Colfax County, Nebraska

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 10,541
Median household income: $79,720
Median home value: $128,800

Colfax County is a county in Nebraska with a population of 10,541. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $79,720 is above the Nebraska median ($74,985).

Between 2019 and 2023, Colfax County's population declined 1.6% from 10,714 to 10,541, while its median household income rose 35.4% from $58,872 to $79,720.

Households average 2.87 people. The median gross rent is $902.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,541
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $79,720
Median home value: $128,800
Median gross rent: $902
Housing units: 3,996
Homeownership rate: 76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,71410,541

Median household income

$58,872$79,720

Median home value

$101,100$128,800

Median gross rent

$696$902

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,714	$58,872	$101,100	$696
2020	10,681	$64,269	$92,900	$692
2021	10,608	$70,381	$89,700	$749
2022	10,563	$71,205	$103,400	$907
2023	10,541	$79,720	$128,800	$902

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

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1722.4%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	848	8.0%
5 to 17	2,362	22.4%
18 to 24	796	7.6%
25 to 34	1,266	12.0%
35 to 44	1,030	9.8%
45 to 54	1,498	14.2%
55 to 64	1,319	12.5%
65 to 74	862	8.2%
75 and over	560	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,812	45.7%
Black or African American	359	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	218	2.1%
Asian	2	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	167	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,983	47.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.3%

High school graduate32.1%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,521	23.3%
High school graduate	2,100	32.1%
Some college or associate's	1,993	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	667	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	254	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit0.1%

Walked5.1%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home2.8%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,165	78.9%
Carpooled	621	11.8%
Public transit	5	0.1%
Walked	267	5.1%
Bicycle	23	0.4%
Worked from home	146	2.8%
Other means	50	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,625	51.2%
15 to 29 min	1,639	31.9%
30 to 44 min	496	9.7%
45 to 59 min	156	3.0%
60+ min	215	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.87
Poverty rate: 8.7% (898 of 10,312)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,666	73.3%
Nonfamily households	973	26.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,639	91.1%
Vacant	357	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,768	76.1%
Renter-occupied	871	23.9%

1-unit, detached80.9%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other11.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,233	80.9%
1-unit, attached	16	0.4%
2 to 4 units	181	4.5%
5 to 19 units	100	2.5%
20 or more units	18	0.5%
Mobile home & other	448	11.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 31037
State: Nebraska
Land area: 411 sq mi
Water area: 5.06 sq mi
Center point: 41.5750, -97.0889