County profile
Colfax County, NE
United States · GDP 2024
#1825 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 83% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+1.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,555
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
254
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
10,934
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.0%
Median HH income
$82.5k±$6.6k
Bachelor's degree+
14.8%±2.6%
Poverty rate
6.9%±3.4%
Business applications
83 · 2025
Retail establishments
39
35.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade23%
Transportation21%
Wholesale trade17%
Health care17%
Food & accommodation11%
Other services11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
10,934
residents · 2025 · +3.6% since 2020
Income per capita $57.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,050
International migration+892
Natural change+538
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$698.9M2019
$756.2M2020
$955.4M2021
$910.2M2022
$1.0B2023
$1.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$144.7k±$28.2k
Median gross rent
$980/mo±$80/mo
Vacancy rate
7.3%±1.8%
Affordability
2.7× wages
Residential permits
$13.4M
65 units · 5.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
28.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 91Drought 71Strong wind 62
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1452016
1492017
1652018
1762019
1882020
2022021
2302022
2622023
2782024
3112025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 333% since 2021152021
182022
352023
362024
652025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
83.1 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
13.7 km
UP
Nearest port
82.4 km
CONSOLIDATED BLENDERS BLAIR TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
84.8 km
LINCOLN
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.7k
avg. annual pay · +16% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Colfax?
Colfax's economy produced $1.0B in 2024, growing 1.3% year over year — slower than 75% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.