Colfax

Population: 1,442
Median household income: $28,510
Median home value: $82,400

Colfax, a community in Grant Parish, Louisiana, has 1,442 residents. The median household income of $28,510 is below the Grant Parish median ($61,112).

Between 2019 and 2023, Colfax's population declined 42.1% from 2,492 to 1,442, while its median home value rose 14.0% from $72,300 to $82,400.

Households average 2.27 people. The median gross rent is $582.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,442
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $28,510
Median home value: $82,400
Median gross rent: $582
Housing units: 738
Homeownership rate: 59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4921,442

Median household income

$22,051$28,510

Median home value

$72,300$82,400

Median gross rent

$622$582

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,492	$22,051	$72,300	$622
2020	2,261	$20,139	$70,800	$645
2021	2,010	$21,875	$76,100	$659
2022	1,632	$27,847	$85,200	$548
2023	1,442	$28,510	$82,400	$582

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 512.3%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 445.6%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	177	12.3%
5 to 17	249	17.3%
18 to 24	145	10.1%
25 to 34	141	9.8%
35 to 44	81	5.6%
45 to 54	193	13.4%
55 to 64	163	11.3%
65 to 74	128	8.9%
75 and over	165	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	477	33.1%
Black or African American	860	59.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	72	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	33	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.8%

High school graduate41.1%

Some college or associate's22.2%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	207	23.8%
High school graduate	358	41.1%
Some college or associate's	193	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	110	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3	0.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone73.5%

Carpooled13.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	286	73.5%
Carpooled	54	13.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	28	7.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	14	3.6%
Other means	7	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	122	32.5%
15 to 29 min	84	22.4%
30 to 44 min	142	37.9%
45 to 59 min	11	2.9%
60+ min	16	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 35.0% (442 of 1,264)

	Count	Share
Family households	274	49.2%
Nonfamily households	283	50.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	557	75.5%
Vacant	181	24.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	333	59.8%
Renter-occupied	224	40.2%

1-unit, detached70.3%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other16.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	519	70.3%
1-unit, attached	7	0.9%
2 to 4 units	55	7.5%
5 to 19 units	34	4.6%
20 or more units	2	0.3%
Mobile home & other	121	16.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2216375
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.49 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 31.5196, -92.6997