COMPARING TWO PLACES
Colfax vs DeRidder
PLACE A
Colfax, Washington
VS
PLACE B
DeRidder, Louisiana
Colfax is 72% smaller than DeRidder. Colfax earns more, with a median household income $2,113 higher. Colfax has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -7%).
COLFAXDERIDDERDIFFERENCE
Total population2,6679,503−72% vs DeRidder
Population density7071,023−316
Population growth-0.8%-6.9%+6.0 pts
Median age39.437.6+1.8
Male46.5%51.3%−4.9 pts
Female53.5%48.7%+4.9 pts
Foreign-born1.8%2.0%−0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.3%51.7%+24.6 pts
Black0.7%28.1%−27.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.2%6.3%+8.9 pts
Asian1.0%1.6%−0.6 pts
Other6.8%12.2%−5.4 pts
Median household income$61,914$59,801+$2,113
Per capita income$34,825$30,655+$4,170
Poverty rate15.1%19.1%−4.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.431+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher32.3%20.8%+11.6 pts
Graduate degree11.8%7.8%+4.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%10.1%−6.0 pts
Labor force participation52.3%57.1%−4.7 pts
Median home value$245,300$156,600+$88,700
Median gross rent$946$958−$12
Owner-occupied65.0%66.5%−1.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.9%12.0%−1.1 pts
Rent-burdened households59.8%38.9%+20.9 pts
Average commute16.824.0−7.2
Worked from home4.0%4.9%−0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured5.5%8.2%−2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025