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Colfax, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Colfax is a Census village of 1,370 people across 1.39 square miles of land, in Dunn County. Median household income is $61,762, 44.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $340,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Colfax
What Colfax is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.39 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land986
- County holding the largest share of its areaDunn 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
- Population1,370
- Median age40.0
- Population under 18275 plus or minus 59
- Share under 1820.1 percent
- Population 65 and over312 plus or minus 124
- Share 65 and over22.8 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Households641 plus or minus 157
- Family households320 plus or minus 97
- Share of households that are families49.9 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$61,762
- Per capita income$35,345
- Civilian labor force809 plus or minus 201
- Employed733 plus or minus 192
- Unemployed76 plus or minus 60
- Unemployment rate9.4 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Adults 25 and over1,012 plus or minus 219
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.8 percent plus or minus 29.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.7 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.7 percent plus or minus 1.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Colfax
Housing in Colfax
- Housing units673 plus or minus 155
- Occupied units641 plus or minus 157
- Vacant units32 plus or minus 30
- Vacancy rate4.8 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Owner occupied286
- Renter occupied355 plus or minus 151
- Ownership rate44.6 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$173,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$698 plus or minus $314
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.6 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Single family units326
- Share single family48.4 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Units in buildings of two or more255 plus or minus 127
- Share in buildings of two or more37.9 percent plus or minus 16.8
- Mobile homes92 plus or minus 84
- Median year structure built1959
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 commute698 plus or minus 193
- Commuting under 15 minutes155 plus or minus 62
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.2 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more212 plus or minus 57
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.4 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Drove alone84.4 percent
- Carpooled6.6 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked3.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Worked from home4.5 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Colfax
SBA loans in Colfax (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$340,000
- Average approval$170,000
- Median approval$170,000
- Largest approval$290,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval1.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term90 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
SBA loans in Colfax (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,327,000
- Average approval$331,750
- Median approval$322,500
- Largest approval$465,000
- Jobs supported46
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Colfax, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Colfax
Flood risk in Colfax
- NFIP communityVillage of Colfax
- NFIP community number550120
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/02/11
The Village of Colfax participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550120 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.
Dunn County, not Colfax
Dunn County context, not Colfax figures
- Establishments in Dunn County915
- Covered employment, Dunn County18,047
- Average annual pay, Dunn County$52,935
- Housing units permitted, Dunn County145
Every figure in this section is published for Dunn 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.
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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, Wisconsin?
1,370, in 641 households. Colfax village covers 1.39 square miles of land, which is 986 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?
Dunn 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?
$61,762. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $173,500. Median gross rent is $698 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?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $340,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $170,000, plus 4 504 approvals worth $1.3 m since FY2010. 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, village of, community 550120, 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 Dunn 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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