Colfax vs Palouse

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

Colfax and Palouse 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 1,131 in Palouse). Palouse has the higher median household income ($92,875 vs $56,929 in Colfax). Palouse has the higher median home value ($261,000 vs $246,300 in Colfax).

Population, income & housing

	Colfax	Palouse
Population	2,785	1,131
Median age	39.7 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$56,929	$92,875
Median home value	$246,300	$261,000
Median gross rent	$986	$933
Housing units	1,363	474
Homeownership rate	66.3%	86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.7%	47.2%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colfax	Palouse
Population	2,891 → 2,785 (-3.7%)	1,028 → 1,131 (+10.0%)
Median household income	$50,539 → $56,929 (+12.6%)	$66,250 → $92,875 (+40.2%)
Median home value	$166,000 → $246,300 (+48.4%)	$169,700 → $261,000 (+53.8%)
Median gross rent	$732 → $986 (+34.7%)	$540 → $933 (+72.8%)

Colfax

Population

2,8912,785

Median household income

$50,539$56,929

Median home value

$166,000$246,300

Median gross rent

$732$986

Palouse

Population

1,0281,131

Median household income

$66,250$92,875

Median home value

$169,700$261,000

Median gross rent

$540$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colfax	Palouse
Under 5	6.8%	4.8%
5 to 17	14.9%	18.9%
18 to 24	5.1%	7.2%
25 to 34	13.8%	8.1%
35 to 44	15.0%	13.1%
45 to 54	7.1%	16.4%
55 to 64	16.3%	14.9%
65 to 74	9.0%	11.2%
75 and over	12.0%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colfax	Palouse
White (non-Hispanic)	78.9%	82.2%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.9%
Asian	1.1%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.2%	5.2%
Two or more races	4.3%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colfax	Palouse
No high school diploma	8.0%	1.5%
High school graduate	24.6%	17.0%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	27.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	20.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colfax	Palouse
Drove alone	83.7%	68.4%
Carpooled	7.6%	15.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	2.8%
Bicycle	1.0%	1.8%
Worked from home	2.9%	10.8%
Other means	2.6%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colfax	Palouse
1-unit, detached	59.6%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	1.9%
20 or more units	9.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	Colfax	Palouse
Poverty rate	12.6%	2.9%
Average household size	2.25	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1950	1943