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Population: 989. Estimated population in July 2024: 991 (+0.2% change)
Males: 478 (48.3%), Females: 511 (51.7%)

McLean County

Zip code: 61728

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.9 years
Median household income: $41,544
Median house value: $74,000

Population by Race

Races in Colfax:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (37.4%), English (15.5%), United States (11.6%), Irish (11.4%), French (3.0%), Polish (2.7%).

Elevation: 759 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Map of Colfax, IL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Colfax

  • High school or higher: 81.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Colfax village

  • Never married: 15.1%
  • Now married: 62.0%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 10.1%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

0.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +125 (+14.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Colfax:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Colfax:

  • CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 21 miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; Abbreviation: BMI)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 44 miles; CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: CMI)
  • DECATUR (about 53 miles; DECATUR, IL; Abbreviation: DEC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Colfax:

  • PONTIAC MUNICIPAL (about 25 miles; PONTIAC, IL; Abbreviation: PNT)
  • PAXTON (about 36 miles; PAXTON, IL; Abbreviation: 1C1)
  • RANTOUL NATL AVN CNTR-FRANK ELLIOTT FLD (about 39 miles; RANTOUL, IL; Abbreviation: TIP)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Colfax:

  • ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
  • HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; Normal, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,390)
  • ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; NORMAL, IL; Full-time enrollment: 18,785)
  • PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 40 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,186)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 41 miles; Champaign, IL; Full-time enrollment: 36,284)
  • MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; DECATUR, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
  • ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; OGLESBY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)

Schools

Public high school in Colfax:

  • RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 241; Location: RR 2 BOX 49B; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Colfax:

  • COLFAX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 222; Location: RR 2 BOX 49C; Grades: 02 – 06)
  • RIDGEVIEW COMM JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 112; Location: RR 2 BOX 49B; Grades: 07 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Colfax:

  • MARTIN TWP. P.L. (Operating income: $29,511; Location: 103 S. CENTER STREET; 13,526 books; 185 audio materials; 126 video materials; 34 serial subscriptions)

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