Colfax County, New Mexico

Colfax County has a population of 12,322 and has shrunk 1.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $167,200, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $53,554.

Home price
$167,200
Income
$53,554
Population
12,322
Unemployment
3.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$167,200county
Median gross rent$729county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198053.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile14.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant44.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use33.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,578(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$888county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,302county
Home insurance / yr$2,869(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living93.7(statewide)
Median household income$53,554county
Family health premium / yr$23,828(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,244(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate18.2%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 home12.0%county
Unemployment rate3.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force48.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.4%county
Share of workers employed by government19.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.1%county
Economic output per resident$50,599county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.52%county
Top state income tax5.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.68%(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 time19.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service84 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport12232county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station19 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.6%county
Traffic deaths97.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.8(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 higher25.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.3%county
Public schools in the county16county
Public school enrollment1378county
Students per full-time teacher10.9county
Free lunch eligible96.4%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools3county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution34 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians40county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter4.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.3%county
Frequent mental distress15.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.0%county

Place

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

Population12,322county
Land area in square miles3,758county
People per square mile of land3.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store9.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age49.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over28.8%county
Share of households that are one person38.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.3%county
Second languages19.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls47.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents323county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-8county
Households that moved in286county
Households that moved away320county
Average income of arriving households$58,601county
Average income of departing households$61,713county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year4,995(statewide)
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings29.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate717(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature48.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation17.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.32 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F3 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing166 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days133 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 19county
Average first fall frostSep 29county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$97county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh19.0¢county
Household electricity use510 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$11.12(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity11.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas59.2%county
Homes heated by propane19.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood8.9%county
Households with broadband81.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk58.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk39.8county
Landslide risk75.3county
Hail risk40.2county
Earthquake risk35.6county
Tornado risk16.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk18.9county
Winter weather risk85.8county
Strong wind risk17.0county
Wildfire risk97.5county

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 New Mexico figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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