Colfax, CA
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ColfaxCA averageUS Census ACS
Typical home value $496,635 +2.5% yr/yr · -2.5% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
Development activity
Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
20251 housing units ($300K)
🗳️ Election results (2 races)
Local election returns — winner marked ✓.
City Council 2022-11-08
Trinity Burruss ✓ 368 · Sean Lomen ✓ 331 · Kim A. Douglass ✓ 219 · Rosendo "Rocky" Orozco 208 · Joseph John Fatula, Jr. 183 · Larry Hillberg 139
City Council 2020-11-03
Marnie Mendoza ✓ 451 · David Ackerman ✓ 408 · Kim A. Douglass 391
🗳️ Ballot measures (1)
Propositions decided directly by voters.
Measure B
2022-11-08 · Passed — 473 yes / 204 no
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Wed Nov 18, 2026 · 18:00
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Wed Jan 13, 2027 · 18:00
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Wed Feb 10, 2027 · 18:00
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Wed Mar 10, 2027 · 18:00
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Wed Apr 14, 2027 · 18:00
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Wed May 12, 2027 · 18:00
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Wed Jul 14, 2027 · 18:00
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Wed Aug 11, 2027 · 18:00
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Wed Oct 13, 2027 · 18:00
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Recent meetings
Wed Oct 28, 2026 · 18:00
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Wed Oct 14, 2026 · 18:00
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Wed Aug 26, 2026 · 18:00
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Wed Aug 12, 2026 · 18:00
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Wed Jul 22, 2026 · 18:00
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Wed Jul 8, 2026 · 18:00
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Wed Jun 24, 2026 · 18:00
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Wed Jun 10, 2026 · 18:00
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Wed May 27, 2026 · 18:00
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Colfax City Hall, Colfax
Wed May 13, 2026 · 18:00
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Colfax City Hall, Colfax
Wed Apr 22, 2026 · 18:00
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Colfax City Hall, Colfax
Wed Apr 8, 2026 · 18:00
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Wed Mar 25, 2026 · 18:00
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Wed Mar 11, 2026 · 18:00
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Wed Feb 25, 2026 · 18:00
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Colfax City Hall, Colfax
Wed Feb 11, 2026 · 18:00
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Colfax City Hall, Colfax
Wed Jan 28, 2026 · 18:00
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Colfax City Hall, Colfax
Wed Jan 14, 2026 · 18:00
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Colfax City Hall, Colfax
💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $78,900 | ROBERT MADDEN Department of Agriculture · ROBERT MADDEN CABDF012520 E35030 |
| $69,420 | GREEN CONSTRUCTORS CALIFORNIA Department of Agriculture · 127EAW23C0018 - MOUNTAIN CHIEF METAL BARRIERS |
| $64,624 | ROBERT MADDEN Department of Agriculture · ROBERT MADDEN CASHF000560 E55 |
| $64,260 | ROBERT MADDEN Department of Agriculture · CLAIM RESOLUTION FOR E35030 CA-BDF-012520 |
| $60,500 | ROBERT MADDEN Department of Agriculture · ROBERT MADDEN CASNF001684 O856 |
| $53,100 | NATHAN SELLS, LLC Department of the Interior · S6ZP LEE E-132 NATHAN SELLS CHIPPER, TYPE 3 |
| $43,038 | ROBERT MADDEN Department of Agriculture · ROBERT MADDEN CASHF001039 E37 |
| $27,195 | ROBERT MADDEN Department of Agriculture · ROBERT MADDEN CASTF002313 O2 |
| $25,634 | ROBERT MADDEN Department of Agriculture · ROBERT MADDEN CASTF001921 O81 |
| $15,556 | ROBERT MADDEN Department of Agriculture · ROBERT MADDEN CASTF001921 O36 |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.
🌐 County-level context (Placer County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Traffic fatalities1 (2024)
Business establishments12,180 (167,628 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$2,206/mo (73 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy12.0% (low numeracy 17% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
$6.5M
Annual budget
23
Employees on payroll
1
Permitted housing units
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$6.5M
Spending$6.4M
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.
The money — out
source: city procurement & payrollWho the city actually cuts checks to.
23 employees on the public payroll — every position and salary is public record.
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.