Colfax

Population: 2,785
Median household income: $56,929
Median home value: $246,300

Located in Whitman County, Washington, Colfax is a community with a population of 2,785. Its median household income of $56,929 runs above the Whitman County figure of $52,893.

Between 2019 and 2023, Colfax's population declined 3.7% from 2,891 to 2,785, while its median home value rose 48.4% from $166,000 to $246,300.

31.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 66.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,785
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $56,929
Median home value: $246,300
Median gross rent: $986
Housing units: 1,363
Homeownership rate: 66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8912,785

Median household income

$50,539$56,929

Median home value

$166,000$246,300

Median gross rent

$732$986

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,891	$50,539	$166,000	$732
2020	2,879	$51,815	$168,800	$751
2021	2,808	$54,301	$173,000	$772
2022	2,799	$54,659	$220,300	$848
2023	2,785	$56,929	$246,300	$986

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 547.1%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over12.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	188	6.8%
5 to 17	414	14.9%
18 to 24	143	5.1%
25 to 34	385	13.8%
35 to 44	417	15.0%
45 to 54	198	7.1%
55 to 64	455	16.3%
65 to 74	251	9.0%
75 and over	334	12.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,196	78.9%
Black or African American	29	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	30	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	90	3.2%
Two or more races	120	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	320	11.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate24.6%

Some college or associate's35.8%

Bachelor's degree19.6%

Graduate or professional degree12.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	163	8.0%
High school graduate	501	24.6%
Some college or associate's	730	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	399	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	247	12.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone83.7%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	949	83.7%
Carpooled	86	7.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	26	2.3%
Bicycle	11	1.0%
Worked from home	33	2.9%
Other means	29	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	501	45.5%
15 to 29 min	273	24.8%
30 to 44 min	204	18.5%
45 to 59 min	53	4.8%
60+ min	70	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 12.6% (342 of 2,720)

	Count	Share
Family households	634	52.6%
Nonfamily households	572	47.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,206	88.5%
Vacant	157	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	800	66.3%
Renter-occupied	406	33.7%

1-unit, detached59.6%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units10.6%

5 to 19 units9.8%

20 or more units9.0%

Mobile home & other10.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	813	59.6%
1-unit, attached	12	0.9%
2 to 4 units	144	10.6%
5 to 19 units	134	9.8%
20 or more units	122	9.0%
Mobile home & other	138	10.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5313785
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.78 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 46.9224, -117.3015