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Colfax township, Boone County, IA

973 Population
35 square miles 27.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.1 ±10.5 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Boone County: 42.4 ±0.9
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$45,838 ±$21,197 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Boone County: $42,125 ±$1,965
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
N/A Median household income

1.2% ±1.9% (12  ±19) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Boone County: 6.2% † 1,612 (±1.2% / ±315)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

14.9 minutes ±3.3 (6,785  ±3,818) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Boone County: 22.5 285,945 (±1.2 / ±18,823)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

377 ±156 Number of households
  • Boone County: 10,936 ±270
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.7 (973  ±474) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Boone County: 2.4 26,087 (±0.1 / ±25)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

11.2% ±8.8% (30  ±34) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Boone County: 6.7% † 372 (±2% / ±109)
  • about double the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

377 ±156 Number of housing units
  • Boone County: 12,041 ±56
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$420,800 ±$138,561 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about double the amount in Boone County: $212,400 ±$9,259
  • about double the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

2.5% ±2.9% (23  ±29.7) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in Boone County: 8.2% † 2,152 (±1.7% / ±456)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.7% ±52.6% (540  ±194) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Boone County: 95.1% 18,176 (±4.3% / ±837.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
54.2% ±15.9% (309  ±159.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • nearly double the rate in Boone County: 28.5% 5,449 (±2.3% / ±446.8)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

15.2% ±4.6% (148  ±85) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Boone County: 1.5% 392
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6% ±2.8% (39  ±25) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Boone County: 5.8% † 1,218 (±0.7% / ±152)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
39 Total veterans ±25 39 Male ±25 N/A Female ±10

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