Colfax vs St. John

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

Colfax and St. John 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 685 in St. John). St. John has the higher median household income ($61,000 vs $56,929 in Colfax). Colfax has the higher median home value ($246,300 vs $200,500 in St. John).

Population, income & housing

	Colfax	St. John
Population	2,785	685
Median age	39.7 yrs	55.1 yrs
Median household income	$56,929	$61,000
Median home value	$246,300	$200,500
Median gross rent	$986	$900
Housing units	1,363	309
Homeownership rate	66.3%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.7%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colfax	St. John
Population	2,891 → 2,785 (-3.7%)	627 → 685 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$50,539 → $56,929 (+12.6%)	$56,635 → $61,000 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$166,000 → $246,300 (+48.4%)	$131,500 → $200,500 (+52.5%)
Median gross rent	$732 → $986 (+34.7%)	$648 → $900 (+38.9%)

Colfax

Population

2,8912,785

Median household income

$50,539$56,929

Median home value

$166,000$246,300

Median gross rent

$732$986

St. John

Population

627685

Median household income

$56,635$61,000

Median home value

$131,500$200,500

Median gross rent

$648$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colfax	St. John
Under 5	6.8%	3.6%
5 to 17	14.9%	15.6%
18 to 24	5.1%	2.9%
25 to 34	13.8%	10.7%
35 to 44	15.0%	8.0%
45 to 54	7.1%	8.3%
55 to 64	16.3%	18.4%
65 to 74	9.0%	11.5%
75 and over	12.0%	20.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colfax	St. John
White (non-Hispanic)	78.9%	87.2%
Black or African American	1.0%	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colfax	St. John
No high school diploma	8.0%	22.7%
High school graduate	24.6%	22.7%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colfax	St. John
Drove alone	83.7%	53.3%
Carpooled	7.6%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	17.9%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	18.9%
Other means	2.6%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colfax	St. John
1-unit, detached	59.6%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	9.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Colfax	St. John
Poverty rate	12.6%	14.3%
Average household size	2.25	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	20	17
Median year structure built	1950	1961