Colfax, North Dakota
2026 Edition · 8 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Growing. Up 28.4% since 2020.
217
people, the 153rd-largest of North Dakota's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among North Dakota's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.
95.2%
of 105 jobs located in Colfax are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $305.
A $305 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Richland County.
- $508 Tract 9708
- $813 Tract 9709
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Building
75% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 14 homes permitted, 2022–2025
- 0% of those were in multifamily buildings
- 75% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0–1% to the 67 homes here.
0–1
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 14% less than North Dakota's.
$215,000
median home value in Colfax.
- $215,000 Colfax
- $249,900 North Dakota
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year