Colfax, IN Population

Overview

859

Total Population

31.5

Median age

57.28%

Female population %

74.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

56.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

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 31.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Colfax's population under 18 was 28.29%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Colfax's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.13% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Colfax, 20.84% were under the age of 15, 27.36% aged 15 to 29, 36.67% aged 30 to 64, 11.41% aged 65 to 84, and 3.73% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 125 more females than males in Colfax:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 57.28% females and 42.72% males in Colfax, IN.
The Colfax, IN gender ratio is 74.6:100 i.e. 74.6 men to 100 women (0.746).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 48.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 79.

Colfax's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Colfax population: 98.37% are White, 0.58% are Black or African American, 0.93% are some other race and 0.12% are multiracial.
Colfax's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 859 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Colfax is White with a population of 845 (98.37% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 786 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Colfax's population decreased by 84 (10.87%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Colfax's population increased by 14 (2.03%), 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 2018 at 669.