Colfax County, Nebraska

Colfax County has a population of 10,641 and has grown 3.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $144,700, about 1.8 times the county's median household income of $82,530.

Home price
$144,700
Income
$82,530
Population
10,641
Unemployment
1.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$144,700county
Median gross rent$980county
Median year homes here were built1967county
Share of homes built before 198072.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,392(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,094county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$929county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,312county
Home insurance / yr$4,553(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.6(statewide)
Median household income$82,530county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate6.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home3.6%county
Unemployment rate1.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force70.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.9%county
Share of workers employed by government10.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry39.4%county
Economic output per resident$96,111county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.18%county
Top state income tax4.55%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.55%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time17.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service49 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport129968county
Miles to nearest general aviation field14 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station52 micounty
Households without a vehicle0.4%county
Traffic deaths28.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0004.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher14.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher79.4%county
Public schools in the county12county
Public school enrollment2650county
Students per full-time teacher13.6county
Free lunch eligible44.6%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution31 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians76(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year19.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.1%county
Frequent mental distress14.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population10,641county
Land area in square miles411county
People per square mile of land25.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store22.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract64.6%county
Population change since 2020+3.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents11county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents10county
Median age35.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1830.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over13.8%county
Share of households that are one person18.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States28.9%county
Second languages44.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls64.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents161county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-19county
Households that moved in220county
Households that moved away276county
Average income of arriving households$49,486county
Average income of departing households$45,446county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes16county
Housing units authorised in the latest year65county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings64.6%county
Violent crime rate221(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature52°Fcounty
Annual precipitation31.6 incounty
Annual snowfall17.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.18 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F23 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing124 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days168 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 23county
Average first fall frostOct 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$130county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh10.8¢county
Household electricity use1,225 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.40(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity40.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas37.4%county
Homes heated by propane18.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.5%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%county
Households with broadband89.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk31.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk71.0county
Landslide risk24.1county
Hail risk91.0county
Earthquake risk11.9county
Tornado risk56.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk21.0county
Winter weather risk45.5county
Strong wind risk61.7county
Wildfire risk57.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Colfax County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Nebraska figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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