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  • Largest town: Schuyler

Colfax County, Nebraska

Colfax County had 10,826 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 411.5 square miles of land. It ranks 22nd of 93 in Nebraska by population and 86th by land area.

Population
10,826
#22 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,356 in US
Area
411.5 sq mi
#86 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,458 in US
Density
26 / sq mi
#17 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,031 in US
Median household income
$70,792
#22 of 93 in Nebraska · #946 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Colfax County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Colfax County population, land area and income

Colfax County had 10,826 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 411.5 square miles of land. It ranks 22nd of 93 in Nebraska by population and 86th by land area. That works out to 26.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Nebraska has 6,103 residents; Colfax County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $70,792 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

10,826

3144th1st

2356th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

411 sq mi

3144th1st

2458th of 3,144 (US)

Density

26.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2031st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$70,792

3143rd1st

946th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

10,826

93rd1st

22nd of 93 (NE)

Land area

411 sq mi

93rd1st

86th of 93 (NE)

Density

26.3 / sq mi

93rd1st

17th of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$70,792

93rd1st

22nd of 93 (NE)

How Colfax County's population changed since 2020

Colfax County gained 270 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.6%. That ranks 12th of 93 in Nebraska for growth. The median Nebraska county changed by -0.6%, and the state as a whole by +2.1%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Colfax County recorded 729 births and 305 deaths, a natural change of +424. Net international migration added +727 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -895. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 895 people.

10.6k202010.5k202110.6k202210.7k202310.8k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
729
Deaths
305
Net international migration
+727
Net domestic migration
-895
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+130

Where Colfax County is

The Census internal point of Colfax County is at 41.575000, -97.088900. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Nebraska's 93 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Colfax County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

York County: +1.9%Boone County: -0.1%Grant County: -7.0%Saline County: +0.2%Adams County: +0.1%Clay County: -0.1%Logan County: -3.3%Hamilton County: +1.7%Thomas County: -5.9%Lancaster County: +3.0%Sherman County: -0.1%Lincoln County: -3.5%Stanton County: -1.1%Dawes County: -1.9%Madison County: +0.1%Perkins County: -2.9%Arthur County: -2.1%Deuel County: +3.2%Banner County: -1.9%Dundy County: -4.2%Garfield County: -5.4%Wheeler County: +4.3%Seward County: +0.9%Johnson County: -1.4%Wayne County: +1.7%Hayes County: -0.4%Gosper County: -4.6%Blaine County: +6.1%Valley County: -0.6%Keith County: -2.1%Antelope County: +1.3%Hooker County: -1.3%Hitchcock County: -6.1%Box Butte County: -1.1%Morrill County: -1.6%Chase County: -3.2%Howard County: +1.3%Holt County: +0.1%Phelps County: +0.7%Cuming County: -0.7%Jefferson County: -1.7%Garden County: -4.5%Dodge County: +2.1%Buffalo County: +1.9%Butler County: +1.0%Fillmore County: -1.0%Boyd County: -5.7%Nuckolls County: +0.1%Loup County: -3.8%Sioux County: -3.7%Thayer County: -3.1%Cheyenne County: +1.2%Rock County: -1.9%Nance County: -3.9%Greeley County: +0.8%Hall County: +0.1%Brown County: -0.9%Dakota County: -1.0%Kearney County: +0.9%Webster County: -1.9%Nemaha County: -0.6%Franklin County: -2.5%Furnas County: -3.5%Sarpy County: +7.1%Platte County: +3.5%Kimball County: -3.0%Polk County: +1.0%Dixon County: -1.1%Knox County: -1.0%Thurston County: -1.8%Douglas County: +2.7%Scotts Bluff County: -0.9%Pierce County: -0.1%Burt County: +0.0%Merrick County: +2.3%Sheridan County: -3.5%Washington County: +1.6%Frontier County: +1.3%Colfax County: +2.6%Cass County: +3.3%Pawnee County: -0.8%Richardson County: -2.5%Cedar County: -1.3%Gage County: +0.2%Dawson County: +2.0%Keya Paha County: +7.8%Cherry County: +1.9%McPherson County: -5.1%Otoe County: +4.3%Red Willow County: -2.6%Custer County: -0.0%Harlan County: -1.2%Saunders County: +4.6%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -3.0%
  2. < -1.1%
  3. < +0.1%
  4. < +1.7%
  5. ≥ +1.7%
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Orange pin: Colfax County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
41.575000, -97.088900
DMS
41°34'30.00"N 97°05'20.04"W
UTM
14N 659325.1E 4604354.3N
Geohash
9z6uw8qpb
Plus code
86H4HWG6+2C

Towns in Colfax County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Colfax County, 6,708 people together, or 62% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Colfax County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Schuyler with 6,708.

  1. 01Schuyler6,708
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Colfax County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Colfax County. The most populous is Dodge County, NE, with 37,884 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 56.7 miles SSE of Colfax County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE (population 300,619), 57.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Columbus, NE (population 25,126), 16.8 miles away.

Colfax County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Colfax County is 31037: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 037. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $70,792.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Colfax County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 10,826. That is up 270 people (2.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 10,556.

What is the FIPS code of Colfax County?

31037. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (037) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Colfax County?

Schuyler, with 6,708 residents inside Colfax County in 2024.

Which counties border Colfax County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Dodge County, NE; Platte County, NE; Cuming County, NE; Butler County, NE; Stanton County, NE.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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