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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Colfax is $18,531, which is lower than the state average of $24,953 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Colfax median household income is $46,500, which has grown by 8.93% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 17.25% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Colfax residents spend 30.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.1 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #476

Colfax, IN	18,531 USD
Indiana	24,953 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Colfax, IN	29,706 USD
Indiana	28,819 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Colfax, IN	35,385 USD
Indiana	35,272 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Colfax, IN	27,045 USD
Indiana	22,933 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #264

Colfax, IN	46,500 USD
Indiana	48,737 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Colfax, IN	50,074 USD
Indiana	63,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #390

Colfax, IN	8.93%
Indiana	17.25%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Colfax, IN		Indiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.19%	$2,832, see rank	19.01%	$12,352	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.55%	$19,924, see rank	29.99%	$18,304	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.39%	$0, see rank	2.21%	$3,210	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	25.78%	$11,650, see rank	18.63%	$17,699	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Colfax, IN	48,750 USD
Indiana	60,440 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Colfax, IN	54,117 USD
Indiana	75,012 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Colfax, IN	Indiana	U.S.
White	$46,500, see rank	$51,311	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Colfax, IN	Indiana	U.S.
less than 25	$22,031, see rank	$22,736	$25,788
25 to 44	$53,125, see rank	$53,136	$58,398
45 to 64	$56,875, see rank	$59,465	$65,027
65 or over	$42,969, see rank	$35,667	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Colfax, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	559, see rank	5,131,317	248,775,628
Male¹	264, 47.23%, see rank	48.70%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	177, 67.05%, see rank	69.26%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2, 0.76%, see rank	0.12%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	175, 66.29%, see rank	69.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	160, 91.43%, see rank	90.84%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	15, 8.57%, see rank	9.16%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	87, 32.95%, see rank	30.74%	30.72%
Female¹	295, 52.77%, see rank	51.30%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	147, 49.83%, see rank	59.17%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	147, 49.83%, see rank	59.16%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	133, 90.48%, see rank	91.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	14, 9.52%, see rank	8.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	148, 50.17%, see rank	40.83%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Colfax, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	294, 100%	2,942,663	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	243, 82.65%, see rank	83.18%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	26, 8.84%, see rank	8.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.06%	5.06%
Walked	16, 5.44%, see rank	2.09%	2.78%
Other Means	6, 2.04%, see rank	1.44%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3, 1.02%, see rank	3.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Colfax, IN	30.2 minutes
Indiana	23.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Colfax, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	293	2,994,736	143,435,233
Male¹	160, 54.61%, see rank	52.41%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	36, 22.50%, see rank	28.17%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	21, 13.13%, see rank	13.27%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	17, 10.63%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	16, 10.00%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	56, 35.00%, see rank	26.36%	17.94%
Female¹	133, 45.39%, see rank	47.59%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	29, 21.80%, see rank	36.67%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	14, 10.53%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	50, 37.59%, see rank	31.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11, 8.27%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	29, 21.80%, see rank	9.40%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Colfax, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	293, 100%	2,994,736	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	8, 2.73%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	38, 12.97%, see rank	5.68%	6.17%
Manufacturing	88, 30.03%, see rank	18.60%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	5, 1.71%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	18, 6.14%, see rank	11.54%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	10, 3.41%, see rank	5.14%	4.93%
Information	6, 2.05%, see rank	1.54%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	7, 2.39%, see rank	5.23%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	13, 4.44%, see rank	7.86%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	49, 16.72%, see rank	23.17%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	18, 6.14%, see rank	8.94%	9.49%
Public Administration	15, 5.12%, see rank	3.58%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	18, 6.14%, see rank	4.70%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Colfax, IN	%	Indiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	92	12.43%, see rank	15.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	19	9.60%, see rank	11.26%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.