Colfax County, New Mexico Demographics

Colfax County is 4th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Race - White

Colfax County is 8th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Colfax County is 8th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Colfax County is 9th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Colfax County is 11th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Colfax County is 12th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Income per capita

Colfax County is 12th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Colfax County is 13th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Colfax County is 14th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Colfax County is 15th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Size Demographics
	Colfax County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Current population (2012)	13,223	24th	2,085,538	313,914,040
Size in square miles	3,758.1	17th	121,298.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	3.7	23rd	17	87.4

Age Demographics
	Colfax County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Residents younger than 5	5.2%	26th	6.9%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	19.7%	28th	24.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	21.8%	8th	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Colfax County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	86.5%	9th	83.1%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	19.6%	13th	25.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Colfax County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Race - White	94.3%	4th	83.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.7%	29th	2.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	2.3%	21st	10.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.5%	28th	1.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	12th	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.0%	20th	2.4%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	48.2%	16th	47.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	48.6%	14th	39.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Colfax County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Female residents	48.9%	26th	50.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.1%	25th	9.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Colfax County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Housing units	10,121	20th	908,132	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	11.4%	8th	15.0%	25.9%
Households	5,781	22nd	762,002	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	66.0%	30th	69.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$108,200	15th	$161,800	$186,200
People per household	2.3	28th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	11	15th	4,672	829,658

Income Demographics
	Colfax County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Income per capita	$21,539	12th	$23,537	$27,915
Income per household	$38,012	15th	$44,631	$52,762
Income below poverty line	18.7%	21st	19.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Colfax County	Rank	New Mexico	US
Non-farm private establishments	472	17th	43,860	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	3,847	21st	597,568	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,363	20th	157,231	27,092,908
Retail sales	$158,777	21st	$24,469,997	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$12,049	11th	$12,429	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$56,884	16th	$3,734,300	$613,795,732