Colfax vs Pullman

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

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

Pullman has the higher population (31,939 vs 2,785 in Colfax). Colfax has the higher median household income ($56,929 vs $45,097 in Pullman). Pullman has the higher median home value ($401,700 vs $246,300 in Colfax).

Population, income & housing

	Colfax	Pullman
Population	2,785	31,939
Median age	39.7 yrs	22.8 yrs
Median household income	$56,929	$45,097
Median home value	$246,300	$401,700
Median gross rent	$986	$1,010
Housing units	1,363	14,174
Homeownership rate	66.3%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.7%	62.5%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colfax	Pullman
Population	2,891 → 2,785 (-3.7%)	33,598 → 31,939 (-4.9%)
Median household income	$50,539 → $56,929 (+12.6%)	$31,487 → $45,097 (+43.2%)
Median home value	$166,000 → $246,300 (+48.4%)	$272,400 → $401,700 (+47.5%)
Median gross rent	$732 → $986 (+34.7%)	$833 → $1,010 (+21.2%)

Colfax

Population

2,8912,785

Median household income

$50,539$56,929

Median home value

$166,000$246,300

Median gross rent

$732$986

Pullman

Population

33,59831,939

Median household income

$31,487$45,097

Median home value

$272,400$401,700

Median gross rent

$833$1,010

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colfax	Pullman
Under 5	6.8%	3.9%
5 to 17	14.9%	8.5%
18 to 24	5.1%	45.7%
25 to 34	13.8%	15.8%
35 to 44	15.0%	8.8%
45 to 54	7.1%	5.8%
55 to 64	16.3%	5.1%
65 to 74	9.0%	3.7%
75 and over	12.0%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colfax	Pullman
White (non-Hispanic)	78.9%	67.6%
Black or African American	1.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	1.1%	10.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	3.2%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.3%	9.1%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colfax	Pullman
No high school diploma	8.0%	2.1%
High school graduate	24.6%	10.4%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	31.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	30.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colfax	Pullman
Drove alone	83.7%	57.8%
Carpooled	7.6%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	4.8%
Walked	2.3%	14.7%
Bicycle	1.0%	2.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	9.8%
Other means	2.6%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colfax	Pullman
1-unit, detached	59.6%	27.1%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	15.3%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	36.6%
20 or more units	9.0%	13.3%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Colfax	Pullman
Poverty rate	12.6%	32.1%
Average household size	2.25	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	20	14
Median year structure built	1950	1986