Colfax city, WA

Whitman County, WA

2022 population: 2,799 ( 6 from 2010 )
Land area: 3.8 square miles
Population density: 740.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,360	84.32%	10.3%
Black:	20	0.71%	66.7%
Indian:	9	0.32%	10.0%
Asian:	22	0.79%	48.8%
2+ races:	81	2.89%	161.3%
Hispanic:	222	7.93%	181.0%

Total non-White:	439	15.68%	150.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-270	-11.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	264	11.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,805
2,630	93.76%
12	0.43%
10	0.36%
43	1.53%
31	1.11%
79	2.82%
175	6.24%

2000
2,846
2,615	91.88%
3	0.11%
50	1.76%
120	4.22%
32	1.12%
26	0.91%
231	8.12%

1990
2,713
2,599	95.80%
0	0.00%
16	0.59%
67	2.47%
n/a
31	1.14%
114	4.20%

1980
2,780
2,724	97.99%
7	0.25%
19	0.68%
25	0.90%
n/a
5	0.18%
56	2.01%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

15	0.5
-56	-2.0

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

16	0.6
117	4.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-125	-4.5
58	2.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Colfax city, WA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
45.8
507	18.1%
2,292	81.9%
608	21.7%

1,166
2.33

549	47.1%
408	74.3%
33	6.0%
617	52.9%

2010
Number	Percent
42.7
643	22.9%
2,162	77.1%
596	21.2%

1,236
2.19

718	58.1%
573	79.8%
74	10.3%
518	41.9%

2000
Number	Percent
38.9
720	25.3%
2,126	74.7%
545	19.1%

1,162
2.32

690	59.4%
595	86.2%
66	9.6%
472	40.6%

1990
Number	Percent
39.9
634	23.4%
2,079	76.6%
626	23.1%

1,135
2.24

723	63.7%
650	89.9%
35	4.8%
412	36.3%

1980
Number	Percent
36.8
716	25.8%
2,064	74.2%
538	19.4%

1,104
2.37

746	67.6%
647	86.7%
50	6.7%
358	32.4%

2022 Housing Data for Colfax city, WA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	87	7.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	31	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	70	6.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	67	5.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	67	5.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	66	5.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	64	5.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	31	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	51	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	150	12.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	74	6.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	124	10.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	114	9.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	64	5.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	53	4.5%
$200,000 or more	53	4.5%

Median Household Income	54,659
Per Capita Income	35,330

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	81	6.9%
Public Assistance	41	3.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	166	14.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,155	70.3%
Unemployed	34	2.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,189	72.4%
Not in Labor Force	454	27.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	440	265	62.4%
Non-Profit	34	129	20.9%
Self-Employed	92	40	69.7%

Local Government	18	75	19.4%
State Government	47	133	26.1%
Federal Government	20	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	532	305	63.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	119	337	26.1%
Total	651	642	50.3%

Pct. Govt.	22.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	217	16.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	134	10.4%
Professional, Technical	317	24.5%
Service Occupations	303	23.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	25	1.9%
All others	322	24.9%

White Collar		51.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	258	20.0%
Educational services	180	13.9%
Retail trade	159	12.3%
Construction	125	9.7%
Manufacturing	121	9.4%
Accommodation and food services	102	7.9%
Other services	83	6.4%
Public administration	78	6.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	65	5.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	44	3.4%
Transportation and warehousing	26	2.0%
Finance and insurance	22	1.7%
Information	18	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	7	0.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	131	4.68%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	91	3.25%
Argentinean	22	0.79%
Bolivian	35	1.25%
Chilean	34	1.21%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	12	0.43%
Thai	10	0.36%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,521	94.7%
Spanish	67	2.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	20	0.8%
German, other Germanic	20	0.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	13	0.5%
Tagalog	12	0.5%
Other Asian	10	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	701	25.0%
Irish	260	9.3%
English	236	8.4%
Norwegian	150	5.4%
American	104	3.7%
Italian	87	3.1%
Swedish	82	2.9%
European	56	2.0%
Welsh	53	1.9%
Scottish	48	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	40	1.4%
Danish	37	1.3%
French	36	1.3%
Dutch	35	1.3%
Finnish	29	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,755	98.4%
Not a citizen	44	1.6%

Native	2,707	96.7%
Foreign-born	92	3.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
34	1.6%	139	6.5%	583	27.2%	749	35.0%	376	17.5%	262	12.2%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	34	1.6%
9-12 Years	139	6.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	583	27.2%
Some College	749	35.0%
Bach. Degree	376	17.5%
Grad Degree	262	12.2%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +182	R +31	D + 7.7%
D +151
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	71%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,133	66.8%	Joe Biden (D)	496	29.2%	67	4.0%	1,696	28	20	0.04%
2016	62%	Donald Trump (R)	951	66.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	345	24.3%	125	8.8%	1,421	30	21	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Colfax city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

496

29.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,133

66.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.6%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,696

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 20

2016 President, Colfax city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

345

24.3%

Donald Trump (R)

951

66.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

102

7.2%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.8%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,421

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 21

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Colfax city, WA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	71%	Loren Culp (R)	1,195	70.9%	Jay Inslee* (D)	485	28.8%	6 [+]	0.4%	1,686	28	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 6 (0.4%);
2018	S1	57%	Susan Hutchison (R)	912	68.3%	Maria Cantwell* (D)	424	31.7%	0	0.0%	1,336	27	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	62%	Chris Vance (R)	900	63.8%	Patty Murray* (D)	511	36.2%	0	0.0%	1,411	23	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2016	G	63%	Bill Bryant (R)	978	68.2%	Jay Inslee* (D)	457	31.8%	0	0.0%	1,435	23	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,348
Median Value	$220,300

Occupied	1,166	86.5%
Vacant	182	13.5%

Owned	721	61.8%
Rented	445	38.2%
Median Rent	$848

Single-Family Units	746	55.3%
Detached	731	54.2%
Attached	15	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	281	20.8%
Mobile Homes	140	10.4%

Colfax city, WA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Colfax city, WA

2022 Housing Data for Colfax city, WA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Colfax city, WA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Colfax city, WA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Colfax city, WA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Colfax city, WA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Colfax city, WA