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Colfax County, NM

Demographic and economic profile of Colfax County, NM, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Colfax County is a small, rural New Mexico county of 12,336 residents with an economy anchored in land-based and regional service activities, reflecting a labor force participation rate of just 48.9% and median worker earnings of $29,583. The workforce skews older, with a median age of 49.1 years, and 24.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher against a 90.5% high school attainment rate. Housing costs are low—median home value of $161,000 and median gross rent of $704/month—though a 17.0% poverty rate and near-flat population growth (-0.1% over five years) signal a constrained local economy.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

12,336

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$53,554

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

49.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.1% since 2018

Colfax County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,741 (62.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,168 (17.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,147 (9.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races816 (6.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone338 (2.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone84 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,910
  2. 2.Other Indo-European23
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)14
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic14
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic7

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

28.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

839

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$38,463

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,126

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,023
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)721
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services614
  4. 4.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)489
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services459

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,462
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,351
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,010
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations531
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations489

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.04×)241
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.91×)447
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.51×)814
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.50×)351
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.44×)625

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$161,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$704/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999402 (10.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999353 (9.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999347 (9.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999343 (8.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999287 (7.4%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999277 (7.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

48.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$29,583

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,102 (69.0%)
  • Carpooled641 (14.3%)
  • Worked At Home539 (12.0%)
  • Other100 (2.2%)
  • Walked73 (1.6%)
  • Public Transit36 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.