ZIP 27235 · Colfax
Who lives in ZIP code 27235 (Colfax, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Colfax, NC · Guilford County
uszips 2026
People5,237
Median age50.6
Household income$101,173
Home value$302,316
Median rent$2,079/mo
Poverty4.0%
College degree+43.9%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Wider region
- Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 152 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,282
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
30.5% are 65 or older; 82.9% are adults.
Household income
51.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $53,342.
Education (adults 25+)
49.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 69.9%
- Never married
- 17.3%
- Divorced
- 7.9%
- Widowed
- 4.9%
- Family size
- 2.74
- Dual-income families
- 54.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 73.5%
- Rent burden
- 37.5%
- Men / women
- 47% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.2%
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
- Self-employed
- 13.5%
- Farmers
- 1.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 49.1%
- Veterans
- 6.5%
- With a disability
- 10.8%
- No health insurance
- 2.7%
- Limited English
- 1.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.