Colfax County

  • Total population: 12,925
  • Adult population age 25 and older: 8,329
  • % of adults with less than a 9th grade education: 12.4%
  • % of adults with less than a 12th grade education: 28.9%
  • % of adults at Literacy Level 1: 20%
  • % of adults at Literacy Level 2 or below: 50%
  • % of adults and children who speak other than English at home: 31.8%
  • % of adults and children who speak other than English at home and who speak only limited English: 24.1%
  • % of all persons in poverty: 18.6%
  • % of children in poverty: 25.3%