With 323 people, Colton is a city in Washington. Owners hold 98% of the housing stock. This is an unusually credentialed place: 54% of adults have a four-year degree. The median age is 46.1, about 7 years above the US median. That puts it in the top 4% of US cities for household income. The median household earns $123,750, about 50% above the national median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $123,750, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
54% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 55%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Colton
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.8% → 54.2%(+38.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$65,503 → $123,750(+89%)US over the same years: +14%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$146,404 → $344,700(+135%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)66.7%(20)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)36.7%(11)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era6.7%(2)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War20%(6)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 30 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Colton, decade by decade
Colton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
310
$65,503
$146,404
15.8%
0.0
2000
386
$86,529
$222,788
29.6%
8.2
2010
418
$114,366
$282,535
47.0%
13.1
2020
401
$75,449
$261,558
40.6%
14.0
2024
323
$123,750
$344,700
54.2%
10.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
