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Colfax, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Colfax, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,356. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet COLFAX-IA · Colfax, IA 1 ZIPs · 3,356 pop · #6428/25278 · Jasper County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $89,940
  • RANK-UPPER #6428/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Prairie City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,356
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $211,500

Nearest income peer: Prairie City, IA (+ $893 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Colfax

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Colfax on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Colfax, IA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 25%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,356
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$89,940
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $89,940 and home value $211,500 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 22.6%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Colfax as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Columbus City is the closest lower-income city and Marne the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Colfax.

Population concentration

Colfax's single ZIP 50054 carries the town

Colfax is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 50054 is the entire residential footprint (3,356 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Colfax's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 63 establishments, 370 employees , annual payroll $14,414k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50054 (63 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (10) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Colfax, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Jasper County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Colfax. See the Jasper County roll-up →

Colfax sits in the upper half of Jasper County on income: Newton, Baxter and Kellogg report less, while Gilman and Mingo report more. Newton marks the far end of that range at $62,306, 31% below Colfax.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50054 3,356 $89,940 63 22
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Colfax roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Colfax, .