COMPARING TWO PLACES
Colfax vs Bloomington
PLACE A
Colfax, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Bloomington, Illinois
Colfax is 97% smaller than Bloomington. Bloomington earns more, with a median household income $15,470 higher.
COLFAXBLOOMINGTONDIFFERENCE
Total population2,66778,804−97% vs Bloomington
Population density7072,907−2,200
Population growth-0.8%2.7%−3.5 pts
Median age39.436.2+3.2
Male46.5%48.7%−2.3 pts
Female53.5%51.3%+2.3 pts
Foreign-born1.8%10.3%−8.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.3%69.4%+6.8 pts
Black0.7%10.2%−9.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.2%7.3%+7.9 pts
Asian1.0%8.3%−7.3 pts
Other6.8%4.8%+2.0 pts
Median household income$61,914$77,384−$15,470
Per capita income$34,825$45,655−$10,830
Poverty rate15.1%11.0%+4.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.468−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher32.3%48.7%−16.4 pts
Graduate degree11.8%16.9%−5.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%2.7%+1.3 pts
Labor force participation52.3%66.9%−14.6 pts
Median home value$245,300$203,300+$42,000
Median gross rent$946$1,050−$104
Owner-occupied65.0%61.9%+3.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.9%6.1%+4.8 pts
Rent-burdened households59.8%34.8%+25.0 pts
Average commute16.816.8+0.0
Worked from home4.0%20.7%−16.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured5.5%5.3%+0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025