Colfax vs Tekoa

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

Colfax and Tekoa 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 714 in Tekoa). Colfax has the higher median household income ($56,929 vs $47,083 in Tekoa). Colfax has the higher median home value ($246,300 vs $225,000 in Tekoa).

Population, income & housing

	Colfax	Tekoa
Population	2,785	714
Median age	39.7 yrs	57.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,929	$47,083
Median home value	$246,300	$225,000
Median gross rent	$986	$805
Housing units	1,363	367
Homeownership rate	66.3%	61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.7%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colfax	Tekoa
Population	2,891 → 2,785 (-3.7%)	731 → 714 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$50,539 → $56,929 (+12.6%)	$55,000 → $47,083 (-14.4%)
Median home value	$166,000 → $246,300 (+48.4%)	$123,100 → $225,000 (+82.8%)
Median gross rent	$732 → $986 (+34.7%)	$570 → $805 (+41.2%)

Colfax

Population

2,8912,785

Median household income

$50,539$56,929

Median home value

$166,000$246,300

Median gross rent

$732$986

Tekoa

Population

731714

Median household income

$55,000$47,083

Median home value

$123,100$225,000

Median gross rent

$570$805

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colfax	Tekoa
Under 5	6.8%	2.0%
5 to 17	14.9%	13.9%
18 to 24	5.1%	4.5%
25 to 34	13.8%	4.1%
35 to 44	15.0%	9.0%
45 to 54	7.1%	13.2%
55 to 64	16.3%	16.0%
65 to 74	9.0%	16.7%
75 and over	12.0%	20.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colfax	Tekoa
White (non-Hispanic)	78.9%	85.7%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
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%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colfax	Tekoa
No high school diploma	8.0%	8.4%
High school graduate	24.6%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colfax	Tekoa
Drove alone	83.7%	84.1%
Carpooled	7.6%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	3.9%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	3.9%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colfax	Tekoa
1-unit, detached	59.6%	73.8%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	8.7%
20 or more units	9.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	12.3%

Poverty & households

	Colfax	Tekoa
Poverty rate	12.6%	11.9%
Average household size	2.25	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1950	1960