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Colfax, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Colfax is a Census town of 1,240 people across 1.49 square miles of land, in Grant Parish. Median household income is $26,250, 53.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Colfax
What Colfax is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.49 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land832 plus or minus 204
- County holding the largest share of its areaGrant Parish, 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
- Population1,240 plus or minus 304
- Median age41.3 plus or minus 15.1
- Population under 18332 plus or minus 131
- Share under 1826.8 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Population 65 and over303 plus or minus 88
- Share 65 and over24.4 percent
- Households517 plus or minus 132
- Family households218 plus or minus 87
- Share of households that are families42.2 percent plus or minus 12.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Colfax
- Median household income$26,250 plus or minus $7,217
- Per capita income$15,208
- Civilian labor force343 plus or minus 135
- Employed323 plus or minus 126
- Unemployed20 plus or minus 26
- Unemployment rate5.8 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Adults 25 and over789 plus or minus 169
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.5 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.9 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Colfax
- Housing units718 plus or minus 144
- Occupied units517 plus or minus 132
- Vacant units201 plus or minus 64
- Vacancy rate28.0 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Owner occupied276 plus or minus 90
- Renter occupied241 plus or minus 98
- Ownership rate53.4 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$73,400 plus or minus $27,733
- Median gross rent, monthly$499 plus or minus $175
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.8 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Single family units487 plus or minus 111
- Share single family67.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more88 plus or minus 47
- Share in buildings of two or more12.3 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Mobile homes143 plus or minus 80
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Colfax gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute308 plus or minus 123
- Commuting under 15 minutes70 plus or minus 56
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.7 percent plus or minus 15.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more180 plus or minus 93
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more58.4 percent plus or minus 18.9
- Drove alone85.1 percent plus or minus 45.8
- Carpooled1.2 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.0 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Worked from home4.6 percent plus or minus 7.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Colfax
Flood risk in Colfax
- NFIP communityTown of Colfax
- NFIP community number220077
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/16/16
The Town of Colfax participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220077 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.
Grant Parish, not Colfax
Grant Parish context, not Colfax figures
- Establishments in Grant Parish198
- Covered employment, Grant Parish3,426
- Average annual pay, Grant Parish$55,612
- Housing units permitted, Grant Parish4
Every figure in this section is published for Grant Parish 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.
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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, Louisiana?
1,240, in 517 households. Colfax town covers 1.49 square miles of land, which is 832 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?
Grant Parish, 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?
$26,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $73,400. Median gross rent is $499 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Colfax in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Colfax appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Colfax, town of, community 220077, 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 Grant Parish 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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