Colfax vs Garfield

A side-by-side comparison of Colfax and Garfield: population, income, housing, and more.

Colfax and Garfield are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Colfax has the higher population (2,785 vs 586 in Garfield). Garfield has the higher median household income ($60,536 vs $56,929 in Colfax). Colfax has the higher median home value ($246,300 vs $199,600 in Garfield).

Population, income & housing

	Colfax	Garfield
Population	2,785	586
Median age	39.7 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$56,929	$60,536
Median home value	$246,300	$199,600
Median gross rent	$986	$944
Housing units	1,363	238
Homeownership rate	66.3%	82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.7%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colfax	Garfield
Population	2,891 → 2,785 (-3.7%)	622 → 586 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$50,539 → $56,929 (+12.6%)	$48,571 → $60,536 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$166,000 → $246,300 (+48.4%)	$146,000 → $199,600 (+36.7%)
Median gross rent	$732 → $986 (+34.7%)	$911 → $944 (+3.6%)

Colfax

Population

2,8912,785

Median household income

$50,539$56,929

Median home value

$166,000$246,300

Median gross rent

$732$986

Garfield

Population

622586

Median household income

$48,571$60,536

Median home value

$146,000$199,600

Median gross rent

$911$944

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colfax	Garfield
Under 5	6.8%	7.0%
5 to 17	14.9%	24.2%
18 to 24	5.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.8%	13.5%
35 to 44	15.0%	17.1%
45 to 54	7.1%	13.0%
55 to 64	16.3%	9.2%
65 to 74	9.0%	11.3%
75 and over	12.0%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colfax	Garfield
White (non-Hispanic)	78.9%	87.0%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	12.3%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colfax	Garfield
No high school diploma	8.0%	7.7%
High school graduate	24.6%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colfax	Garfield
Drove alone	83.7%	88.8%
Carpooled	7.6%	0.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	10.2%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	0.0%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colfax	Garfield
1-unit, detached	59.6%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	6.3%
20 or more units	9.0%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Colfax	Garfield
Poverty rate	12.6%	17.6%
Average household size	2.25	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1950	1948