Colfax, Illinois - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,135
Male Share of the Population	43.7%
Female Share of the Population	56.3%
Senior Citizens	15.4%
Employed Population 16+	534
Age of the Population	38

Families

% of people married	44.5%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	14.7%
Median Earnings25+	$41,518
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$35,417

Wealth

Median Family Income	$58,611
% Above Poverty Level	92%
% Below Poverty Level	8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	27 minutes
% Working from Home	7.7%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.6%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	24.4%
Median Gross Rent	$696
Median House Value	$100,200

Ancestry

German	37.5%
Irish	13.7%
English	11.7%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	10.2%
Dutch	6.6%
Polish	4.1%
Italian	3.2%
Norwegian	2.6%
Scottish	2.5%
Danishn	1.1%
Swiss	0.6%
French Except Basque	0.5%
Hungarian	0.5%
Czech	0.5%
Swedish	0.4%
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Colfax Almanac

Category	Value
County	McLean County
Standard Zip Codes	61728
Phone Area Codes	309
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	40.56
Approximate Longitude	-88.61

Colfax Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	CHENOA
Distance	12.7 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 32 F
Apr Temp	40 to 63 F
Jul Temp	64 to 86 F
Oct Temp	43 to 66 F
Annual Precip	34.6 inches

Station	GIBSON CITY
Distance	14.9 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 30 F
Apr Temp	38 to 61 F
Jul Temp	63 to 85 F
Oct Temp	40 to 65 F
Annual Precip	36.3 inches

Station	FARMER CITY
Distance	24.3 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 32 F
Apr Temp	40 to 62 F
Jul Temp	64 to 85 F
Oct Temp	42 to 66 F
Annual Precip	36 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Arrowsmith	299	$66,250
Cooksville	169	$57,500
Ellsworth	243	$63,750
Lexington	1,890	$85,882

Colfax Public Libraries

Martin Township Public Library
132 WEST MAIN STREET
Colfax, Illinois
(309) 723-2541

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Colfax Public Schools

Ridgeview Elementary School
300 S Harrison St
ZIP: 61728
(309) 723-6531
Primary
Total Enrollment 314

Ridgeview High School
202 E Wood St
ZIP: 61728
(309) 723-2951
High
Total Enrollment 153

Ridgeview Jr High School
202 E Wood St
ZIP: 61728
(309) 723-2951
Middle
Total Enrollment 132

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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