Colfax, WA Demographic Data
Colfax, WA Summary
Colfax is located in Whitman County in Washington
- Population: 2,817
- Area: 3.79 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.79 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 743.27 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,189.63 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Colfax, WA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,402
49%
50.8
Male
1,449
51%
49.2
Total Population
2,851
323,128,000
Colfax, WA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
171
6.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
146
5.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
177
6.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
180
6.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
173
6.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
324
11.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
323
11.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
392
13.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
179
6.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
145
5.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
323
11.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
201
7.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
117
4.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,205
77.3%
77.2
Female
1,067
48.4%
51.3
Male
1,138
51.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,168
76.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
744
26.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
641
22.5%
15.2
Female
345
53.8%
55.8
Male
296
46.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Colfax, WA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,840
99.6%
96.8
White
2,683
94.1%
72.6
Black or African American
59
2.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
80
2.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
72
2.5%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
3
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
5
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
18
0.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
11
0.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
34
1.2%
17.8
Mexican
34
1.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,817
98.8%
82.2
Colfax, WA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
25
1.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
82
4.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
424
21.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
559
27.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
267
13.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
419
20.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
228
11.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
107
5.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,897
94.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
647
32.3%
31.2
Colfax, WA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
521
22.1%
33.7%
Now Married
1,091
46.3%
47.5
Divorced
468
19.9%
11.0%
Separated
10
0.4%
2.0
Widowed
267
11.3
5.8%
Colfax, WA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,530
94.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
150
5.6%
21.6%
Spanish
37
1.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
39
1.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
74
2.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Colfax, WA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
114
9.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
53
4.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
180
14.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
148
11.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
209
16.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
233
18.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
136
10.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
124
9.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
33
2.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
20
1.6%
6.4
Median household income
45,769
57,617
Per capita income
25,418
31,128
Colfax, WA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
8
0.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
95
7.9%
9.8
Construction
83
6.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
353
29.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
55
4.6%
6.6
Information
46
3.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
70
5.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
73
6.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
74
6.2%
11.4
Public administration
81
6.7%
4.6
Retail trade
186
15.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
50
4.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
28
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
115
9.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
366
30.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
171
14.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
280
23.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
270
22.5%
18.1%
Colfax, WA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,209
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
949
78.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
135
11.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
66
5.5%
2.7
Other means
12
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
47
3.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
15.2
26.6
Colfax, WA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
184
14.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
335
26.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
454
36.3%
37.1
3 or more
277
22.2%
21.0
Colfax, WA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,250
92.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
753
60.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
497
39.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
109
8.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.8
0.0%
2.5
Colfax, WA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,359
1 room
60
4.4%
2.4
2 rooms
115
8.5%
2.7
3 rooms
101
7.4%
9.1
4 rooms
218
16.0%
16.5
5 rooms
187
13.8%
19.8
6 rooms
212
15.6%
17.8
7 rooms
121
8.9%
12.0
8 rooms
183
13.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
162
11.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Colfax, WA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,359
1-unit, detached
913
67.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
5
0.4%
5.9
2-units
13
1.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
114
8.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
90
6.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
33
2.4%
4.4
20 or more units
104
7.7%
9.0
Mobile home
87
6.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Colfax, WA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
441
32.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
160
11.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
147
10.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
76
5.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
192
14.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
161
11.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
110
8.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
72
5.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Colfax, WA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
582
46.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
6
0.5%
4.7
Electricity
637
51.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
25
2.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Colfax, WA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
467
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
8
1.7%
11.8%
Less than $500
23
4.9%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
96
20.6%
20.1%
$500 to $999
105
22.5%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
235
50.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
178
38.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
100
21.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
57
12.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
70
15.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
62
13.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Colfax, WA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
464
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
8
1.7%
1.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
66
14.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
138
29.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
252
54.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
33
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
630
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
48
10.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
113
24.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
8
1.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
92
19.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
22
4.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
181
39.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
33
0.0%
0.0%
Colfax, WA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
753
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
8
1.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
115
15.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
193
25.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
226
30.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
184
24.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
15
2.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
12
1.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
158,500
205,000
