Colfax, IL Population

Overview

1,076

Total Population

34.1

Median age

54.93%

Female population %

82.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

63.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

27

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Colfax's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Colfax is 34.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Colfax's population under 18 was 29.46%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Colfax's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.33% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Colfax, 23.42% were under the age of 15, 23.33% aged 15 to 29, 37.92% aged 30 to 64, 11.43% aged 65 to 84, and 3.90% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 106 more females than males in Colfax:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.93% females and 45.07% males in Colfax, IL.
The Colfax, IL gender ratio is 82.1:100 i.e. 82.1 men to 100 women (0.821).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 55.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 72.

Colfax's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Colfax population: 97.58% are White, 1.49% are some other race and 0.93% are multiracial.
Colfax's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 27 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,049 (97.49% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Colfax is White with a population of 1,05 (97.58% of the total population).

Colfax's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,069 in the year 2013
From 2000 to 2010, Colfax's population increased by 70 (7.06%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Colfax's population decreased by 62 (5.84%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Colfax's population was lowest in year 2000 at 991.