Colfax township, Webster County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 296 (all rural)
| Males: 146 |  (49.3%) |
| Females: 150 |  (50.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 296 (253 owner occupied, 43 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Colfax township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.6%
- Asian: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
- Some other race: 0.7%
Median age of males: 41.3
Median age of females: 41.0
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Average household size: 2.72
| Colfax township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.07
| Colfax township: | $42,137 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $465 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,063 (it was $65,900 in 2000)
| : | $86,063 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Colfax township: Colfax Township Hall (A), Colfax Townhall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Colfax township: Saint Johns Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Colfax Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
71% of Colfax township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 273
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 12
- South: 7
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 109
- Two: 7
Housing units in Colfax township with a mortgage: 29 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
- Truck transportation (22%)
- Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers (17%)
- Transportation equipment (16%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
- Paper (6%)
- Construction (5%)
- Finance and insurance (27%)
- Health care (27%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (11%)
- Transportation equipment (10%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (22%)
- Customer service representatives (17%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (32%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (20%)
- Cashiers (11%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
- Customer service representatives (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Colfax township:
- German (55.9%)
- Norwegian (14.3%)
- Swedish (6.5%)
- English (6.1%)
- United States or American (6.1%)
- Czech (2.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 119 (83%)
- Carpooled: 15 (10%)
- Worked at home: 10 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (78%)
- Utility gas (18%)
- Other fuel (5%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 292- In family households: 279 (67 male householders, 32 female householders)
83 spouses, 83 children (56 natural, 6 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 13 (8 male householders (8 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 46 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 30 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person,
62 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (5 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 40.0% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |