Colfax township, Champaign County, Illinois (IL) detailed profile
Land area: 36.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 250 (all rural)
Males: 131 | (52.4%) |
Females: 119 | (47.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 250 (180 owner occupied, 70 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 28% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Colfax township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.2%
Median age of males: 39.4
Median age of females: 41.2
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Average household size: 2.63
Colfax township: | 2.6 people |
Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.13
Colfax township: | $45,682 |
Illinois: | $56,210 |
Here: | $670 |
State: | $772 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $147,300 (it was $91,200 in 2000)
: | $147,300 |
Illinois: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $170,185
Here: $170,185 State: $228,842
Townhouses or other attached units: $131,094
Here: $131,094 State: $200,693
In 2-unit structures: $145,351
Here: $145,351 State: $206,569
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $81,256
Here: $81,256 State: $240,302
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $96,668
Here: $96,668 State: $222,493
Mobile homes: $22,112
Here: $22,112 State: $36,193
Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Colfax Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Colfax township: Saint Boniface Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Boniface Cemetery (1), Craw Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
64% of Colfax township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Illinois.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 308
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 14
- South: 6
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.1% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 137
Housing units in Colfax township with a mortgage: 43 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 23
Most common first ancestries reported in Colfax township:
- German (51.4%)
- Irish (33.6%)
- United States or American (8.2%)
- Danish (4.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 149 (97%)
- Worked at home: 5 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (72%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Utility gas (7%)
98.4% of residents of Colfax township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 328- In family households: 308 (85 male householders, 13 female householders)
71 spouses, 118 children (92 natural, 0 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 11 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 20 (13 male householders (13 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 37 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 19 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 20 1-person,
62 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (2 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Illinois: | 25.8% |