%)	$109,000 → $143,500 (+31.7%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $902 (+29.6%)	$623 → $778 (+24.9%)

Colfax County

Population

10,71410,541

Median household income

$58,872$79,720

Median home value

$101,100$128,800

Median gross rent

$696$902

Red Willow County

Population

10,76810,611

Median household income

$48,808$60,000

Median home value

$109,000$143,500

Median gross rent

$623$778

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colfax County	Red Willow County
Under 5	8.0%	6.2%
5 to 17	22.4%	15.9%
18 to 24	7.6%	9.9%
25 to 34	12.0%	10.5%
35 to 44	9.8%	11.2%
45 to 54	14.2%	10.7%
55 to 64	12.5%	14.5%
65 to 74	8.2%	11.7%
75 and over	5.3%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colfax County	Red Willow County
White (non-Hispanic)	45.7%	90.1%
Black or African American	3.4%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.1%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	47.3%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colfax County	Red Willow County
No high school diploma	23.3%	4.7%
High school graduate	32.1%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colfax County	Red Willow County
Drove alone	78.9%	87.5%
Carpooled	11.8%	4.2%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	5.6%
Other means	0.9%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colfax County	Red Willow County
1-unit, detached	80.9%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.5%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Colfax County	Red Willow County
Poverty rate	8.7%	14.1%
Average household size	2.87	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	18	12
Median year structure built	1970	1959