What is the population of Colfax County, New Mexico?

The population of Colfax County, New Mexico is 12,050, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Colfax County, New Mexico?

The median household income in Colfax County, New Mexico is $52,519, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Colfax County, New Mexico is $296,950, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Colfax County, New Mexico is 3.5%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income D

Education D

Metric	Colfax County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Population	12,050	2,109,122	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	3.2	17.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.43%	0.18%	0.57%
Median age	47.3	37.7	37.1
Households	5,413	824,565	128,459,983

Year	Colfax County

Group	Share

Colfax County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Colfax County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$52,519	$62,378	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	6.88%	4.57%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.9%	5.2%

Metric	Colfax County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$296,950	$197,886	$242,182
Median rent	$704	$1,020	$1,342
Homeownership rate	72.0%	69.3%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 12:00 PM – 03:59 PM .

Metric	Colfax County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	10.4	18.7	22.5
Work from home	13.6%	11.0%	13.4%

Colfax County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Colfax County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	26.3%	31.6%
Average household size	2.16	2.52	2.54

Colfax County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Colfax County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	81.5	78.6	78.3
Self-rated poor health	18.4%	17.9%	16.3%
Smokers	17.1%	18.0%	19.0%