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Colfax County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 14,189
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 142 / 138 / 0
Land Area (2000): 9,730.047 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 29.151 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 2,216,000.000 acres (8,965.936 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 284
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 10.90%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 45.80%
Farm earnings (2005): $2,517,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 47,000,000 / 44,000,000 / 3,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 3.40%
Physicians (2004): 27
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (80)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 2,734
Federal Spending (2004): $103,385

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	13,578	47.31%
Rural, Farm	960	3.35%
Rural, Non-farm	14,160	49.34%

Colfax County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Colfax County Employment Information Back to top
Colfax County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	6,095	5,508	586	9.62%	97
1991	5,938	5,374	564	9.50%	96
1992	6,132	5,524	608	9.92%	99
1993	6,310	5,806	504	7.99%	80
1994	6,547	6,071	476	7.28%	73
1995	6,466	5,937	529	8.18%	82
1996	6,486	5,719	766	11.82%	118
1997	6,389	5,894	496	7.76%	78
1998	6,629	6,197	432	6.52%	65
1999	6,820	6,448	371	5.45%	55
2000	7,000	6,649	351	5.02%	50
2001	6,998	6,637	361	5.16%	52
2002	6,995	6,618	377	5.39%	54
2003	7,197	6,744	453	6.29%	63
2004	7,102	6,680	422	5.94%	60
2005	6,917	6,547	370	5.35%	54
2006	6,690	6,393	297	4.44%	45
2007	6,696	6,473	223	3.32%	33
2008	6,831	6,573	258	3.78%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	6,085	5,283	802	13.18%	132
Feb 1990	5,979	5,251	728	12.18%	122
Mar 1990	5,940	5,293	647	10.89%	109
Apr 1990	5,921	5,391	530	8.95%	90
May 1990	5,811	5,299	512	8.81%	88
Jun 1990	6,877	6,338	539	7.84%	78
Jul 1990	6,808	6,333	475	6.98%	70
Aug 1990	6,702	6,240	462	6.89%	69
Sep 1990	5,756	5,235	521	9.05%	91
Oct 1990	5,677	5,136	541	9.53%	95
Nov 1990	5,728	5,110	618	10.79%	108
Dec 1990	5,852	5,192	660	11.28%	113

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	5,917	5,171	746	12.61%	126
Feb 1991	5,826	5,163	663	11.38%	114
Mar 1991	5,823	5,191	632	10.85%	109
Apr 1991	5,937	5,298	639	10.76%	108
May 1991	5,634	5,089	545	9.67%	97
Jun 1991	6,658	6,064	594	8.92%	89
Jul 1991	6,747	6,253	494	7.32%	73
Aug 1991	6,369	5,937	432	6.78%	68
Sep 1991	5,531	5,082	449	8.12%	81
Oct 1991	5,637	5,194	443	7.86%	79
Nov 1991	5,589	5,058	531	9.50%	95
Dec 1991	5,591	4,990	601	10.75%	107

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	5,859	5,261	598	10.21%	102
Feb 1992	5,818	5,247	571	9.81%	98
Mar 1992	5,870	5,293	577	9.83%	98
Apr 1992	5,702	5,022	680	11.93%	119
May 1992	5,733	5,094	639	11.15%	111
Jun 1992	6,849	6,150	699	10.21%	102
Jul 1992	7,020	6,386	634	9.03%	90
Aug 1992	6,751	6,122	629	9.32%	93
Sep 1992	6,014	5,406	608	10.11%	101
Oct 1992	5,932	5,360	572	9.64%	96
Nov 1992	5,866	5,268	598	10.19%	102
Dec 1992	6,172	5,677	495	8.02%	80

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	6,186	5,662	524	8.47%	85
Feb 1993	6,194	5,732	462	7.46%	75
Mar 1993	6,205	5,714	491	7.91%	79
Apr 1993	5,805	5,290	515	8.87%	89
May 1993	6,089	5,631	458	7.52%	75
Jun 1993	6,960	6,371	589	8.46%	85
Jul 1993	6,842	6,314	528	7.72%	77
Aug 1993	6,632	6,155	477	7.19%	72
Sep 1993	6,659	6,170	489	7.34%	73
Oct 1993	5,950	5,441	509	8.55%	86
Nov 1993	5,952	5,413	539	9.06%	91
Dec 1993	6,245	5,774	471	7.54%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	6,457	5,975	482	7.46%	75
Feb 1994	6,466	5,998	468	7.24%	72
Mar 1994	6,415	5,984	431	6.72%	67
Apr 1994	6,284	5,789	495	7.88%	79
May 1994	6,227	5,773	454	7.29%	73
Jun 1994	6,431	6,029	402	6.25%	63
Jul 1994	7,396	6,953	443	5.99%	60
Aug 1994	7,326	6,905	421	5.75%	57
Sep 1994	6,389	5,905	484	7.58%	76
Oct 1994	6,302	5,778	524	8.31%	83
Nov 1994	6,307	5,731	576	9.13%	91
Dec 1994	6,564	6,027	537	8.18%	82

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	6,681	6,155	526	7.87%	79
Feb 1995	6,508	6,070	438	6.73%	67
Mar 1995	6,446	6,012	434	6.73%	67
Apr 1995	6,203	5,725	478	7.71%	77
May 1995	6,218	5,756	462	7.43%	74
Jun 1995	6,863	6,351	512	7.46%	75
Jul 1995	6,845	6,321	524	7.66%	77
Aug 1995	6,775	6,234	541	7.99%	80
Sep 1995	6,186	5,645	541	8.75%	87
Oct 1995	6,096	5,593	503	8.25%	83
Nov 1995	6,110	5,575	535	8.76%	88
Dec 1995	6,658	5,803	855	12.84%	128

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	6,467	5,636	831	12.85%	128
Feb 1996	6,327	5,542	785	12.41%	124
Mar 1996	6,351	5,561	790	12.44%	124
Apr 1996	6,250	5,379	871	13.94%	139
May 1996	6,459	5,515	944	14.62%	146
Jun 1996	6,799	6,117	682	10.03%	100
Jul 1996	6,971	6,168	803	11.52%	115
Aug 1996	6,914	6,143	771	11.15%	112
Sep 1996	6,413	5,612	801	12.49%	125
Oct 1996	6,270	5,591	679	10.83%	108
Nov 1996	6,146	5,509	637	10.36%	104
Dec 1996	6,462	5,860	602	9.32%	93

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	6,502	5,808	694	10.67%	107
Feb 1997	6,419	5,798	621	9.67%	97
Mar 1997	6,411	5,793	618	9.64%	96
Apr 1997	5,959	5,400	559	9.38%	94
May 1997	6,061	5,532	529	8.73%	87
Jun 1997	6,970	6,490	480	6.89%	69
Jul 1997	7,073	6,671	402	5.68%	57
Aug 1997	7,005	6,605	400	5.71%	57
Sep 1997	6,024	5,578	446	7.40%	74
Oct 1997	5,992	5,585	407	6.79%	68
Nov 1997	5,954	5,589	365	6.13%	61
Dec 1997	6,300	5,875	425	6.75%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	6,558	6,049	509	7.76%	78
Feb 1998	6,537	6,038	499	7.63%	76
Mar 1998	6,575	6,037	538	8.18%	82
Apr 1998	6,354	5,881	473	7.44%	74
May 1998	6,442	6,014	428	6.64%	66
Jun 1998	7,427	6,990	437	5.88%	59
Jul 1998	7,215	6,833	382	5.29%	53
Aug 1998	7,119	6,746	373	5.24%	52
Sep 1998	6,255	5,885	370	5.92%	59
Oct 1998	6,176	5,796	380	6.15%	62
Nov 1998	6,240	5,852	388	6.22%	62
Dec 1998	6,651	6,244	407	6.12%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	6,896	6,400	496	7.19%	72
Feb 1999	6,747	6,293	454	6.73%	67
Mar 1999	6,684	6,282	402	6.01%	60
Apr 1999	6,385	6,005	380	5.95%	60
May 1999	6,505	6,163	342	5.26%	53
Jun 1999	7,462	7,091	371	4.97%	50
Jul 1999	7,587	7,273	314	4.14%	41
Aug 1999	7,468	7,173	295	3.95%	40
Sep 1999	6,410	6,085	325	5.07%	51
Oct 1999	6,528	6,174	354	5.42%	54
Nov 1999	6,472	6,116	356	5.50%	55
Dec 1999	6,690	6,323	367	5.49%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	6,803	6,415	388	5.70%	57
Feb 2000	6,762	6,386	376	5.56%	56
Mar 2000	6,888	6,523	365	5.30%	53
Apr 2000	6,602	6,238	364	5.51%	55
May 2000	6,918	6,573	345	4.99%	50
Jun 2000	7,865	7,494	371	4.72%	47
Jul 2000	7,956	7,606	350	4.40%	44
Aug 2000	7,629	7,308	321	4.21%	42
Sep 2000	6,720	6,389	331	4.93%	49
Oct 2000	6,630	6,306	324	4.89%	49
Nov 2000	6,593	6,262	331	5.02%	50
Dec 2000	6,635	6,287	348	5.24%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	6,890	6,481	409	5.94%	59
Feb 2001	6,807	6,385	422	6.20%	62
Mar 2001	6,818	6,432	386	5.66%	57
Apr 2001	6,554	6,182	372	5.68%	57
May 2001	6,640	6,300	340	5.12%	51
Jun 2001	7,683	7,308	375	4.88%	49
Jul 2001	7,952	7,622	330	4.15%	41
Aug 2001	7,638	7,303	335	4.39%	44
Sep 2001	6,806	6,482	324	4.76%	48
Oct 2001	6,651	6,313	338	5.08%	51
Nov 2001	6,606	6,254	352	5.33%	53
Dec 2001	6,935	6,587	348	5.02%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	6,866	6,489	377	5.49%	55
Feb 2002	6,928	6,575	353	5.10%	51
Mar 2002	6,944	6,616	328	4.72%	47
Apr 2002	6,514	6,156	358	5.50%	55
May 2002	6,640	6,299	341	5.14%	51
Jun 2002	7,649	7,254	395	5.16%	52
Jul 2002	7,801	7,391	410	5.26%	53
Aug 2002	7,490	7,120	370	4.94%	49
Sep 2002	6,723	6,359	364	5.41%	54
Oct 2002	6,744	6,379	365	5.41%	54
Nov 2002	6,690	6,262	428	6.40%	64
Dec 2002	6,947	6,510	437	6.29%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	7,140	6,682	458	6.41%	64
Feb 2003	7,164	6,700	464	6.48%	65
Mar 2003	7,141	6,696	445	6.23%	62
Apr 2003	6,620	6,181	439	6.63%	66
May 2003	6,817	6,398	419	6.15%	61
Jun 2003	7,964	7,449	515	6.47%	65
Jul 2003	8,211	7,713	498	6.07%	61
Aug 2003	7,855	7,410	445	5.67%	57
Sep 2003	6,886	6,430	456	6.62%	66
Oct 2003	6,849	6,404	445	6.50%	65
Nov 2003	6,747	6,290	457	6.77%	68
Dec 2003	6,966	6,571	395	5.67%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	7,120	6,653	467	6.56%	66
Feb 2004	7,022	6,564	458	6.52%	65
Mar 2004	7,021	6,551	470	6.69%	67
Apr 2004	6,666	6,214	452	6.78%	68
May 2004	6,743	6,323	420	6.23%	62
Jun 2004	7,931	7,487	444	5.60%	56
Jul 2004	8,021	7,584	437	5.45%	54
Aug 2004	7,623	7,235	388	5.09%	51
Sep 2004	6,788	6,407	381	5.61%	56
Oct 2004	6,739	6,351	388	5.76%	58
Nov 2004	6,687	6,299	388	5.80%	58
Dec 2004	6,862	6,491	371	5.41%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	6,840	6,458	382	5.58%	56
Feb 2005	6,756	6,372	384	5.68%	57
Mar 2005	6,742	6,385	357	5.30%	53
Apr 2005	6,497	6,126	371	5.71%	57
May 2005	6,685	6,301	384	5.74%	57
Jun 2005	7,617	7,222	395	5.19%	52
Jul 2005	8,009	7,618	391	4.88%	49
Aug 2005	7,598	7,238	360	4.74%	47
Sep 2005	6,677	6,298	379	5.68%	57
Oct 2005	6,572	6,214	358	5.45%	54
Nov 2005	6,457	6,093	364	5.64%	56
Dec 2005	6,556	6,238	318	4.85%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	6,489	6,158	331	5.10%	51
Feb 2006	6,547	6,207	340	5.19%	52
Mar 2006	6,512	6,205	307	4.71%	47
Apr 2006	6,298	6,001	297	4.72%	47
May 2006	6,517	6,222	295	4.53%	45
Jun 2006	7,504	7,180	324	4.32%	43
Jul 2006	7,541	7,209	332	4.40%	44
Aug 2006	7,207	6,911	296	4.11%	41
Sep 2006	6,442	6,159	283	4.39%	44
Oct 2006	6,453	6,191	262	4.06%	41
Nov 2006	6,305	6,035	270	4.28%	43
Dec 2006	6,469	6,238	231	3.57%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	6,604	6,342	262	3.97%	40
Feb 2007	6,589	6,344	245	3.72%	37
Mar 2007	6,680	6,471	209	3.13%	31
Apr 2007	6,361	6,145	216	3.40%	34
May 2007	6,490	6,284	206	3.17%	32
Jun 2007	7,419	7,171	248	3.34%	33
Jul 2007	7,627	7,374	253	3.32%	33
Aug 2007	7,125	6,913	212	2.98%	30
Sep 2007	6,448	6,251	197	3.06%	31
Oct 2007	6,349	6,154	195	3.07%	31
Nov 2007	6,255	6,035	220	3.52%	35
Dec 2007	6,400	6,192	208	3.25%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	6,529	6,319	210	3.22%	32
Feb 2008	6,480	6,266	214	3.30%	33
Mar 2008	6,526	6,300	226	3.46%	35
Apr 2008	6,361	6,124	237	3.73%	37
May 2008	6,535	6,274	261	3.99%	40
Jun 2008	7,586	7,283	303	3.99%	40
Jul 2008	7,592	7,285	307	4.04%	40
Aug 2008	7,359	7,041	318	4.32%	43
Sep 2008	6,514	6,266	248	3.81%	38
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Colfax County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,048	15.97%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	642	9.78%
3.	Public Administration	590	8.99%
4.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	568	8.66%
5.	Educational Services	354	5.39%
6.	Mining	274	4.18%
7.	Metal Manufactuing	252	3.84%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	198	3.02%
9.	Wood Manufacturing	192	2.93%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	182	2.77%
11.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	180	2.74%
12.	Health Care	160	2.44%
13.	Utilities	160	2.44%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	136	2.07%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	128	1.95%
16.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	118	1.80%
17.	Rail Transportation	110	1.68%
18.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	104	1.58%
19.	Department and Other General Stores	102	1.55%
20.	Food and Beverage Stores	102	1.55%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Accommodation and Food Services	966	17.47%
2.	Educational Services	886	16.03%
3.	Health Care	748	13.53%
4.	Public Administration	466	8.43%
5.	Social Assistance	234	4.23%
6.	Personal and Laundry Services	200	3.62%
7.	Finance and Insurance	186	3.36%
8.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	180	3.26%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	178	3.22%
10.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	178	3.22%
11.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	130	2.35%
12.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	100	1.81%
13.	Department and Other General Stores	90	1.63%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	84	1.52%
15.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	72	1.30%
16.	Other Transportation	68	1.23%
17.	Gasoline Stations	58	1.05%
18.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	50	0.90%
19.	Construction	48	0.87%
20.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	44	0.80%

Colfax County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	380	5.79%
2.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	344	5.24%
3.	Law Enforcement Workers	308	4.69%
4.	Other Construction Trades	296	4.51%
5.	Agricultural Workers	266	4.05%
6.	Other Installation / Maintenance	266	4.05%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	254	3.87%
8.	Carpenters	252	3.84%
9.	Vehicle Mechanics	252	3.84%
10.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	236	3.60%
11.	Farmers and Farm Managers	228	3.47%
12.	Top Executives	208	3.17%
13.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	198	3.02%
14.	Other Production Occupations	192	2.93%
15.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	172	2.62%
16.	Other Construction Workers	150	2.29%
17.	Construction Laborers	140	2.13%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	136	2.07%
19.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	134	2.04%
20.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	116	1.77%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	396	7.16%
2.	Other Management Occupations	300	5.43%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	292	5.28%
4.	Secretaries and Admins	288	5.21%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	262	4.74%
6.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	248	4.49%
7.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	244	4.41%
8.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	236	4.27%
9.	Waiters and Waitresses	198	3.58%
10.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	188	3.40%
11.	Cashiers	186	3.36%
12.	Registered Nurses	166	3.00%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	148	2.68%
14.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	144	2.60%
15.	Personal Appearance Workers	144	2.60%
16.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	130	2.35%
17.	Health Technologists and Technicians	128	2.32%
18.	Farmers and Farm Managers	126	2.28%
19.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	112	2.03%
20.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	96	1.74%

Colfax County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	10,996	48.76%
15-35 hours	2,493	11.05%
1-14 hours	710	3.15%
No regular hours	8,354	37.04%

Colfax County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	281	2.46%
5 AM-5:29 AM	335	2.94%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	484	4.24%
6 AM-6:29 AM	743	6.52%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,095	9.60%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,538	13.49%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,635	23.11%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,372	12.03%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	599	5.25%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	617	5.41%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	262	2.30%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	118	1.03%
Noon-3:59 PM	646	5.66%
4 PM-11:59 PM	679	5.95%

Colfax County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,942	17.03%
5-9	3,937	34.52%
10-14	2,063	18.09%
15-19	792	6.94%
20-24	572	5.02%
25-29	118	1.03%
30-34	492	4.31%
35-39	82	0.72%
40-44	182	1.60%
45-59	567	4.97%
60-89	329	2.88%
At least 90	328	2.88%

Colfax County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	52	0.46%	9,372	82.18%
30-44	6	0.05%	750	6.58%
45-59	2	0.02%	565	4.95%
At least 60	0	0.00%	657	5.76%

Colfax County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	14	0.12%
Car / truck / van, carpool	2,137	17.65%
Car / truck / van, solo	8,575	70.82%
Motorcycle	30	0.25%
Other	42	0.35%
Public transportation	60	0.50%
Walked	546	4.51%
Worked at home	705	5.82%

Colfax County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Colfax County Family Information Back to top
: 11,598 (27,534 people)
: 8,008 (22,934 people)
: 2,758
: 15,366
Colfax County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,306	11.12%
$10,000-$14,999	1,160	9.88%
$15,000-$19,999	991	8.44%
$20,000-$24,999	1,107	9.43%
$25,000-$29,999	1,117	9.51%
$30,000-$34,999	885	7.54%
$35,000-$39,999	804	6.85%
$40,000-$44,999	640	5.45%
$45,000-$49,999	670	5.71%
$50,000-$59,999	858	7.31%
$60,000-$74,999	1,082	9.21%
$75,000-$99,999	529	4.51%
$100,000-$124,999	266	2.27%
$125,000-$149,999	118	1.00%
$150,000-$199,999	90	0.77%
$200,000 or more	119	1.01%

Colfax County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,612	27.69%
Family, 2 people	1,992	34.22%
Nonfamily, 2 people	203	3.49%
Family, 3 people	855	14.69%
Nonfamily, 3 people	21	0.36%
Family, 4 people	690	11.85%
Nonfamily, 4 people	6	0.10%
Family, 5 people	332	5.70%
Nonfamily, 5 people	2	0.03%
Family, 6 people	85	1.46%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	23	0.40%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Colfax County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	8,618	27.32%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	3,634	11.52%
Public Assistance	488	1.55%
Retirement	2,705	8.57%
Self Employment	1,791	5.68%
Social Security	4,139	13.12%
Supplemental Security	495	1.57%
Wage / Salary	7,965	25.25%
Other	1,712	5.43%

Colfax County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	3,924	62.37%
With children under 18	2,367	37.63%

Colfax County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,304	11.20%
Married	7,340	63.02%
Never Married	2,605	22.37%
Widowed	398	3.42%

Colfax County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,317	11.60%
Married	6,770	59.64%
Never Married	1,870	16.47%
Widowed	1,394	12.28%

Colfax County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Colfax County Education Information Back to top
Colfax County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	1,291	6.00%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	3,209	14.91%
High school diploma or equivalent	7,402	34.39%
Some college, no degree	4,675	21.72%
Associate degree	1,249	5.80%
Bachelors degree	2,501	11.62%
Graduate or professional degree	1,194	5.55%

Colfax County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	264	1.86%	24	0.17%	288	2.03%
Kindergarten	422	2.97%	24	0.17%	446	3.14%
Grades 1-4	1,697	11.96%	100	0.70%	1,797	12.66%
Grades 5-8	1,465	10.32%	50	0.35%	1,515	10.68%
Grades 9-12	1,930	13.60%	138	0.97%	2,068	14.57%
Undergrad college	431	3.04%	112	0.79%	543	3.83%
Graduate or professional school	112	0.79%	10	0.07%	122	0.86%
Total	6,321	44.55%	458	3.23%	6,779	47.78%

Colfax County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Colfax County Business Information Back to top
: $20,574,000
: $113,263,000
: $56,085,000
: 2,095
Colfax County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	4	1	2	2	7
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	1	1
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	2	5
1999 - Construction	20	8	19	17	16
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	2	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	6	6	14
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	2	9	5	6
1999 - Information	0	1	3	3	3
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Manufacturing	1	2	8	1	2
1999 - Mining	1	0	0	1	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7	5	3	10	18
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	3	7	5	18
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	6	2	1	6	6
1999 - Retail Trade	9	5	29	18	34
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	3	4	6
1999 - Unclassified	3	1	1	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	1	1	0	4
1999 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	1	0	6
1999 - Total	55	32	93	83	147
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	3	2	2	9
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	1
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	2	1	1	3
2000 - Construction	6	10	19	15	25
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	1	1	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	3	0	6	9	11
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	2	6	6	7
2000 - Information	2	0	1	6	2
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	0
2000 - Manufacturing	0	2	7	3	0
2000 - Mining	1	0	0	1	2
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	3	8	7	21
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	4	10	3	17
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	5	5	5	5
2000 - Retail Trade	6	4	25	24	38
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	3	6	2	2
2000 - Unclassified	2	2	0	0	0
2000 - Utilities	0	0	1	2	2
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	1	2	4
2000 - Total	36	41	100	90	149
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	2	3	4	6
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	1
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	4	1	1	1	3
2001 - Construction	13	10	14	20	17
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	2	0	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	1	3	6	5	15
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	1	5	5	11
2001 - Information	1	0	5	2	4
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	1	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	1	1	5	4	0
2001 - Mining	0	0	3	1	1
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	6	4	11	8	19
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	3	7	7	14
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	2	3	3	9
2001 - Retail Trade	8	5	28	27	32
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	6	0	1	4	7
2001 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2001 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	5
2001 - Wholesale Trade	2	1	3	0	3
2001 - Total	53	33	99	91	147
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	3	2	4	5
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	1
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	1	4	3
2002 - Construction	16	12	5	17	32
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	2	0	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	3	4	1	4	18
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	0	13	5	5
2002 - Information	0	2	1	5	5
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	1
2002 - Manufacturing	2	1	3	5	3
2002 - Mining	0	1	1	1	2
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	4	7	9	24
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	2	9	8	14
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	8	0	5	5	6
2002 - Retail Trade	9	11	31	23	32
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	3	4	3	6
2002 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	1	2	2
2002 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	3	3	2
2002 - Total	49	44	90	99	161
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	3	3	3	3
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	3	0
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	0	3	2	2
2003 - Construction	13	20	17	13	18
2003 - Educational Services	1	0	2	1	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	5	1	11	5	8
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	5	9	10
2003 - Information	3	4	1	4	4
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	1	0	0	1
2003 - Manufacturing	0	0	4	4	3
2003 - Mining	0	1	0	2	1
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	3	12	12	13
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	4	7	6	17
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	3	12	1	8
2003 - Retail Trade	9	4	27	23	41
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	4	4	4	4
2003 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	3
2003 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	2	5	2
2003 - Total	47	48	111	98	138
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	3	1	3	5
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	2	0	0
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	0	2	2	4
2004 - Construction	19	7	21	13	21
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	2	1	1
2004 - Finance & Insurance	3	3	6	6	14
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	1	5	7	11
2004 - Information	1	0	7	2	3
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	2	0	0	0
2004 - Manufacturing	3	1	3	4	4
2004 - Mining	1	0	1	3	1
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	2	9	7	19
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	1	5	9	18
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	2	4	10	12
2004 - Retail Trade	5	10	22	31	38
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	4	3	3	3
2004 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	2	3
2004 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	5	0	3
2004 - Total	50	36	98	103	160
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	2	3	2	5
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	2	0
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	0	2	7
2005 - Construction	12	13	20	18	23
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	3	1	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	2	2	25
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	0	8	6	10
2005 - Information	0	3	4	2	5
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Manufacturing	2	1	2	7	4
2005 - Mining	0	0	3	0	3
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	6	6	12	15
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	2	9	8	18
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	4	8	5	11
2005 - Retail Trade	4	6	28	33	27
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	3	2	1	6
2005 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	3
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	1	3	3
2005 - Total	32	42	100	105	165

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Colfax County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Colfax County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	23,745	85.30%
Below Poverty Level	4,093	14.70%

Colfax County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$142	$6	$210	$0	$0	$30	$382	$162	$715	$497
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$400	$16	$413	$0	$0	$35	$848	$331	$530	$633
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$522	$5	$1,799	$0	$0	$79	$2,400	$369	$450	$2,030
1980	$524	$6	$4,183	$0	$0	$96	$4,803	$421	$395	$3,454
1981	$621	$4	$1,467	$0	$0	$107	$2,195	$470	$350	$3,855
1982	$1,132	$7	$540	$0	$0	$194	$1,866	$479	$315	$4,203
1983	$1,084	$9	$779	$0	$0	$193	$2,056	$642	$265	$2,435
1984	$1,260	$7	$880	$0	$0	$237	$2,377	$718	$215	$2,290
1985	$1,391	$77	$652	$0	$0	$314	$2,357	$789	$165	$2,255
1986	$1,669	$198	$807	$0	$0	$266	$2,742	$766	$115	$2,783
1987	$1,173	$554	$515	$0	$0	$263	$1,951	$780	$60	$3,131
1988	$1,345	$155	$1,109	$0	$0	$631	$3,085	$875	$0	$3,472
1989	$1,469	$180	$1,179	$0	$0	$590	$3,238	$1,220	$0	$4,161
1990	$1,498	$198	$953	$0	$0	$504	$2,955	$1,404	$0	$4,208
1991	$1,500	$210	$900	$0	$0	$407	$2,807	$798	$0	$5,399
1992	$1,409	$193	$813	$0	$0	$409	$2,631	$1,578	$0	$2,425
1993	$1,407	$212	$1,407	$0	$0	$343	$3,157	$2,668	$0	$2,300
1994	$1,602	$268	$1,799	$0	$0	$1,062	$4,463	$3,330	$0	$2,700
1995	$0	$236	$2,077	$0	$0	$1,118	$3,195	$2,310	$118	$1,523
1996	$2,219	$262	$2,140	$0	$0	$1,498	$5,857	$2,415	$260	$2,886
1997	$2,301	$271	$2,177	$0	$0	$1,441	$5,919	$3,031	$0	$3,733
1998	$3,326	$392	$2,102	$0	$0	$1,879	$7,307	$3,309	$0	$6,633
1999	$2,017	$298	$2,072	$0	$0	$13,680	$17,769	$8,646	$0	$3,061
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$2,677	$441	$1,320	$0	$0	$13,924	$17,921	$8,563	$536	$5,059
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2005	$2,901	$1,161	$1,011	$0	$0	$17,960	$21,872	$9,448	$0	$6,075

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$0	$110	$7	$17	$99	$0	$390
1972	$48	$0	$30	$0	$0	$79	$390
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$0	$128	$23	$0	$118	$0	$635
1977	$98	$0	$24	$0	$0	$244	$635
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$292	$30	$2	$204	$0	$1,642
1979	$125	$0	$19	$0	$0	$970	$1,642
1980	$0	$324	$34	$49	$277	$0	$3,369
1980	$142	$0	$18	$0	$0	$2,525	$3,369
1981	$0	$412	$35	$17	$232	$0	$1,718
1981	$160	$0	$18	$0	$0	$844	$1,718
1982	$0	$436	$21	$20	$130	$0	$1,489
1982	$176	$0	$18	$0	$0	$688	$1,489
1983	$0	$445	$59	$25	$188	$0	$1,532
1983	$245	$0	$16	$0	$0	$554	$1,532
1984	$0	$615	$60	$16	$466	$0	$2,270
1984	$255	$18	$11	$0	$0	$829	$2,270
1985	$0	$661	$114	$32	$583	$29	$2,247
1985	$324	$10	$9	$0	$0	$485	$2,247
1986	$0	$644	$74	$28	$518	$33	$2,145
1986	$320	$10	$6	$0	$0	$512	$2,145
1987	$0	$720	$72	$25	$632	$0	$2,460
1987	$338	$16	$4	$0	$0	$653	$2,460
1988	$0	$840	$74	$68	$625	$0	$2,902
1988	$276	$21	$2	$0	$0	$996	$2,902
1989	$0	$848	$75	$21	$665	$0	$2,801
1989	$288	$0	$0	$0	$0	$904	$2,801
1990	$0	$701	$99	$13	$704	$0	$2,897
1990	$316	$165	$0	$0	$0	$899	$2,897
1991	$0	$444	$44	$13	$750	$0	$2,771
1991	$236	$327	$0	$0	$0	$957	$2,771
1992	$0	$1,194	$115	$0	$757	$1	$4,016
1992	$345	$274	$0	$0	$0	$1,330	$4,016
1993	$0	$1,142	$67	$0	$544	$0	$3,537
1993	$361	$488	$0	$0	$0	$935	$3,537
1994	$0	$831	$127	$320	$929	$0	$4,327
1994	$452	$446	$0	$0	$0	$1,222	$4,327
1995	$0	$745	$63	$332	$790	$1	$3,866
1995	$405	$202	$0	$0	$0	$1,328	$3,866
1996	$0	$696	$140	$527	$797	$0	$3,958
1996	$394	$178	$0	$0	$0	$1,226	$3,958
1997	$0	$763	$153	$1,073	$1,061	$0	$5,167
1997	$432	$195	$0	$0	$0	$1,490	$5,167
1998	$0	$728	$146	$1,178	$1,146	$0	$5,326
1998	$412	$186	$0	$0	$0	$1,530	$5,326
1999	$0	$1,115	$135	$12,903	$905	$0	$17,273
1999	$458	$80	$0	$0	$0	$1,677	$17,273
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$743	$227	$13,079	$848	$0	$17,513
2002	$545	$199	$32	$0	$0	$1,840	$17,513
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2005	$0	$1,884	$0	$16,846	$882	$0	$22,318
2005	$728	$364	$0	$0	$0	$1,614	$22,318

Colfax County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Colfax County Criminal Information Back to top
: 28

Colfax County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Colfax County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Colfax County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	1,760	12.40%
10-19 Years	2,211	15.58%
20-29 Years	1,263	8.90%
30-39 Years	1,683	11.86%
40-49 Years	2,187	15.41%
50-59 Years	1,897	13.37%
60-69 Years	1,461	10.30%
70-79 Years	1,028	7.25%
80-89 Years	597	4.21%
90+ Years	102	0.72%

Colfax County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	7,190	50.67%
Female	6,999	49.33%

Colfax County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	7,081	49.90%
Hispanic/Latino	6,739	47.49%
Multiracial	146	1.03%
Amerindian	109	0.77%
Asian	45	0.32%
African-American	41	0.29%
Other Race	27	0.19%
Pacific Islander	1	0.01%

Colfax County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	3,093	19.60%
2.	English	2,359	14.95%
3.	Irish	2,175	13.79%
4.	United States Or American	1,806	11.45%
5.	Italian	1,344	8.52%
6.	French Non-Basque	682	4.32%
7.	Scotch Irish	579	3.67%
8.	Scottish	410	2.60%
9.	Dutch	318	2.02%
10.	Swedish	297	1.88%

Colfax County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	19,958	73.48%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	6,819	25.10%
3.	Italian	122	0.45%
4.	German	82	0.30%
5.	Serbo Croatian	44	0.16%
6.	French	35	0.13%
7.	Greek	34	0.13%
8.	Arabic	26	0.10%
9.	Other Native North American	18	0.07%
10.	Navajo	14	0.05%

Colfax County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	28,044	97.72%
Naturalized immigrant	261	0.91%
Not a citizen	393	1.37%

Colfax County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Colfax County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Colfax County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Angel Fire	Maxwell	Springer
Cimarron	Miami	Ute Park
Eagle Nest	Raton

Colfax County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

87710	87728	87747
87714	87729	87749
87718	87740

Raton (8,416)	Angel Fire (1,048)	Ute Park
Springer (2,260)	Eagle Nest (306)	Miami
Cimarron (1,885)	Maxwell (274)