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Colfax, California Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 1,496. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,720 (+15.0% change)
Males: 724 (48.4%), Females: 772 (51.6%)

Placer County

Zip code: 95713

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $37,391
Median house value: $149,400

Population by Race

Races in Colfax:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.4%)
  • Hispanic (8.3%)
  • Two or more races (3.1%)
  • Other race (2.3%)
  • American Indian (2.3%)
  • Black (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (20.3%), English (19.7%), Irish (15.5%), United States (7.8%), Italian (7.4%), Scotch-Irish (5.0%).

Elevation: 2440 feet

Land area: 1.3 square miles

Map of Colfax, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Colfax

  • High school or higher: 79.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
  • Unemployed: 5.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Colfax city

  • Never married: 24.5%
  • Now married: 47.8%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 9.3%
  • Divorced: 15.5%

2.7% Foreign born (1.7% Latin America, 0.5% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +182 (+13.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Colfax:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Colfax:

Other public-use airports nearest to Colfax:

  • NEVADA COUNTY AIR PARK (about 9 miles; GRASS VALLEY, CA; Abbreviation: O17)
  • AUBURN MUNI (about 13 miles; AUBURN, CA; Abbreviation: AUN)
  • GEORGETOWN (about 15 miles; GEORGETOWN, CA; Abbreviation: Q61)

Amtrak station:
COLFAX (CHURCH ST. & SP TRACKS). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Colfax:

  • SIERRA COLLEGE (about 29 miles; ROCKLIN, CA; Full-time enrollment: 9,313)
  • AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE (about 41 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 13,984)
  • YUBA COLLEGE (about 41 miles; MARYSVILLE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,593)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-SACRAMENTO (about 50 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 20,830)
  • CHARLES A JONES SKILLS AND BUSINESS ED CENTER (about 53 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,704)
  • BUTTE COLLEGE (about 55 miles; Oroville, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,061)
  • COSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE (about 55 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,980)

Schools

Public high school in Colfax:

  • COLFAX HIGH (Students: 973; Location: 24995 BEN TAYLOR ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Colfax:

  • COLFAX ELEMENTARY (Students: 549; Location: 24851 BEN TAYLOR ROAD; Grades: KG – 08)
  • IOWA HILL ELEMENTARY (Students: 5; Location: 24825 BEN TAYLOR ROAD; Grades: KG – 08)

 

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