Colton vs LaCrosse

A side-by-side comparison of Colton and LaCrosse: population, income, housing, and more.

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

LaCrosse has the higher population (362 vs 291 in Colton). Colton has the higher median household income ($97,188 vs $31,250 in LaCrosse). Colton has the higher median home value ($302,900 vs $109,900 in LaCrosse).

Population, income & housing

	Colton	LaCrosse
Population	291	362
Median age	51.5 yrs	56.0 yrs
Median household income	$97,188	$31,250
Median home value	$302,900	$109,900
Median gross rent	$825	$650
Housing units	156	225
Homeownership rate	89.8%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.6%	37.9%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colton	LaCrosse
Population	436 → 291 (-33.3%)	332 → 362 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$59,808 → $97,188 (+62.5%)	$42,708 → $31,250 (-26.8%)
Median home value	$202,600 → $302,900 (+49.5%)	$72,200 → $109,900 (+52.2%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $825 (+13.8%)	$595 → $650 (+9.2%)

Colton

Population

436291

Median household income

$59,808$97,188

Median home value

$202,600$302,900

Median gross rent

$725$825

LaCrosse

Population

332362

Median household income

$42,708$31,250

Median home value

$72,200$109,900

Median gross rent

$595$650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colton	LaCrosse
Under 5	6.5%	5.5%
5 to 17	10.7%	15.7%
18 to 24	2.4%	0.8%
25 to 34	12.4%	5.0%
35 to 44	13.1%	3.3%
45 to 54	11.3%	16.9%
55 to 64	18.2%	20.7%
65 to 74	14.1%	26.5%
75 and over	11.3%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colton	LaCrosse
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	66.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	16.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colton	LaCrosse
No high school diploma	1.7%	12.4%
High school graduate	15.4%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	29.5%	33.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17.1%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colton	LaCrosse
Drove alone	69.9%	67.7%
Carpooled	11.7%	16.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.6%	12.3%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colton	LaCrosse
1-unit, detached	91.7%	78.2%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	17.3%

Poverty & households

	Colton	LaCrosse
Poverty rate	1.7%	22.0%
Average household size	2.29	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1970	1955