Colfax County Information
Colfax in
New Mexico occupies
3,768 square miles and has a 2006 population of
13,514, a change from a 2000 population of
14,189 and
12,925 in 1990.
12.9% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
8.8% percent is 25-35, and
12% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
40 acts of violent crime reported in
Colfax in 2004, a change from
66 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
299 people:
4.5% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
5%.
Read more about
Colfax, New Mexico in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Colfax | |
| State | New Mexico | |
| Land Area | 3,768 sq. miles | Ranked 141 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 13,514 | Ranked 2,204 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 13,710 | |
| Population 2000 | 14,189 | Ranked 2,150 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 12,925 | Ranked 2,143 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 96.5% | |
| African American | .5% | |
| Asian American | .4% | |
| Native American | 1.9% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5.3% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 11.7% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 12.9% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 8.8% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 12% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 16.4% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 14.5% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 9.7% | |
| Population 75 and up | 8.6% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 40 | 66 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 40 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 204 | 226 |
| Burglaries | 73 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 122 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 9 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 6,620 | 7,000 |
| Unemployed Population | 299 | 351 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.5% | 5% |
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