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Colfax, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Colfax is a Census town of 906 people across 0.37 square miles of land, in Clinton County. Median household income is $63,281, 80.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $127,300 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Colfax
What Colfax is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.37 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,451 plus or minus 679
- County holding the largest share of its areaClinton County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Colfax
How many people live in Colfax
- Population906 plus or minus 251
- Median age32.7 plus or minus 7.9
- Population under 18274 plus or minus 86
- Share under 1830.2 percent
- Population 65 and over117 plus or minus 43
- Share 65 and over12.9 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Households324 plus or minus 81
- Family households225 plus or minus 66
- Share of households that are families69.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Colfax
Income and work in Colfax
- Median household income$63,281 plus or minus $13,286
- Per capita income$24,973
- Civilian labor force435 plus or minus 136
- Employed416 plus or minus 124
- Unemployed19 plus or minus 19
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over535 plus or minus 141
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.6 percent plus or minus 31.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.8 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.7 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Colfax
Housing in Colfax
- Housing units377 plus or minus 90
- Occupied units324 plus or minus 81
- Vacant units53 plus or minus 42
- Vacancy rate14.1 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Owner occupied260 plus or minus 71
- Renter occupied64 plus or minus 33
- Ownership rate80.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$130,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$733 plus or minus $401
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.9 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Single family units321 plus or minus 80
- Share single family85.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more40 plus or minus 32
- Share in buildings of two or more10.6 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Mobile homes16 plus or minus 15
- Median year structure built1952
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Colfax
How Colfax gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute369 plus or minus 108
- Commuting under 15 minutes38 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting under 15 minutes10.3 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more156 plus or minus 62
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.3 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Drove alone80.4 percent
- Carpooled7.7 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home8.7 percent plus or minus 10.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Colfax
SBA loans in Colfax (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$127,300
- Average approval$127,300
- Median approval$127,300
- Largest approval$127,300
- Jobs supported9
- Jobs per approval9.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Colfax, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Colfax
Flood risk in Colfax
- NFIP communityTown of Colfax
- NFIP community number185270
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Town of Colfax participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 185270 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Clinton County, not Colfax
Clinton County context, not Colfax figures
- Establishments in Clinton County630
- Covered employment, Clinton County11,551
- Average annual pay, Clinton County$52,965
- Housing units permitted, Clinton County59
Every figure in this section is published for Clinton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Colfax.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Colfax questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Colfax, Indiana?
906, in 324 households. Colfax town covers 0.37 square miles of land, which is 2,451 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Colfax in?
Clinton County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Colfax?
$63,281. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $130,100. Median gross rent is $733 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Colfax businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $127,300 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $127,300. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Colfax, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Colfax borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Colfax. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Colfax in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Colfax appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Colfax, town of, community 185270, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Colfax figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Clinton County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Colfax.
Is zoning published for Colfax?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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