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

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,456
Male Share of the Population	48.2%
Female Share of the Population	51.8%
Senior Citizens	14.7%
Employed Population 16+	626
Age of the Population	30

Families

% of people married	25.9%
Average household size	4

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	8.2%
Median Earnings25+	$17,009
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$15,263
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$14,338

Wealth

Median Family Income	$27,963
% Above Poverty Level	49.4%
% Below Poverty Level	50.6%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	22 minutes
% Working from Home	%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1.1%
% Using Public Transportation	0.5%

Housing

People Living Alone	30.5%
Median Gross Rent	$624
Median House Value	$70,200

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	56.1%
French Except Basque	6.5%
English	4.3%
Irish	3.5%
German	3.4%
African	0.6%
Canadian	0.6%
Swiss	0.3%
Scottish	0.3%
Italian	0.2%
Swedish	0.2%
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Colfax Almanac

Category	Value
County	Grant Parish
Standard Zip Codes	71417
Phone Area Codes	318
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	31.51
Approximate Longitude	-92.7

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	BOYCE 3 WNW
Distance	9.4 miles
Jan Temp	39 to 57 F
Apr Temp	56 to 77 F
Jul Temp	73 to 92 F
Oct Temp	57 to 79 F
Annual Precip	59.7 inches

Station	ALEXANDRIA INTL AP
Distance	19.9 miles
Jan Temp	38 to 58 F
Apr Temp	56 to 77 F
Jul Temp	74 to 93 F
Oct Temp	57 to 80 F
Annual Precip	61.4 inches

Station	WOODWORTH 2 SE
Distance	31.2 miles
Jan Temp	37 to 58 F
Apr Temp	54 to 78 F
Jul Temp	71 to 93 F
Oct Temp	54 to 80 F
Annual Precip	61.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Atlanta	139	$50,000
Ball	3,994	$55,057
Boyce	1,319	$39,271
Dry Prong	502	$67,083
Montgomery	643	$31,750
Pollock	469	$43,750

Colfax Public Libraries

Grant Parish
300 MAIN STREET
Colfax, Louisiana
(318) 627-9920

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Colfax Public Schools

Colfax Elementary School
250 Third Street
ZIP: 71417
(318) 627-3254
Primary
Total Enrollment 273

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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