ZIP 71417 · Colfax
Who lives in ZIP code 71417 (Colfax, LA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Colfax, LA · Grant Parish
uszips 2026
People4,940
Median age40.3
Household income$50,072
Home value$110,447
Median rent$774/mo
Poverty20.7%
College degree+15.8%
Commute34 min
Place
- Metro area
- Alexandria, LA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 14 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,848
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.7% are 65 or older; 76.1% are adults.
Household income
22.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $24,363.
Education (adults 25+)
56.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.1%
- Never married
- 34.2%
- Divorced
- 14.2%
- Widowed
- 9.5%
- Family size
- 3.29
- Dual-income families
- 38.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.0%
- Rent burden
- 33.9%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 49.5%
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
- Self-employed
- 11.8%
- Farmers
- 3.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.3%
- Veterans
- 6.9%
- With a disability
- 18.4%
- No health insurance
- 6.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.