Colfax Jobs

Colfax is a city in Placer County, California, at the crossroads of Interstate 80 and California State Route 174. The population was 1496 at the 2000 census. The town is named in honor of Vice President Schuyler Colfax, whose statue is featured immediately off of Main Street. Some of the town's notable features include the newly restored train depot , the downtown shops on Main Street, and Colfax High School, which serves a large surrounding area.

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Among the most common occupations in Colfax are Management, professional, and related occupations, 27%. Sales and office occupations, 27%. and Service occupations, 19%. Approximately 66 percent of workers in Colfax, California work for companies, 18 percent work for the government and 10 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Colfax Jobs are for occupational therapy jobs, physical therapist jobs, sales representative jobs, occupational therapist jobs, optometric assistant jobs and dental technician jobs.

The leading industries in Colfax, California are Educational, health and social services, 18%; Retail trade, 15%; and Manufacturing, 9%. Simply Hired's Colfax job listings indicate that the following industries in Colfax are hiring the most workers: Clinics & Outpatient Services, Mail Order Retailing, Outpatient Surgery Centers, Trauma Centers and Commercial Banking.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Colfax, California is $32,604, and the median income of households in Colfax was $37,391.

Colfax has an unemployment rate of 5.5%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Colfax Trends data, the number of Colfax, California jobs has increased by 94% since March 2008.

Population of Colfax Total population 1,496 Male 48.40% Female 51.60% Median age 36.4     Colfax Housing Owner-occupied homes 47.1% Median cost of a home $149,400 Median mortgage payment $828 Renter-occupied homes 52.9% Vacant housing 3.5% Median monthly rent $652     Average Income Median for all male full-time $37,500 Median for all female full-time $27,708     Household Income Less than $10,000 13% $10,000 to $14,999 5% $15,000 to $24,999 12% $25,000 to $34,999 16% $35,000 to $49,999 21% $50,000 to $74,999 20% $75,000 to $99,999 6% $100,000 to $149,999 5% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 4% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 17% High school graduate 22% Some college, no degree 31% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 13% Graduate degree 5%     Marital Status Never married 25% Currently married 48% Separated 3% Widowed 9% Divorced 16%     Race White 96% Black or African American 1% Asian 0% Other 3%     Colfax Commute Carpool 13.9% Public transportation 0.8% Average travel time 26 minutes

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